Opinion
NSW budget
The sensible stamp duty thought-bubble buried in a budget reply
The NSW opposition’s budget reply speech, as is customary, was an extended swipe at the government. But there was one good idea.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Teen arrested after brandishing knife inside NSW MP’s office
The 19-year-old entered Labor MP Tim Crakanthorp’s Newcastle office armed with the knife and other weapons. He also had been circulating neo-Nazi material.
- by Alexandra Smith
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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
Opinion
State Parliament
With Kean gone, the boy band has split before its greatest hits
The departure of Matt Kean, and the imminent resignation of Dominic Perrottet, is good news for the Minns government.
- by Alexandra Smith
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
Analysis
NSW budget
Our experts give their verdicts on the NSW budget
From the gravity of the housing crisis to the weight of tolls, schools and housing, we break down the economic and political implications of Daniel Mookhey’s no-frills second budget.
- by Alexandra Smith, Matt Wade, Matt O'Sullivan, Michael Koziol, Lucy Carroll and Angus Thomson
Billions for housing in a budget of ‘must-haves’
Making a doctor’s visit more affordable and a $5.1 billion investment in new public housing are at the centre of NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s second budget.
- by Alexandra Smith
NSW points finger at Canberra as the state faces a decade of budgets in the red
The Minns government is forecasting deficits for at least the next four financial years as it blames a federal GST carve-up for short-changing the state.
- by Alexandra Smith and Matt Wade
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Property development
Senior Liberals warn colleagues they must be ‘anti-NIMBY’ to solve housing crisis
The NSW Liberals last year overwhelmingly backed a bold plan for housing, including around every train station in Sydney. Now they have changed their minds.Â
- by Alexandra Smith
Doing more with less: Mookhey’s battle to bring the budget into the black
Domestic violence, the GST saga and a COVID hangover – the NSW treasurer is presiding over a complicated budget picture.
- by Matt Wade and Alexandra Smith
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Planning
NSW’s version of ‘bank of mum and dad’ to help build more homes
The NSW government says a key sticking point in building new homes is finance, and is prepared to step in and help.Â
- by Alexandra Smith