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. Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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. Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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. Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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. Read more
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… Read more
NSW public sector long-service leave cuts blocked in parliament Tuesday June 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales The New South Wales government's attempt to cut back long-service leave entitlements for new public sector recruits was quickly blocked by the state's upper house… Read more
Public service becomes a ministerial portfolio in NSW post-election reshuffle Tuesday April 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales New South Wales now has a Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations following a post-election reshuffle, in which Don Harwin was allocated the… Read more
Former auditor-general steps up as first NSW productivity commissioner Monday May 14, 2018 By Stephen Easton News Peter Achterstraat has been appointed as the state's first productivity commissioner, charged with attracting domestic migrants and business investment from other parts of Australia. Read more
NSW scores a Productivity Commission and Chief Economist Monday February 19, 2018 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry How many economists does it take to change a light bulb? It depends how you value the change. Read more
