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NSW energy supply ‘healthier’ as generators switch back on
NSW Treasurer and Energy Minister Matt Kean says he is unlikely to need emergency powers after “healthy” improvement to the state’s energy supply.
- by Lucy Cormack
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Public transport
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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‘Interstate bromance’: How Dom and Dan became Australia’s power pairing
The alliance between “good bloke” Dominic Perrottet and “great guy” Daniel Andrews has the makings of a significant political partnership.
- by Jordan Baker
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NSW budget
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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Electricity
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
Thousands still waiting for rental relief after floods destroyed paperwork
Less than 10 per cent of a $250 million rental support fund has been distributed to flood victims months after the natural disaster devastated the state’s north.
- by Tom Rabe
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
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 budget
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
No jobs, no trees: The suburbs where urban sprawl is hurting Sydney
Sydney’s urban sprawl extends up to 60 kilometres, with plans to build thousands of homes more than 80 kilometres from the CBD.
- by Andrew Taylor