Peter Achterstraat

‘Crucial accountability agency’ faces review after push from mining lobby

By Shannon Jenkins

Economy & Industry

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission will be reviewed following an administration hiccup and mounting pressure from mining lobby groups. Planning and Public Spaces…

Former auditor-general steps up as first NSW productivity commissioner

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.