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Alexi DemetriadiNSW Political Correspondent

Alexi Demetriadi is The Australian’s NSW Political Correspondent, covering state and federal politics, with a focus on social cohesion, anti-Semitism, extremism, and communities.

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NSW ‘lost control’ of energy by selling Eraring: Treasurer

NSW lost ‘control’ of its energy future to the private owners of the Eraring Coal Power Station and its sale was the ‘worst decision’ by a government in decades, Daniel Mookhey says.

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SATURDAY TELEGRAPH. SEPTEMBER 15, 2023.Pictured in Sydney today is Treasurer of NSW Daniel Mookhey. Picture: Tim Hunter.

‘Cutting waste’ budget amid $7.8bn deficit forecast

NSW budget will be about ‘tough decisions’ as the Treasurer prepares to reveal a deficit this year but a modest $3.6bn improvement across the next four.

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LGBT groups lobby for voice to parliament

LGBT groups demand NSW Premier Chris Minns honour a commitment to set up a voice-like advisory council.

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EMBARGO FOR TWAM 23 APRIL 2022. FEE MAY APPLY. 23/02/2022 Eraring Power Station in the NSW Central Coast. Nick Cubbin/TWAM

No Eraring money: Energy relief, renewables targeted

No money has been set aside to keep Eraring open past its 2025 closure date as Treasurer Daniel Mookhey warned its owner Origin Energy he would not negotiate.

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TOPSHOT - A handout photo taken and received on March 31, 2022 from the New South Wales (NSW) State Emergency Service shows floodwaters inundating the northern NSW city of Lismore. (Photo by Handout / NEW SOUTH WALES STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE / AFP) / ----EDITORS NOTE ----RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT

State tags $2.3bn for extra disaster recovery funding

The NSW government has announced an extra $2.3bn to shore up the state’s defences against natural disasters and provide ‘vital’ relief after last year’s generational floods in northern NSW.

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Yes camp streets ahead, at least for a day, as No splits

Senior Liberals say Warren Mundine’s comments supporting treaties and changing Australia Day could ‘blow up’ any Senate preselection tilt by him.

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Coalition criticises asylum bid surge

Asylum seeker applications hit a three-year high in August as the Coalition called on the federal government to fix an “immigration mess”.

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15/9/23: NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey at his parliamentary office in Sydney. He will be handing down his first state budget next week. John Feder/The Australian.

Budget warning to Canberra on GST guarantee

The NSW government will bet the state’s bottom line and financial assumptions on Anthony Albanese extending the no-worse-off guarantee, as it prioritises essential services and slashes ‘fantasy projects’.

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14/9/23: Owner of Capitol Computer City, Khai Huynh talking about his experiences with rise of retail crime across Australia and what measures sheÃ¢â¬â¢s taken. John Feder/The Australian

Crime rockets amid cost-of-living pinch

An uptick in shoplifting caused by the rising cost of living has seen some retailers forced to close up shop, as online communities turn on supermarket chains.

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‘Unique’ faith council tackles policy concerns

NSW religious leaders will use a voice-like, ‘milestone’ council to push their own voices to Premier Chris Minns and his government’s faith-based policy program.

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