Politics
NSW
'Too early to say': when will it be safe to lift the lid on restrictions?
The number of new cases in NSW has been fewer than 60 each day for five straight days with the Berejiklian government giving tentative signs it is contemplating how and when restrictions may be relaxed.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Coronavirus pandemic
NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin quits after holiday house scandal
Gladys Berejiklian had stood by her Minister and insisted he did not break any rules after it emerged he had been commuting to Pearl Beach despite the Premier repeatedly telling people not to travel.
- by Alexandra Smith and Lisa Visentin
Coronavirus pandemic
NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin fined $1000 for trip to holiday home
The Coalition frontbencher has been fined after he was found staying at his Central Coast holiday home and breaching coronavirus restrictions.
- by Sarah Keoghan
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Coronavirus pandemic
Plans to stop pay rise for NSW public servants but not health workers
The NSW Treasurer is working on a proposal that would see hundreds of thousands of government workers, including MPs, forgo their annual 2.5 per cent pay increase.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Coronavirus pandemic
Border Force officer was worried about Ruby Princess' COVID-19 risk to workers
A Sydney harbourmaster offered to stop the Ruby Princess when a Border Force officer expressed concern that her staff could be exposed to coronavirus.
- by Alexandra Smith and Sally Rawsthorne
Coronavirus pandemic
NSW Minister Don Harwin went clothes shopping in Sydney after relocating to holiday home
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has warned the Minister he would be fined $1000 if his excuse for travelling to the central coast property didn't "cut the mustard".
- by Lisa Visentin and Kylar Loussikian
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Coronavirus pandemic
NSW finalising tenancy relief as residential rents likely to drop
NSW is finalising plans for residential rent relief, which will include waiving or deferring land tax for landlords as long as they pass on savings to tenants.
- by Alexandra Smith and Kate Burke
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Coronavirus pandemic
Border Force allowed Ruby Princess to dock
An Australian Border Force officer instructed a Sydney harbourmaster to allow the troubled Ruby Princess to dock despite 140 passengers in isolation on board.
- by Nick McKenzie and Alexandra Smith
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Coronavirus pandemic
ICU beds doubled to more than 1000 to cope with COVID-19
The number of intensive care beds in NSW have almost doubled from 500 to 1000 in just eight weeks as the state braces for hospitalisations.
- by Alexandra Smith
Coronavirus pandemic
Labor MP quits his position in NSW upper house
NSW Labor MP Shaoquett Moselmane had praised Chinese President Xi Jinping's "unswerving leadership" in handling the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Coronavirus pandemic
Government MPs accuse Constance of failing to disclose crucial Ruby Princess information
Senior government MPs say crucial information about the extent of illness on board the troubled Ruby Princess cruise ship should have been released as soon as it emerged.
- by Alexandra Smith