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The Collaroy berthed beside the Narrabeen at Cockatoo Island on Thursday.

‘Stop procrastinating’: Large Manly ferry languishes two years after it was retired

Amid challenges finding a buyer, the state government is facing calls to return the well-known ferry to Sydney’s busiest harbour route.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the state government was committed to real wages growth.

As pay battles rage, Mookhey makes a $122 million decision

NSW Labor says key frontline services will be able to deliver pay rises because of an indexed funding boost to a range of organisations contracted to the government.

  • Alexandra Smith
The state government has cut back energy rebates.

The NSW families who have just had a $65 hit to their electricity bills

The NSW government has quietly reduced energy rebates for low-income families, seniors and those with medical conditions.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Ownership of the Sydney Harbour Bridge - and toll collection - will shift to the new agency NSW Motorways.

Plans for shake-up of Sydney’s motorway tolls step up a gear

Forecasts also show the state government expects a $103 million boost in toll revenue from two new motorway projects in their first year of operation.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Freshwater High school captains Sebastian Rayel and Sophie Rawstorne.

These Sydney schools are getting $80 million in upgrades, but some parents are furious

A line in the NSW budget has revealed a co-ed northern beaches senior campus will get $15 million to expand it to a year 7 to 12 school.

  • Lucy Carroll
Treasurer Daniel Mookheu.

Mookhey created a $860 million pool in the budget. We don’t know how he will spend it

The treasurer has more than doubled a pool of money set aside in the budget for unspecified “election commitments, essential services and contingencies”.

  • Alexandra Smith and Jessica McSweeney
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The new Powerhouse Parramatta.

‘A real shock’: Alarm as NSW arts agency slashed by 25 per cent

The Minns government says multimillion-dollar savings from a scaled-back Create NSW will be reinvested, so the sector can reach new audiences.

  • Linda Morris
The cost of the Warringah Freeway upgrade is set to hit $2.11 billion.

Two Sydney motorway projects to blow budgets by combined $209 million

The final bill for one of the motorway projects will hinge on the outcome of negotiations with contractors.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
NSW budget 2025

The NSW budget in five charts

Daniel Mookhey’s third budget is unglamorous but disciplined. These charts reveal where the state is heading.

  • Millie Muroi and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
NSW budget 2025

Historic child protection overhaul, $1 billion housing guarantee scheme in budget

The NSW treasurer’s third budget features a guarantee to support the building of 15,000 homes and outlines a path to surplus.

  • Alexandra Smith

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