Calls of “liar”, “shame” and “sack them all” rang out from the packed public gallery as a majority of councillors voted in favour of raising North Sydney rates by 87 per cent. Here’s how it unfolded.
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has condemned the Northern Beaches Council’s attempt to slap residents with a 40 per cent rate rise, suggesting residents boycott the move and refuse to pay the extra rates.
Commuters are set for more pain on Sydney’s train network next week as the rail union moves to capitalise on the downfall of former Transport Minister Jo Haylen, but the Premier has vowed to quash their plans.
Sydney Train drivers are paid some of the largest salaries of any rail network across the globe, with drivers earning more than their counterparts in Japan and most European countries.
Housing Minister Rose Jackson has broken her silence four days after the ministerial driver expense scandal was revealed, saying she was too “excited” about her birthday to speak up at the time.
Speaking for the first time since the ‘Van Haylen’ scandal, the NSW Housing Minister says she ‘wasn’t thinking’ when a taxpayer-funded chauffeur pulled up to take her to a surprise birthday lunch.
The NRMA is calling on the NSW government to conduct audits of the state’s most dangerous school zones after almost 27,000 speeding fines were handed out in five locations alone.
Transport Minister Jo Haylen has resigned over the use of taxpayer-funded ministerial drivers to chauffeur her to multiple private events including winery trips, private country lunches and weekend kids’ sports.
Premier Chris Minns has doubled down on his criticism of two ministers who used a taxpayer funded van to take them to and from a winery.
Premier Chris Minns has called in the Federal government to devise urgent measures to protect NSW manufacturing jobs from the Trump-induced “trade war” with China.
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