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Ambulance
Minns would meet HSU boss ‘in a heartbeat’ to end ambulance dispute
NSW Premier Chris Minns has staunchly defended his government’s pay offer for paramedics ahead of an Industrial Relations Commission hearing.
- by Alexandra Smith and Michael McGowan
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Court plays footage of Paul Kent’s distraught alleged choking victim
A court has played police body-cam footage of a woman alleging the senior rugby league journalist held her to the ground and grabbed her neck, before airing his denial.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Property development
Minister reveals why Sydney’s eastern suburbs were spared housing density push
Planning Minister Paul Scully explains why Bondi Junction and Edgecliff, as well as Chatswood, were left off the list.
- by Michael McGowan
Take money from Penrith to fund Leichhardt Oval, says council
In a bid to breathe new life into Leichhardt Oval, the Inner West Council is seeking help to fund a renovation of outdated facilities. It has a novel solution for where to find the money.
- by Michael McGowan
Paramedics dispute to go to tribunal as registration lapse looms
Almost 2000 of the state’s 5000 paramedics are withholding their registrations amid failed pay negotiations between the government and the Health Services Union.
- by Mary Ward
Paramedic pay dispute threatens NYE emergency response
Health Minister Ryan Park warns parliament may be recalled to pass legislation to stop paramedics crippling the triple zero network.
- by Michael McGowan and Laura Banks
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State Parliament
‘Enormous opportunities’: Why it won’t be just eight Sydney stations getting mass housing
Suburbs along the Metro West line are set for a massive density boom after a government-commissioned report said it was “essential” to take advantage of the “significant housing and city-shaping investments” created by the landmark rail project.
- by Michael McGowan
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State Parliament
Ex-MP’s eight proposals to fix the NSW Liberal Party
A phone hookup with Liberal powerbrokers on Thursday night will be the first step in implementing the major reforms proposed by the party’s state president.
- by Max Maddison
Snap rezonings and development deadlines: How Minns’ affordable housing plan will reshape Sydney
The state government has handed developers a major win by announcing the snap-rezoning of 31 Sydney suburbs. But they haven’t got everything their way.
- by Michael McGowan, Max Maddison and Michael Koziol
Sydney racecourse to make way for extra Metro West station and new ‘mini-city’
One of Sydney’s premier racecourses will be shifted as part of a long-awaited plan to expand the mega rail project and tackle Sydney’s housing crisis.
- by Alexandra Smith and Matt O'Sullivan
Why was the eastern suburbs spared in the housing blitz?
Sydney mayors say plans for thousands of new homes around Metro stations are now uncertain after the Minns government accidentally released its signature plans to ramp up density at major transport hubs.
- by Michael McGowan, Max Maddison and Michael Koziol