Politics
NSW
Catholics have been handed five Sydney cemeteries. It’s left one other faith outraged
A Muslim cemetery provider has accused the government of prioritising the Catholic Church, as crossbench MPs say a bill was rammed through parliament to avoid scrutiny.
- by Max Maddison
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Analysis
NSW budget
The two areas where Daniel Mookhey has made his mark
The NSW treasurer delivered a no-frills second budget on Tuesday, but it was a very Labor one.
- by Alexandra Smith
Final price tag for long-delayed intercity passenger trains to top $4 billion
The Korean-built trains require upgrades to equipment including station platforms and signalling, but will start carrying passengers on selected lines in coming months.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
NSW budget 2024 as it happened: State faces decade in the red as Treasurer Daniel Mookhey hands down budget
Health, transport, education and a shaky economic forecast: Follow our live coverage as NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey hands down Labor’s budget.
- by Anthony Segaert
Analysis
NSW budget
The NSW budget explained in five charts
Five key data points on the state’s economy and finances show it is not all gloom.
- by Matt Wade and Nigel Gladstone
Former treasurer Matt Kean quits parliament
Kean has taken aim at Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and his budget on the way out.
- by Max Maddison
Editorial
NSW budget
Sydney’s housing misery underwrites Labor’s second budget
Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and Premier Chris Minns are cursed by Sydney’s absurd property market yet blessed by it.
- The Herald's View
The NSW budget in five minutes
The government is spending billions in some areas, but is relatively restrained in others.
- by Max Maddison and Christopher Harris
Forty-four sites for new homes as state intervenes in housing
A $5.1 billion investment in public housing is the centrepiece reform of the government’s budget.
- by Michael Koziol
Bulk-billing relief as treasurer ends stand-off with doctors
Doctors had warned practices would close or they would hike appointments by $20 if they were forced to pay payroll tax on GPs previously considered contractors.
- by Angus Thomson
NSW’s population growth is predicted to halve. It may come at a cost
The budget has projected the state’s population growth will plunge over the next four years. Treasury fears migration slowing could create risks for the economy.
- by Max Maddison