It was a week of ups and downs for the Government, with one deal falling through and another significantly exceeding expectations.
Read MorePremier Gladys Berejiklian toured the state’s North Coast on Monday, surveying the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie and teaming up with Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant to appoint a dedicated ‘Recovery Coordinator’.
Read MoreThe Coalition celebrated its second anniversary in government this week, following its landmark election on 28 March 2015.
Read MoreThree new projects will soon be underway in the precinct, including Central Walk, Sydney Metro Central and a modernisation of the existing heritage station.
Read MoreFriday was the real start of the show, with the announcement of important details about a project that has been decades in the making: the Beaches Link Tunnel.
Read MoreTuesday shaped up to be the biggest day of the week, with two major reforms coming as welcome news to both insurers and their customers.
Read MoreThe big news on Monday was Treasurer Dominic Perrottet’s reveal of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing that business spending in NSW has increased by 10 per cent in the last 12 months, to $29.2 billion.
Read MoreA new Premier, a new cabinet and a new year. Yes, we can still say that—the Legislative Assembly sat for the first time in 2017 this week. Of course, this is not to suggest there has been no activity at Parliament House since last year. A change in Premier and major cabinet reshuffle saw to that.
Read MorePremier Gladys Berejiklian has today confirmed that the NSW Government will continue to amalgamate councils across Sydney, but halt plans for pending mergers in regional communities.
Read MoreSeven NSW MPs and MLCs have been promoted to Cabinet for the first time following Premier Gladys Berejiklian's ministerial reshuffle earlier this week.
Read MoreNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's new Cabinet will be sworn in this afternoon, following the unveiling of a revamped ministry yesterday.
Read MoreThe Hon Gladys Berejikilian MP has been elected Leader of the NSW Liberal Party following a party-room meeting earlier this morning. As a result, she will be sworn in as the 45th Premier of NSW, the second female Premier in the state's history and the first female Liberal Premier of any state.
Read MoreNSW Premier Mike Baird made a surprise announcement via social media this morning that he will retire from politics following a meeting of the Liberal party-room next week.
Read MoreAs business and the public sector return from a well-deserved break, we have taken stock of the Baird Government’s achievements in 2016 and outlined what to expect over the course of the coming year.
Read MoreEarlier today, the Greater Sydney Commission revealed its 40-year vision for Sydney, Towards our Greater Sydney 2056. It also released draft District Plans, which identify strategic centres and give an indication of proposed future land use.
Read MoreTomorrow, some 20 months after Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy and 17 months after Donald Trump announced his, Americans will finally head to the polls to elect the 45th President of the United States.
Read MoreParliamentarians could also be forgiven for a sense of deja-vu, with many of the policy issues raised, including greyhounds and container deposit schemes, also having been discussed in the final sitting week of August.
Read MoreThe NSW Government has today announced that it will back down from the greyhound racing industry ban that it legislated in August, after agreeing to a trial period in which the industry will be allowed to continue subject to a series of strict guarantees aimed at reducing animal cruelty.
Read More78 of NSW’s 115 councils go to the polls tomorrow for the first round of local government elections since the NSW Government’s council amalgamations reform took place earlier this year.
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