$480k latest slug in never-ending toll review
Taxpayers have been slugged another $480,000 for consultants to work on the never-ending Toll Review … which has already cost $5.4m without delivering any savings for motorists.
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Leaders trade barbs on migration as they battle for Western Sydney
It is the community bearing the brunt of a massive migration push so, when Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton met for the first time on the federal election trail, Western Sydney was in the middle of a war of words over who was to blame.
What inner-west PM needs to remember about Sydney’s outer west
With Western Sydney copping the brunt of population growth, it deserves to get the lion’s share of infrastructure funding but is being dudded when it comes to federal government cash, writes James O’Doherty.
Doctors to strike despite risk of ‘legal, professional consequences’
Thousands of doctors in NSW hospitals who are vowing to go on strike next week have been warned they may face ‘legal and professional consequences’ for forging ahead with the action.
‘Massive overreaction’: Minns slams union over Metro shutdown demand
NSW Premier Chris Minns has accused the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) of overreacting to the Metro open door debacle, rubbishing their calls for the entire network to be shut down while the incident is investigated.
$11bn airport metro timeline blows out
Union industrial action and supply chain disruptions have been blamed for the construction delay of the Western Sydney Airport metro line — which will open almost a year after the new airport.
New Sydney hospital’s ‘stupid decision’ for ‘growing community’
Calls for a full maternity ward at a long-promised hospital in one of the fastest growing areas of Sydney are reaching fever pitch with a federal Labor MP launching a petition to make it happen.
Libs pledge $1m to save Moore Park Golf Course
The debate over the Moor Park Golf Course has gone federal with the Liberal candidate for Wentworth claiming a Dutton government would deliver $1m for a “youth recreation zone” that will enable the 18-hole course to be retained.
Minns government spends money to save it in Utopia-style ‘farce’
Despite vowing to save money on consultants, the Minns government has racked up another $170k for KPMG to write a report – in scenes the Opposition says are reminiscent of ABC comedy Utopia.
The Sydney commute where drivers average just 24km/h
Residents in one area of Sydney are averaging just 24km/h on their morning commute as population pressure causes traffic chaos.
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