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Samantha Hutchinson

April

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey questions why NSW loses $12 billion in part because Kiama has been declared a major city while Darwin and Hobart have not.

Chalmers stares down NSW funding threat in GST row

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says an inequitable GST allocation will likely cost the state its remaining two AAA credit ratings.

NSW Premier Chris Minns during a press conference on Thursday.

Inside Chris Minns’ week of terror in Sydney

The NSW premier was on the first day of a planned family break when an attack unfolded at Bondi. His week was about to get much worse.

Scenes in Wakeley on Monday night following the church stabbing.

Leaders condemn terror attack, call for calm

Political and religious leaders have called for calm after a shock stabbing in a Sydney church has put some communities on edge for reprisals.

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed multiple times at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley on Monday night.

Shock stabbing at Sydney church a ‘terror’ attack

Spy agency head Mike Burgess said ‘lone wolf’ attacks remain Australia’s biggest threat after NSW Police labelled a Sydney church stabbing a terror attack.

Mourners leave flowers at Bondi Junction Westfield.

Bondi attack shows lone-wolf threat changing: experts

Police forces need to beef up co-operation between units focused on domestic violence, hate crimes and fixated persons, criminologists say.

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Sydney YIMBY co-founder Melissa Neighbour has accused Ku-ring-gai Council of misusing heritage zoning, as she stands in front of Roseville homes that arguably did not reflect the area’s heritage.

Heritage lovers or NIMBYs? Meet the council saying no to new homes

Sydney councils in wealthy areas are using heritage protection orders to skirt new home targets. The planning minister is now putting them on notice.

Crowd Pleaser: Dale Frank

This famous artist hates questions, and isn’t afraid to let you know

Celebrated Australian artist Dale Frank, whose 10-year survey has just opened at the National Art School in Sydney, will answer your questions. Begrudgingly.

Bells Line of Road is still blocked off by flooding debris.

Floods prompt calls to revive dam wall plan

Residents in the Hawkesbury region experiencing their fifth major flood in two years are urging the government to reconsider a plan to raise Warragamba Dam.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rebuffed calls for a “foundational” review of state-federal spending responsibilities.

States back demands for tax reform review

State and territories have swung their weight behind a Ken Henry-led push to review and overhaul a “mess” of state and federal spending responsibilities

“Backstage looks different these days”: Frontier Touring chief executive Dion Brandt and chief operating office Susan Heymann

Forget sex, drugs and rock’n’roll: kale and kombucha take over touring

Frontier Touring has a new-look team, but it’s not the only thing in the music biz that has changed.

The Australian Electoral Commission released data on the major donations on Tuesday.

The corporate cost of the Yes campaign

In some circles, there is now a perception that corporate alignment with a cause can alienate more voters than it persuades.

Michael Traill: “I do have a sense that if a broader segment of the population understood those issues, then perhaps the result could have been different.”

Biggest donor to Yes campaign has no regrets

The Paul Ramsay Foundation donated $7 million to the failed Voice referendum. The amount of cash “felt appropriate then” and still does now, says its chairman.

Dutton sets sights on Coles, Woolies ‘market domination’

The Opposition Leader has flagged action on property acquisitions and land banking as part of a new policy to boost competition.

Sam Mostyn is Australia’s next governor-general.

What to expect from the new governor-general, from those who know her

Praised for her integrity, empathy and roaring intellect, all those who have worked alongside Sam Mostyn, or seen her in action, expect great things when she starts her new role.

The once blue-ribbon seat of Wentworth overs Sydney’s affluent eastern suburbs.

Former Deloitte consultant emerges as Liberal candidate for Wentworth

The Liberal Party now has its likely candidate but party members and officials have mixed views of the Liberals’ chances of regaining Wentworth.

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March

Nadia Mofrad (left) and Heather Dzviti.

Fears ‘disturbing’ bill will keep families apart

Migrants from Zimbabwe, Iran and other countries affected by Labor’s immigration bill have hit out at changes they say are a backward step for Australian multiculturalism.

The Unions NSW protest outside Aware Super offices on Tuesday.

Unions go after Aware Super, Lendlease over New York building project

Unions in NSW are waging war on the super fund over hiring practices and its investment in a $1 billion Brooklyn development controlled by Lendlease.

NSW railway workers are among those whose agreements are about to expire.

Wave of NSW wage claims up to 8pc could trigger broader pay rises

Unions want wage increases of up to 8 per cent as they prepare to negotiate new deals with railway, energy and health care workers in the most populous state.

Members of the SEC’s advisory panel included former chief scientist Alan Finkel, former AEMO boss Audrey Zibelman and former Telstra chief executive Andy Penn

The high-profile team for Labor’s electricity commission is gone

It counted some of the country’s sharpest minds on energy. And now the Victorian State Electricity Commission’s six-person expert panel has officially wound up.

A bucket-wheel reclaimer stands next to a pile of coal. The Port of Newcastle has been wanting to diversify into containers but has been stymied.

Port of Newcastle’s container ambitions could cost NSW up to $4.3b

Documents commissioned during the facility’s privatisation, to be published today, show other port owners would be entitled to significant compensation.

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