Price hikes could force 60k people out of private health insurance
Providers claim state tax hikes on private health insurance could force 60,000 people to drop their cover, heaping further pressure on the strained public health system.
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T3 Bankstown line commuters face more than a year on buses
The last train on the T3 Bankstown line made its final journey just after midnight on Monday morning, with Sydneysiders along the line preparing for more than a year of bus services as the track is converted for Metro.
Sick cops racing to get out the door
The NSW Police Force and the police union insist changes to their insurance scheme are “a better deal for police officers” but the scrapping of the lump sum payment has caused an influx of psychological injury claims.
Sick cops exit before insurance changes kick in
The NSW Police Force and the police union insist changes to their insurance scheme are “a better deal for police officers” but the scrapping of the lump sum payment has caused an influx of psychological injury claims.
Listening tour begins: No Voice? It’s time to talk treaty
Despite the failure of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, the Minns government has appointed three commissioners to conduct a year-long ‘listening tour’ to work out how to create a state Indigenous treaty process.
Police Minister blows it naming the price of cocaine
Politicians are often asked the cost of milk or fuel to prove they’re in touch with voters. Police Minister Yasmin Catley failed the equivalent test when she talked about the cost of a bag of cocaine.
Undie-Gate MP to be investigated by parliamentary probe
Kiama MP Gareth Ward’s 4am walk to parliament in nothing but underwear and a T-shirt will be investigated by parliament’s Privileges and Ethics committee.
‘They need to be looked after’: Wild land fight over renewables
Farmers near Tamworth say the bushland along the proposed route for transmission lines is home to not only a significant koala population, but other threatened species.
NSW’s $50b tourism under threat from 150,000-worker shortfall
NSW’s $50 billion tourism industry is under threat from a 150,000-worker shortfall in the next decade, a yet-to-be released government report reveals.
Transmission lines to be built on top of koala habitat
Massive transmission lines transporting energy from wind and solar farms will be built on the top of significant koala habitat, two separate reports have found.
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