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Casinos
NSW Treasurer throws lifeline to Star Entertainment with temporary tax reprieve
The NSW government will revise its tax arrangement with the cash-strapped Star Entertainment, while mandating staff numbers.
- by Amelia McGuire, Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
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LGBTQ
Gay conversion law would ban suppression of gender identity
The NSW government’s plans to ban gay conversion practices will be extended to include making it illegal to change or suppress a person identifying as trans or gender diverse.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Rail
Minister’s office pushed for former Labor staffer to get top job
Transport Minister Jo Haylen has refused to say whether former Labor staffer Josh Murray was recommended to be the state’s new Transport Secretary by a hiring panel.
- by Michael McGowan
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Development
Revealed: 11 Sydney suburbs to be rezoned to fix the housing shortage
Government documents have identified more than 3000 pieces of public land that can be used for new housing.
- by Michael McGowan and Anthony Segaert
Indigenous name slated for new Sydney metro station
The metro station in the CBD is likely to be named Gadigal, after Sydney’s traditional owners, putting an end to years of heated debate about what the stop should be called.
- by Anthony Segaert
‘Give peace a chance’: Minns denies reneging on pay deal with teachers
Premier Chris Minns has denied claims by the NSW Teachers Federation that his government walked away from a pay agreement.
- by Michael McGowan
Latham says he ‘enhanced’ MP’s reputation with allegedly defamatory comments
The NSW One Nation leader is defending a defamation suit brought against him by Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, using a new public interest defence.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
‘Severe misstep’: Teachers’ pay offer slammed by former Labor premier
The authors of a report Chris Minns once hailed as a “blueprint” for fixing teacher salaries have accused Labor of undermining attempts to fix teacher shortages.
- by Michael McGowan and Lucy Carroll
Analysis
Political leadership
Which state in Australia has the most political power?
NSW and Victoria have long competed to be Australia’s most consequential state. But economic and population changes, along with the pandemic’s influence on state power, have shaken things up.
- by James Massola
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Industrial relations
‘Deeply disappointed’: Union boss escalates tensions with Minns government
The most senior union official in NSW is “deeply disappointed and frustrated” after pay negotiations between the NSW government and Teacher’s Federation stalled last week.
- by Michael McGowan and Max Maddison
‘We are stuck’: The NSW vineyards caught in a catch-22
Some of Australia’s historic vineyards are under threat from mining and residential development, but can’t become heritage listed due to conflicting regulations.
- by Linda Morris