News and updates from the PremierNational team
With a federal election due by mid 2025 but more likely to be late next year, PremierNational has taken the time to look back at the political landscape of the past 12 months and forecast some of the key flashpoints Australians can expect to watch in 2024.
Read MorePlease see below December's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales and Minister for Western New South Wales, Tara Moriarty.
Read MoreThis week saw the final full sitting weeks of Federal and NSW Parliament. Federally, there were cuts to infrastructure spending, legislation surrounding the Murry Darling Basin and the election of a new Senator for NSW. On a state level, the final sitting fortnight saw the government withdrawing legislation that would extend the term of the Racing NSW Chairman, legislation passing that enshrines the state’s net-zero targets, IR reform and ground-breaking housing policies announced.
Read MorePlease see below November's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Premier, Chris Minns.
Read MoreThe New South Wales Parliament has just concluded its latest sitting period. This fortnight has been an eventful one, somewhat overshadowed by a resounding defeat of the Referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament and the tragic events occurring in the Israel-Hamas war. There were also significant reforms introduced to the Night-Time Economy and Energy & Environment sectors, which were widely expected since the Minns Government came to power in March.
Read MorePlease see below October's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Lands and Property, Stephen Kamper.
Read MorePlease see inside September's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. In addition to this month’s tracker and high-level PremierNational insights into NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, you will also find a summary of key planning and infrastructure commitments made in the 2023-24 NSW Budget, delivered by the Treasurer on 19 September.
Read MoreToday, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey handed down Budget 2023-24. This is Labor’s first State Budget since 2010 and unsurprisingly, housing took centre stage. At a time where cost of living is front and centre, the Treasurer was determined to highlight the Labor Government’s spend on putting more houses on the market and thereby hopefully reducing costs.
Read MoreFederal Parliament has concluded its latest two-week sitting period, during which tempers flared as the Government batted away questions over its decision to deny extra flights to Australia by Qatar Airways, and polling on the Voice revealed the lowest support for the ‘Yes’ vote yet.
Read MoreOn Saturday 14 October Australia will vote in their first constitutional referendum since 1999. Australians will be asked to vote either yes or no on whether to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week announced the referendum date whilst in Adelaide, as it looks increasing likely that South Australia will be one of two key states that will need to support the Voice for it pass.
Read MorePlease see below August's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, Prue Car. It is clear from this month's tracker that the NSW Government is looking at policies to speed up housing approvals, but is encountering implementation difficulties.
Read MoreFederal Parliament has just concluded its first sitting fortnight since the winter break, during which the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme report was released, the Coalition won the Fadden by-election and the official pamphlets from the Yes and No campaigns on the Voice to Parliament referendum were published.
Read MoreThe New South Wales Parliament has just concluded its latest sitting period. The first week back following the winter break saw development and housing regulations back in the spotlight as the NSW Government’s proposed policy to incentivise developers to reserve portions of projects for affordable housing by offering State Significant Development classification faced new hurdles. This week also saw the Minns Government lose its first minister, Tim Crakanthorp.
Read MorePlease see below July's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Building, Anoulack Chanthivong.
Read MoreThe New South Wales parliament has just concluded its latest two-week sitting period. The fortnight was dominated by news from outside parliament, with the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) handing down its report on former Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Read MorePlease see below June's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Housing, Rose Jackson.
Read MoreThe 2023-24 Queensland State Budget was delivered yesterday by Treasurer Cameron Dick, who announced a record $12.3 billion Budget surplus fuelled largely by increased coal royalties.
Read MoreThe New South Wales parliament has just concluded its latest two-week sitting period, punctuated by calls for higher-density housing and legislation introduced to freeze the pay of MPs and senior bureaucrats.
Read MorePlease see below May’s edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for the Environment, Penny Sharpe.
Read MoreThe 2023-24 Victorian State Budget was delivered today by Treasurer Tim Pallas, who described his ninth budget as the most difficult he has had to deliver.
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