NSW Trade & Investment office to open in Tokyo Wednesday November 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration Additional staff based in Tokyo, including a new senior trade and investment commissioner, will be tasked with growing investment and export opportunities.
2020 budget: politicians, industry leaders and think tanks react to government’s plan Wednesday October 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry There has, as always, been much criticism regarding the communities, industries and issues that have missed out.
NSW public servants wage increases slashed in $3 billion cost cutting effort Friday October 2, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News About 170,000 NSW public servants will have their nominal wage growth cut to 0.3% over the next 12 months after the state's industrial relations commission…
NSW treasurer’s policy adviser cost icare $700,000 Tuesday September 29, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales A former staffer of several US Republican congressmen, Yap had not undertaken any work for icare until August 2020, but resigned less than two weeks…
Ex NSW Labor leader to chair icare Thursday September 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Former NSW Labor leader John Robertson has been appointed as chair of the state insurance agency icare.
NSW Treasury secretary to lead probe into Dominic Perrottet’s office over icare secondments Monday August 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The audit will occur after revelations that details relating to two people working in the office on secondment from state insurance agency icare 'were not…
Further icare resignations announced after ceo grilled at inquiry Tuesday August 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The news comes days after board member Mark Lennon resigned, and a week after a number of allegations regarding icare and its workers’ compensation scheme…
Martin Hoffman told NSW government icare issues needed ‘decisive engagement’ in 2019, emails show Thursday July 30, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Following the media revelations aired on Monday, Labor leader Jodi McKay grilled Dominic Perrottet over Martin Hoffman’s email.
NSW government goes ahead with public service pay freeze Wednesday May 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet on Wednesday said the decision to freeze wage increases for the next 12 months would 'protect public service…
Union warns against wage freeze for NSW public servants Monday March 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The New South Wales government is considering a one-off wage freeze for public servants in an attempt to mitigate a budget deficit, but the state’s…
NSW looking to sell WestConnex Friday March 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The New South Wales government will weigh up whether it should sell its remaining 49% stake in the WestConnex motorway with an independent scoping study.
NSW scraps forest privatisation plan Thursday February 20, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The New South Wales government has axed its plan to privatise the state’s plantation forests. The decision follows a five-month independent scoping study which looked…
Commonwealth and states share bushfire clean-up effort Thursday January 30, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal and New South Wales governments will go halves in the costs for the clean-up of residential and commercial properties destroyed by the bushfires…
Latest Thodey review open for public consultation Monday October 28, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The panel led by David Thodey and charged with reviewing financial relations between New South Wales and the Commonwealth has released its first discussion paper.
A new Thodey review: Jane Halton, Anne Twomey to help examine NSW-federal funding deals Monday August 12, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Business leader David Thodey will chair a heavy-hitting panel convened by the New South Wales government to review its financial relationship with the Commonwealth, having…
