Politics
NSW
Berejiklian government prepares to privatise WestConnex
The government sold a 51 per cent stake in the Sydney Motorway Corporation, which is building WestConnex, to Transurban for $9.26 billion in September 2018.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Nuclear energy
Barilaro says Nationals will support Latham's nuclear power bill
Deputy Premier John Barilaro says his party will support Mark Latham's bill to allow nuclear power in NSW.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Child abuse
NSW considers new laws to overturn 'unjust' child abuse settlements
Attorney-General Mark Speakman said the government would seek feedback on the proposal, including which forms of abuse should be covered and which types of settlements.
- by Alexandra Smith
Bushfires
$15 million relief for NSW bushfire victims who lost their homes
Bushfire victims who lost their homes will be given stamp duty exemptions if they choose to buy a replacement property.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Gender equality
'Disappointed, angered': NSW's most senior female Nat slams debate
Education minister Sarah Mitchell says she would not be doing her job if did not strive to make work more flexible for female MPs.
- by Alexandra Smith
Child protection
Audit finds a dozen MPs without working with children checks
Twelve NSW MPs have failed to provide the necessary documentation to verify the accuracy of their child protection declarations.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Bushfires
Bushfire relief for business, farms slows as politicians bicker over rules
Less than a fifth of small business grant applications from bushfire-stricken communities have been approved for payment, with the clean-up expected to last for months.
- by Kylar Loussikian
Water
Sydney given an extra two-years of water but restrictions remain
Sydney has an extra two-year supply of water in its dams after heavy downfalls doubled storage levels, paving the way for no restrictions at all within months.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Liberal Party
Liberals enact plan B to ban property developer 'hit list' from local councils
Debate on the ban was again deferred on Friday night at a state executive meeting in the Southern Highlands.
- by Michael Koziol
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State Parliament
Shooters MP under investigation after pushing for water allocations
The NSW Speaker is considering whether Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP Helen Dalton should be referred to Parliament's powerful ethics committee.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Death
New cemetery with 136,000 burial spots under way
After eight years of delay, an enormous new cemetery will be built on a controversial site in Sydney's south.
- by Julie Power