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Developers say the changes won’t fix the housing crisis, but are a step in the right direction.

NSW needs to build thousands more homes. Developers say this change will help

The state government has released long-awaited draft guidelines for a scheme that enables developers to choose between paying a $12,000 levy or delivering infrastructure.

  • Megan Gorrey

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Sussan Ley and Mark Speakman

Octogenarian Victorians ousted from NSW Libs, but not before trying to block appointment of a woman

The Liberals have also appointed Pru Goward, a former NSW minister and sex discrimination commissioner, and conservative powerbroker Nick Minchin to review its historic federal election defeat.

  • Alexandra Smith and Natassia Chrysanthos
Police Minister Yasmin Catley answers a question in the NSW Legislative Assembly this week.

‘A sexist man’: Catley slams Speakman after he calls her ‘hysterical’

The NSW Liberal leader made the comments on the same day he slammed a Victorian party elder for claiming Liberal women were “sufficiently assertive”.

  • Penry Buckley and Alexandra Smith
NSW Opposition Mark Speakman says the Coalition cannot support changes to workers compensation laws in their current form.

The unlikely bedfellows as Labor faces showdown on workers’ comp laws

The Coalition will oppose Labor’s bill to overhaul workers’ compensation unless the government agrees to its demands. 

  • Alexandra Smith and Penry Buckley
NSW Parliament has heard Joanna Howe threatened to run a campaign against parties that supported broadening abortion access.

‘Brazen bullying’: Speakman stands up to anti-abortion campaigner

The NSW Liberal leader has warned against the “Americanisation of NSW politics”.

  • Alexandra Smith

One Liberal leader will be grateful for Dutton’s demise

The opposition leader in NSW, Mark Speakman, would not say it, but the Liberal Party’s disastrous results at the federal election strengthen his hand.

  • Alexandra Smith
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Doctors demanding more pay and better conditions at Westmead Hospital during a strike earlier this month.

Revealed: What NSW voters really think of their schools and transport

Despite Premier Chris Minns making the restoration of trust in public services central to his election pitch two years ago, fewer than half of voters have positive opinions about most key services.

  • Michael McGowan
NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman and federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

If NSW swings to Dutton, it’s curtains for the state Liberal leader

But if Dutton fails to seize critical seats in the state, it may be a boon for Mark Speakman.

  • Alexandra Smith
Students protesting at Granville Boys High School on Wednesday.

Students protest at Sydney school after Muslim staffer told to work from home

Granville Boys High student support officer Sheikh Wesam Charkawi was ordered to remove social media posts where he downplayed antisemitic comments made by two Sydney nurses.

  • Lucy Carroll and Christopher Harris
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Train dispute and chauffeur scandals: NSW Labor takes a hit

NSW Labor has scored its lowest primary vote since Gladys Berejiklian was premier.

  • Alexandra Smith

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