Today
Agency with half staff at home says it’s ‘saving taxpayer money’
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, where 50 per cent of staff work remotely, says its people strategy is a smart one.
Yesterday
NSW plans workers compo cuts for psychological injury claims
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey concedes some yet-to-be announced workers compensation changes “workers will perceive as not being positive to them”.
Arrests in NSW, WA over alleged antisemitic and Islamophobic threats
Police have charged a nurse who allegedly threatened Jewish patients, while in WA a 16-year-old who allegedly threatened a mosque was charged for false alarm.
Boy, 16 arrested after ‘abhorrent’ Sydney mosque threat
NSW Police say there is no “ongoing threat” to the community after a same-day arrest over an alleged threat against a religious centre at Edmondson Park in Sydney.
This Month
Trump won’t hurt Australia’s net zero investment but uncertainty might
Senior figures in the energy industry say the US administration’s abandonment of climate change goals will not alter a path away from fossil fuels.
‘Heck of a lot of work’ to do on gender gap: Wikramanayake
Chief executives at some of Australia’s biggest businesses have welcomed the latest pay gap data, but said much of the gap is due to challenges with the talent pipeline.
Teals push to index income tax thresholds to inflation
Independent MP Allegra Spender blasts major parties for “lack of ambition for major reform” to return rising income taxes to wage earners
Star CEO Steve McCann juggles loans and regulators in bid for survival
The plan, if successful, would inject funds into the casino group this week and allow it to continue operating while a longer-term rescue deal is negotiated.
Sydney to host return leg of Australian global super summit
The summit spruiking bilateral investment will return later in 2025, with Sydney to play host to super chiefs and US investors
February
Office tower to apartment block: Inside the new push to fix housing
Planning reforms in Australia’s two biggest states have sparked political backlash, but will buyers and developers fill in the missing middle?
Chalmers has ‘damaged’ RBA independence
Jim Chalmers’ pressure on Reserve Bank governors Michele Bullock and Philip Lowe is “highly reprehensible” and has damaged the independence of the RBA, Roger Corbett and Angus Taylor say.
Antisemitic video leads to charges for nurse, Sydney school protest
A Sydney nurse has been charged with threatening to kill, while a related protest by schoolboys on Wednesday morning was condemned as antisemitic.
Erin Williams works alone, but she’s being stung by payroll tax
The solo broker is among thousands soon to be slugged, as a tax on employment becomes a tax on some small businesses.
An audit found Colin didn’t owe a cent. Then he was charged $1m in tax
Businessman Colin Walker says he is among a rising number of companies being aggressively pursued for payroll tax by the NSW government, which may be setting an example for other states.
NSW land values just hit $3trn. Why the record high is ‘not healthy’
Valuer general Sally Dale is not cheering the ‘unprecedented’ surge, acknowledging the added strain on home buyers.
Meet the men behind ‘the worst policy decision of the 21st century’
The GST deal, criticised as the worst public policy decision since Federation, is again under scrutiny as Premier Roger Cook promises hundreds of millions in handouts ahead of the state election.
The Sydney suburbs most affected by new higher-density housing rules
Council bans on apartments, terraces and townhouses to be overridden within 800 metres of 171 NSW suburbs.
Judge lets rip at intolerant universities as source of antisemitism
Justice Michael Lee blames antisemitism on cancel culture and intellectual conformity in universities.
Sydney train strikes banned – at least until July
Rail unions have lost a crucial case in the Fair Work Commission, which suspended strikes to end public recriminations in the long-running pay dispute
Liberals face strife in teal seats, Ruddock warns
The party has a tough fight in the old Sydney heartland seats of Wentworth, Mackellar, Warringah and Bradfield, the former attorney-general says.