This Month
Bipartisan whack for Latham, but he probably won’t be kicked out
A Liberal MP says the upper house MP apologised for taking her photo in parliament, and a Labor minister called him “a pig”.
‘Like he had a harem’: Racing club members in uproar over Latham
If sheer exposure could kill off a political career, Mark Latham’s would have shrivelled up years ago.
‘People have been warned about this guy’: Minns censures Latham
The upper house MP denies claims he abused a former girlfriend, but makes no apology for “playful sex talk” from parliament.
EV levy plan sets up revenue fight with states
Victoria and NSW are demanding they receive revenue from a proposed new distance-based road user levy on electric vehicles.
June
NSW Liberals at odds on ‘nonsense’ gender impact assessments
NSW shadow treasurer Damien Tudehope thinks gender assessments are red tape, but Opposition Leader Mark Speakman cannot say if the party will scrap them.
WA backs GST reform that would hand it an even bigger share
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has found an unlikely ally in his fight to overhaul the GST model and distribute it to the states on a per capita basis.
March
Disaster lands long-term MP cabinet spot as car scandal still haunts
Lismore representative Janelle Saffin enters NSW cabinet while “minister for everything” John Graham is now permanently responsible for transport.
December 2024
‘We do not tolerate antisemitism’: Allan cracks down on Vic protests
Masks, balaclavas, glue and chains could be banned under a crackdown on extreme and radical influences at Victorian protests following the Adass Israel Synagogue attack.
Inquiry refers Rosehill housing plan to ICAC, seeks racing probe
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys has slammed a committee in charge of the report, claiming it had become ‘personal’.
Musk’s satellites transmit data faster than NBN’s Sky Muster: ACCC
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites transmit data faster than the NBN’s Sky Muster services, the competition watchdog has found; Simon Birmingham to join ANZ. How the day unfolded.
November 2024
‘We didn’t set the tolls’: Transurban pitches new pricing plan
Company boss Michelle Jablko says NSW can’t afford to build roads without private money and is looking at charging corridors according to congestion levels.
October 2024
All this drama at Star for a slap on the wrist and $15m fine?
The casino group gets one more chance in Sydney, but is far from being out of the woods. It could go broke if it doesn’t secure a big new backer by this time next year.
Mortgage brokers go to war with NSW over tax grab
Moves by the state to levy payroll tax on aggregators connecting mortgage brokers with lenders will force some of them to quit the industry.
September 2024
Telco groups protest state ‘profiteering’ from antennas
Telecommunications companies are pushing NSW to scrap fees for adding antennas and other equipment to mobile towers on Crown land.
August 2024
Plan for 25,000 homes on racecourse site a ‘fantasy’: inquiry
Peter V’landys and Mark Latham clashed in a fiery hearing as the Australian Turf Club blamed a “high Indian population” for declining Rosehill racecourse crowds.
Transurban investors get bigger payday but growth prospects scarce
The toll road giant reported a quadrupling of profits in the last financial year, with higher dividends expected. But it faces slower growth on its roads.
July 2024
Teachers to get AI training under NSW proposals
Specific training about the use of artificial intelligence and greater protections for copyrighted works are among recommendations from a state inquiry.
Dominic Perrottet to join BHP in senior Washington role
The former NSW premier will join the Big Australian in Washington, heading up the miner’s external affairs in the United States.
ACCC urged to investigate CFMEU-John Holland ‘damning document’
Competition experts are shocked at a secret side deal between John Holland and the CFMEU to only use three-CFMEU-backed labour hire companies on a major state project.
Sydney’s toll road overhaul is set to target the rich
Drivers who live in some of the city’s priciest suburbs may pay extra, but the benefits of reducing fares on many of its other motorways will be worth it.