This Month
Businesses face $1.9b bill without workers’ comp reforms: Mookhey
The NSW Coalition is pushing for a new inquiry into “cruel and unacceptable” changes to mental health compensation claims.
Coalition mulls sinking NSW Labor’s ‘axe’ to workers compensation
Business groups press to pass Minns government reforms, but the Coalition and Greens could team up to defeat major changes to psychological injury claims.
May
NSW backs down on forcing bosses, workers to anti-bullying commission
Psychological injury claims will get speedier assessment but lower interim payments, under a Labor bid to pass workers’ compensation reforms.
NSW ‘carrying federation’ on GST and will push reforms: Mookhey
Daniel Mookhey says NSW Government will “call out” federal Labor over difference, despite its “powerful mandate” after re-election
NSW calls on federal Labor to help ‘build, build, build’
Daniel Mookhey says major project delays are holding NSW back and federal Labor should use its mandate to boost productivity.
April
Contradictions at every turn in the NSW government’s Healthscope war
The state has outlawed private hospitals running acute wards – and the private hospital giant wants to hand over its facility. But no deal is imminent.
March
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”.
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
NSW inks deals with big four banks and Citi to fix payments
NSW expects improved citizen experience and lower costs for 143 million public service transactions annually.
Why Trump needs to know about Australia’s super funds
Super funds can help fund America’s AI race against China. This could be Australia’s bargaining chip with the president on tariffs, Daniel Mookhey says.
December 2024
Home sales, tax blunder push out NSW budget gap
Sluggish home sales, more help with energy bills and a $440 million tax miscalculation have increased the budget deficit in Australia’s most populous state.
November 2024
NSW braces for Trump trade turbulence and bond market shocks
The state’s treasurer has warned an erosion in free trade could make Australians poorer, as the incoming administration weighs imposing costly tariffs.
October 2024
Fund private hospitals or risk patient safety: surgeons
Surgeons and other medical specialists say the government must help bail out private hospitals and reform the way insurers fund the system.
August 2024
Non-compete clauses under scrutiny in competition reform
Jim Chalmers says boosting dynamism in the economy and lowering barriers to labour mobility are key priorities for a national policy reset.
July 2024
NSW premier backs independent administration of CFMEU
Chris Minns will suspend the union and ban any donations from it after a hidden police camera captured a union leader being passed $5000 in a suspected kickback deal.
June 2024
Mookhey’s NSW budget misinformation
The truth is NSW doesn’t have a revenue black hole. It has a problem with limiting the size of government.
Fights over pay rises challenge a bold prediction in NSW budget
A $10.7 billion windfall from soaring property taxes will pay for more public servants but won’t stop NSW posting deficits for nine straight years and risking its AAA credit rating.
NSW budget shows a $6b GST hit, but Mookhey says it’s double
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey insists the state budget has been “ripped off” $12 billion in GST, even though his budget papers show a shortfall of half that amount.
Mookhey may need a wages miracle to land this budget
NSW is sucking extra tax out of the asset-rich, property-owning class that has enjoyed a massive asset price boom, to spend more on government services, housing and public sector employees.
NSW’s ambitious plan to build 30,000 new homes
The NSW government will intervene in the construction sector by releasing surplus land that will be used for home building.