The astonishing wage claims by rail union bosses which will cause the closure of Sydney’s entire rail network for the next two days, would cost taxpayers an extra $2 billion if the government caved in and approved the demand.
Negotiations between train unions and the Premier failed to end the dispute on Wednesday, with the massive train shutdown planned for Friday and weekend still going ahead. Limited extra Metro and light rail services have been added.
Sydney’s train strike has not come as any surprise. The transport minister had weeks to plan for this but instead basked in the glory of a Metro she did nothing to build, writes James O’Doherty.
The first major new hospital for adults to be built in Western Sydney in four decades will not have a birthing unit, despite being in a high-density housing zone.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has used his address to The Daily Telegraph’s Bradfield Oration to announce a new three-person authority aimed at fixing the planning mess.
The Daily Telegraph’s Bradfield Oration has delivered some huge announcements for Sydney’s housing future, as well as what appears to be the starting gun of the 2025 Australian Federal Election.
An Uber driver allegedly caught waving what appeared to be Glock out the window of his car behind Parliament House has been slammed by a magistrate.
Premier Chris Minns made some bold promises and pledges at last year’s Bradfield Oration. Here’s where they are up to.
It is true that Sydney’s convoluted planning system will take time to unwind. But, for a Premier who has made housing supply almost his entire reason for being, Chris Minns needs to start delivering results, writes James O’Doherty.
Developers will get on the fast-track if they choose from five pre-approved designs. This is what they look like.
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