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Housing crisis
The housing crisis has split Sydney. This is where the voters have landed
The Minns government’s push to increase housing density around train stations has divided the opposition in parliament and the Liberal Party’s supporters.Â
- by Alexandra Smith
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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
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
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