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Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHelp using this website - Accessibility statementNSW and Queensland officials are worried that CT Group can’t help the party woo younger voters, women and some ethnic groups.He’s the congenial politico who has spent his career building consensus behind closed doors. And now he’ll represent big business to government. Is he ready?An otherwise highly capable premier, who led both NSW and Australia out of pandemic lockdowns, has fallen to an all-too-human lapse of judgment.The NSW corruption watchdog will be forced to stick to “time standards” under reforms being drafted by the Minns Labor government after taking nearly three years to investigate former premier Gladys Berejiklian.Two steps forward, one step back: NSW Premier Chris Minns is set to introduce legislation tearing up stamp duty reforms in favour of more stamp duty breaks.AdvertisementNSW Premier Chris Minns is facing his first industrial relations test just two months into power.In his first major interview since taking on his new role, the former barrister talks about adjusting to life on the opposition benches and steadying a party used to being in power.Grahame Morris, a former chief of staff to John Howard, has left his long-time job at conservative lobby shop Barton Deakin, which is facing an uncertain future after Liberal defeats in every mainland state.Opposition Leader Mark Speakman said the leadership change was unlikely to derail the Coalition Agreement but could affect shadow cabinet appointments.The lawyer and mother of two was elected after members voted to change party rules to allow upper house MPs to take the deputy leadership role.AdvertisementBanning WeChat risks causing ‘emotional, psychological and practical harm’ to Australia’s Chinese-speaking community, experts have told a Senate inquiry.The former Labor leader was primed to emerge as a powerful figure in NSW politics as a conservative populist. Then he miscalculated.The Cambridge-educated barrister, who comes from the Liberal’s moderate faction, won the leadership 22 to 13 in a party room ballot on Friday.He’s ready for tough decisions, but consultation and an unwillingness to shoot from the hip will define the new NSW treasurer’s time steering the country’s largest economy.Secret briefings have revealed rising borrowings and expenses are putting pressure on NSW’s two remaining AAA credit ratings.Other industry players are far more open to things like blanket advertising bans, so it’s unsurprising many are blaming Sportsbet for the policy vacuum.Transurban reported a 13 per cent rise in group average daily traffic flows, or around 2.4 million trips, compared to the same period last year.NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has pushed the budget back by three months and urged taxpayers to brace for pain as he prepares to swing the axe on Coalition spending commitments.The NSW Premier unveiled a new-look public service structure including a plan to split the state’s Department of Premier and Cabinet.In the last months of the NSW Coalition government, tension between premier Dominic Perrottet and treasurer Matt Kean’s offices reached extreme levels.AdvertisementNSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe has indicated the Eraring power station might have to stay open longer than intended to keep the lights on.The cost of tearing up Transurban’s existing toll road contracts in NSW could be released publicly by the end of the year under the newly elected Labor government.The advocacy group’s chief executive Byron Fay revealed that it backed Sydney independent Alex Greenwich during the election campaign.Liberal MP Keith Wolahan says boosting home ownership is the pathway back to government, as it is traditionally tied to a conservative vote.Asset Energy, which controls the PEP-11 offshore exploration zone off Newcastle, is amping up its bid to continue exploring the site under a new NSW governmentDocuments have revealed the Victorian government spent $21 million in consultant fees as it prepared to fit out athlete villages for the axed Commonwealth Games, despite a budget of $1 million.MinterEllison’s burgeoning consulting division continues to grow, with the acquisition of higher education consultants Wells Advisory.Workplace expert Michelle Gibbings says the answer lies in open and honest communication. And clarifying your boss’ expectations is a good place to start.Elise Archer’s resignation will allow Tasmania’s Liberal government to avoid calling an early election; a number of homes have been lost on the NSW south coast after a large blaze burnt overnight. Follow updates here.Advertisement

Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHelp using this website - Accessibility statementNSW and Queensland officials are worried that CT Group can’t help the party woo younger voters, women and some ethnic groups.He’s the congenial politico who has spent his career building consensus behind closed doors. And now he’ll represent big business to government. Is he ready?An otherwise highly capable premier, who led both NSW and Australia out of pandemic lockdowns, has fallen to an all-too-human lapse of judgment.The NSW corruption watchdog will be forced to stick to “time standards”...

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