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Waterfront walkway to link Sydney Opera House and Parramatta
A 91-kilometre pathway linking the Opera House to Parramatta Park will become one of the city’s longest and most iconic walking and cycling routes.
- by Alexandra Smith
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NSW given emergency powers to direct coal companies to provide fuel to electricity generators
In an extraordinary development in NSW’s energy crisis, Kean met the governor late on Thursday to seek the powers, which gives him authority to force coal and logistics companies to deliver fuel.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Ambition confronts its limitations as Perrottet and Kean strive to put their stamp on NSW
Next Tuesday’s budget will be framed by the big goals of the Premier and the Treasurer - and by some hard realities that constrain them.
- by Alexandra Smith
Fee support for NSW preschoolers in $1.4 billion program
Parents who send their preschoolers to long day care will for the first time receive subsidies from the NSW government.
- by Alexandra Smith
Childcare sector to get $5b boost in signature NSW budget policy
Private childcare operators will be paid to expand or build new centres, creating an extra 47,000 places in a historic move by the Perrottet government.
- by Alexandra Smith
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NSW to phase out stamp duty, introduce land tax
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s long-held goal to overhaul stamp duty will be a key part of this month’s budget.
- by Alexandra Smith
Record budget boost to SES funding after flooding disaster
The State Emergency Service will receive its single biggest investment on the back of the norther rivers flood disaster.
- by Alexandra Smith
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NSW to make single biggest investment in renewable energy
The NSW government has pledged $1.2 billion to help fast-track critical transmission projects to deliver cheaper and more reliable power.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Budgeting for an election? Go figure
The state election next March is the context for every dollar pledged - and it’s a fraught exercise for Labor as well as a government showing signs of fatigue.
- by Alexandra Smith
Palliative care to get $743m boost in NSW after Perrottet concedes failures
Premier Dominic Perrottet vowed to “fix” palliative care funding during the debate into voluntary assisted dying.
- by Alexandra Smith
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One-third of NSW households to access payments for solar, white goods
One-third of NSW households will have access to 10 years of upfront payments to put towards a solar system or white goods.
- by Alexandra Smith