May
The problem with Western Sydney’s 35,000 unbuilt homes
Just 5405 homes are under construction in Western Sydney despite a need for at least 24,000 new dwellings a year to meet forecasted demand in the region.
September 2024
NSW Property Council’s narcissism of small differences
No one can live in the house built by moral righteousness, but hey: aren’t the views just spectacular?
November 2023
BCA boss backs rival to Dutton’s pick for Liberal Senate spot
Bran Black, the former chief of staff to NSW ex-premier Dominic Perrottet, said his onetime colleague has an “inexhaustible work ethic”.
September 2023
Mundine, Constance in the Senate mix as Payne retires
Former foreign minister and Australia’s first female defence minister Senator Marise Payne announced on Friday she would leave parliament at the end of the month, after 26 years in federal politics.
April 2023
Ben Wyatt and Stuart Ayres top BCA chief executive shortlist
Australia’s first Indigenous treasurer and the former NSW Coalition minister are said to be the final two candidates to replace Jennifer Westacott.
February 2023
Perrottet shuts down parliament early
The parliamentary term will now officially enter caretaker mode on Monday, March 7.
September 2022
Bureaucrat sacked over Barilaro scandal to get $450,000 payout
NSW taxpayers will pay nearly $500,000 to a senior bureaucrat who has been sacked after appointing former deputy premier John Barilaro to a lucrative overseas trade job.
Ayres cleared of Barilaro intervention
A review has found that former trade minister Stuart Ayres complied with ministerial guidelines in his role in John Barilaro’s appointment to a prestigious US trade post.
August 2022
Public servant who appointed Barilaro bows out of Investment NSW role
Amy Brown, the public servant who appointed John Barilaro to a controversial US trade post, said two probes had “reinforced the need” for a leadership shake-up.
MPs’ 18-month job ban after leaving politics: Barilaro report
The review made 13 recommendations to tighten hiring processes and says information handed to ministers during recruitment for the US post was “misleading”.
Barilaro’s girlfriend did not disclose conflict of interest: Brown
No records made of former staffer’s romantic relationship with John Barilaro, Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown told the inquiry; Barilaro reveals ex-premier as his third referee for trade post. Follow updates here.
Perrottet demands unity as Barilaro denies he created post for himself
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is under pressure after former deputy premier John Barilaro said he had been denied a presumption of innocence in an inquiry.
Leadership race as Perrottet stems bleeding from Barilaro crisis
The abrupt departure of Stuart Ayres - the NSW government’s second minister to go in a week - has triggered a race for the deputy leader’s position.
‘War is not over’: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for Russia to be recognised as a terrorist sponsor; US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Taiwan can’t become next Hong Kong; Labor lauds Greens’ support for climate bill. How the day unfolded.
‘Abject failure’ of Liberals on display around the country
The protracted Barilaro affair is another shocking example of continuing misjudgments by Liberal leaders and parties.
Ayres’ exit won’t stop the pain for Perrottet
The trade minister might be out, but questions remain for the Premier, as does the stain of losing two months to a messy and unedifying jobs-for-mates scandal.
In London, NSW trade minister skipped trade office
Stuart Ayres didn’t visit his new trade commissioner because he was worried about being seen by Victorian public servants, the government said.
Election hopes sink as Perrottet faces jam over Barilaro job
Questions over the former deputy premier’s appointment to a US trade post continue to dog the premier two months after the announcement. He can’t afford the distraction any longer.
Barilaro job application ‘probably not’ in NSW’s best interests: Ayres
The state’s trade minister said that, in retrospect, he should have advised the former deputy premier against applying for the role so soon after leaving parliament.
Perrottet stares down calls to dump Ayres as Barilaro crisis worsens
NSW Trade Minister Stuart Ayres says he kept at “arm’s length” from John Barilaro’s appointment to a plum US post, despite more documents outlining his involvement.