Chris Minns
Opinion
City life
As I leave beautiful but maddening Sydney, I’ve realised all its problems boil down to one thing
Sydney would be unstoppable if it could fix the cost of housing, the tyranny of distance and its obsession with rules and restrictions. We are let down by leaders who say the right things but act timidly.
- by Michael Koziol
Latest
Koala habitat destruction is a disgrace
How many times do we have to read stories about the NSW government’s failure to deliver the Great Koala National Park?
This is what Sydney’s housing future will look like
The NSW government has revealed the terrace homes and apartment blocks that will be included in its “pattern book” of designs to reshape the city.
- by Megan Gorrey
The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply
With housing completions and approvals heading in the wrong direction, a major reform will give developers a new planning pathway for projects of 100 apartments or more.
- by Max Maddison and Michael Koziol
Exclusive
Development
Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support
The plan to sell Rosehill Racecourse has been beset by issues from the beginning, but the divide between the opposing sides is only getting wider.
- by Michael McGowan
Exclusive
National parks
‘This activity is a real threat’: MPs piling on pressure over state’s koala park promise
Premier Chris Minns is being urged to immediately end logging inside the boundaries of the proposed Great Koala National Park.
- by Nick O'Malley
Opinion
Healthcare
Who cares? Voters will if NSW nurses start quitting state of origin
The Minns government is playing hardball on nurses’ pay demands. It’s unlikely to win in the court of public opinion.
- by Alexandra Smith
Nurses took to the streets after ‘insulting’ pay offer. Next stop, court
About 700 surgeries were postponed on Wednesday as nurses and midwives hit the streets for the third time in as many months.
- by Angus Thomson, Max Maddison and Matt O'Sullivan
Nurses attack premier’s ‘offensive’ stance on pay after police win big
Premier Chris Minns says the demand for a 15 per cent, one-year pay rise is unfeasible unless other savings were found.
- by Max Maddison and Angus Thomson
Opinion
Hospitals
NSW nurses want a better pay deal. They have a strong case
In real terms, NSW nurses earn less now than they were 15 years ago. They deserve a fairer go.
- by John Buchanan
Updated
Public service
NSW Police have been offered a massive pay rise. Some will take home nearly 40 per cent more
Officers have been urged to accept the “generational” wage deal, which promises between 22.3 and 39.4 per cent over four years.
- by Max Maddison
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