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Planning
Minns government weighs up Landcom shake-up to build more homes
The NSW government is considering changes to the state-owned corporation to focus on developing homes itself, instead of selling off land to developers.
- by Michael Koziol and Deborah Snow
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‘Knee-jerk policy’: Minns’ first idea to tackle Sydney’s housing crisis hits a wall
Chris Minns came to power promising to go up, not out, but the hard part is making it happen.
- by Deborah Snow
Analysis
Berejiklian inquiry
ICAC report shot down Berejiklian’s defences then landed a hammer blow
The former premier’s legal team and the corruption agency traded harsh assessments as they argued about the things we do for love.
- by Deborah Snow
Analysis
NSW Votes
Despite his trademark even-handedness, the magnitude of Minns’ success can’t be downplayed
If anyone was expecting overt displays of euphoria from Labor’s premier-elect Chris Minns on Sunday morning, they would have been disappointed.
- by Deborah Snow
Analysis
NSW Votes
Minns brings his party in from the cold after 12 long years
Barely two hours after the closing of the polls on Saturday evening, it was clear that whatever faint hopes the Coalition might have had of retaining power in NSW had crumbled.
- by Deborah Snow
Analysis
NSW Votes
‘We’re not going in with hubris or arrogance’: How Minns plans to win the election
The NSW Labor leader is doing everything he can, including giving up alcohol, to put his party back in government.
- by Deborah Snow
Analysis
NSW Votes
Can Perrottet’s crash-or-crash-through streak propel him to victory?
If the NSW Liberal leader wins the election on March 25, many will see it as akin to Scott Morrison’s “miracle” federal victory in 2019.
- by Deborah Snow
‘Sick of the good intentions’: Pat Turner demands faster action on Indigenous disadvantage
The outspoken leader says governments “need to get their skates on”, and urged the country to back a Yes vote for the Voice.
- by Deborah Snow
Opinion
Summer in Sydney
Summer in Sydney means ... Dawn Fraser baths, stone fruits and Otis Redding
You don’t need a yacht or the hottest tickets in town to get the best of a Sydney summer, writes associate editor Deborah Snow.
- by Deborah Snow
Analysis
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev: the leader who presided over the end of his own empire
A towering figure beyond his own country, he was less fondly regarded inside Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
- by Deborah Snow
Labor saviour: Does Chris Minns have what it takes to be premier?
The telegenic state opposition leader is relatively untested, but hopes are rising in Labor ranks of a victory next March.
- by Deborah Snow