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Stalled industrial dispute adds $50 million to Sydney Metro costs
Sydney’s biggest public transport project has been swept up in a long-running dispute between the NSW government and rail unions.
- by Tom Rabe
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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
Teacher shortages could undermine plan for extra year of education
The NSW government’s universal pre-kindergarten reforms were met with praise from the early childhood sector, but experts warned more educators were needed.
- by Daniella White
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Stamp duty
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
‘A game-changer’: NSW to introduce an extra year of education
In the biggest reform of schooling in a generation, the NSW government will offer five days per week of pre-kindergarten to every four-year-old by 2030.
- by Jordan Baker
Healthcare workers to receive $883m in incentives to work in remote areas
The four-year funding commitment in next week’s state budget will be targeted at filling critical and “hard to fill” roles with packages of up to $10,000 per worker per year of service in the bush.
- by Lucy Cormack
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
Perrottet says NSW stamp duty overhaul dependent on federal support
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has conceded his radical plan to overhaul stamp duty and introduce a broad-based land charge is reliant on federal government assistance.
- by Tom Rabe
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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