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‘Wasn’t thinking’: Rose Jackson breaks silence over driver scandal
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.
Why Rose Jackson didn’t speak up about winery trip that cost Haylen her job
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.
Danger zones: School speeding hotspots spark calls for safety audit
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.
‘Let the public down’: Jo Haylen quits over chauffeur scandal
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 doubles down on criticism of under-fire ministers
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.
Minns to Albo: protect NSW jobs from US trade war
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.
Premier reveals under-fire ministers’ ‘real error’
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, but has said he will not sack them. Tell us what you think, take our poll.
‘Clearly unacceptable’: Minns slams Haylen over winery trip
Transport Minister Jo Haylen was slammed by Premier Chris Minns, after it was revealed she had booked a driver to travel from Sydney to take her and some friends to a Hunter Valley winery.
Revealed: Haylen’s 446km taxpayer-funded trip to visit winery
The Transport Minister summoned a Sydney-based driver and van to her holiday house in Lake Macquarie so she and her friends could be chauffeur-driven to a winery, logging 446km in one day.
Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/madeleine-bower/page/5