Hyde Park Captain Cook statue vandalised with angle grinder
The statue of Captain Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park almost had its feet chopped off on Sunday morning, after two 27-year-olds allegedly took an angle grinder to the 145-year-old monument.
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Premier Chris Minns has conceded the NSW government may not have the power to stop Peter Dutton’s nuclear proposal from going ahead if the he wins the next Federal election.
Speakman: ‘I’d scrap land tax freeze, restore kids’ vouchers’
The NSW Coalition would scrap land tax hikes and bring back Active Kids Vouchers if they were ever to retake government, Opposition leader Mark Speakman has promised.
Sydney GPs charge more, don’t bulk bill enough for rebates
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NSW Nationals MPs vow to fight Dutton on nuclear sites
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Election battle looms over massive offshore wind farm
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Bulk billing incentives for GP clinics to ease cost-of-living pressure
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Your five-minute NSW budget guide
Framed as a budget of “must haves” not “nice to haves”, this is a low-wattage plan from NSW’s treasurer Daniel Mookhey. Find out who the winners and losers of this year’s no-frills budget are.
New secret tax on NSW power bills
Household power bills are set for a marginal increase thanks to a bizarre and expensive method of bushfire-proofing the state’s electricity infrastructure.
Budget banks on bush home buy-up to lure regional health workers
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