NewsBite

Penny Sharpe

Advertisement
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich and Mark Latham.

‘Shameful bigot’: Premier’s spray after Mark Latham stunt

MP Mark Latham used parliamentary privilege to reveal private details about his political nemesis, independent MP Alex Greenwich, and details of a confidential report into NSW Police.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Alexandra Smith

Latest

Millions of fish died near Menindee in outback NSW in March 2023.

Damning environmental scorecard as NSW abandons old Net Zero Plan

The State of the Environment report reveals a devastating decline in biodiversity, while the government is scrambling to meet its legislated emissions targets.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
EV charger

Hundreds more public EV chargers are bound for NSW. Here is where you’ll find them

The NSW government will install 246 fast-charging ports for electric vehicles at 38 locations across Sydney and regional areas.

  • Megan Gorrey
The Paragon in Katoomba.

Revealed: The plan to protect Sydney’s heritage buildings

Owning a heritage property can be a money-pit if owners do not act quickly on repairs.

  • Julie Power
Sita Sargeant will soon be running walking tours in Sydney and Melbourne that highlight women’s place in history.

The women who shaped Sydney history and changed Sita Sargeant’s life

A canny publican who used a legal loophole to vote inspired a new book and walking tours to showcase notable women in history.

  • Julie Power
A native forest logging site in Wild Cattle Creek State Forest, part of the assessment area for the Great Koala National Park.

Koala park delay prompts fear Labor has folded to logging industry

After nearly two years in government, state Labor has still not created the koala national park it promised in 2015, prompting criticism from one of its own.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Advertisement
2X0M2WY Hot air Balloons in Pokolbin wine region over wineries and vineyards, Aerial image, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia **SINGLE USE FOR SMH** Photo: Alamy** Fees apply

NSW promotes EV-friendly road trips to tackle range anxiety

The routes – ranging from 171km through the Snowy Mountains to 819km along the Pacific Coast from Sydney to Tweed Heads – are kitted out with public charging stations at least once every 100km.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Nick O'Malley
Hugo Weaving on the Palace Hotel balcony in 1993.

The town that grew ‘on the back of a group of drag queens’

The spiritual home of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and the shearing shed that inspired Banjo Paterson’s Flash Jack have been lauded in NSW’s heritage register.

  • Julie Power
NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says she is confident the lights- and air-conditioning- will stay on over the summer.

NSW faces a long hot summer. Will we have enough power to keep the air-con on?

NSW’s Labor Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is nothing more than a “hope and a prayer”.

  • Alexandra Smith
The Great Koala National Park will affect many people living and working on the Mid North Coast.

A national park would be good for koalas. What about the humans?

In the stretch of coast and hinterland from Kempsey to Grafton, the fates of thousands of people hinge for better or worse on the NSW government’s imminent decision about the Great Koala National Park.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/penelope-gail-sharpe-6fyb