NSW still nation's basket case, say analysts
Louise Hall THE NSW economy continues to be the worst-performing in the nation and the government must urgently introduce initiatives to stimulate growth in housing construction, business investment and jobs,...
MyZone: expect a few bumps in the road
Matthew Moore and Louise Hall THE state government predicts confusion on the city's transport network could last a week as commuters adjust to the biggest ticketing shake-up for 20 years.
Labor, Coalition land windfall from 'sin' industry lobby
Amy Corderoy and Louise Hall THE tobacco, gambling and alcohol industries have donated more than $1 million to both Labor and the Coalition in the past three years, at the same time as they successfully lobbied for a weakening...
Cash rolls in to party coffers as big business plays it safe
Louise Hall BIG business is hedging its bets on the outcome of the state election, donating tens of thousands of dollars to both Labor and the Coalition.
Uncut O'Farrell can trim 'dead wood'
Andrew Clennell and Louise Hall BARRY O'FARRELL'S attempt to inject new blood into his parliamentary team at the next election has been bolstered by the news that another veteran MP is about to call it a day.
Keneally's state plan leaked on the web
Andrew Clennell and Louise Hall A NEW state plan the Premier, Kristina Keneally, plans to take into a TV debate against Barry O'Farrell tomorrow as her agenda for NSW has been sitting on a government website all this week, in what...
Labor delays Coalition bill to support carers
Louise Hall THE Keneally government is frustrating attempts by the opposition to enshrine the rights of the state's 750,000 carers in law, even though mirror legislation was introduced into Federal Parliament on...
Bondi rough sleepers take their case to higher court
Louise Hall A GROUP of homeless men who sleep at Bondi Pavilion have taken their fight against Waverley Council and the state government to the highest court in Australia.
Heavily armed security guards alarm Greens
Louise Hall NEW regulations allowing security guards to carry high-calibre handguns and shotguns is a weakening of gun control that will see more firearms ending up in criminal hands, the NSW Greens say.
Detention centres a 'poor investment'
Louise Hall A CONFIDENTIAL report into juvenile justice in NSW has found that without an overhaul of government laws and policy regarding young offenders, an additional 123 detention places costing $350 million...
Not even a handshake for the victor as Neal soap opera comes to an end
Louise Hall, Phillip Coorey and Matthew Benns THE Labor machine has swiftly shifted its support to Deborah O'Neill following the academic's landslide preselection win over the controversial sitting MP Belinda Neal.
Keneally denies scare campaign
Louise Hall THE state government has denied accusations by Kevin Rudd that ministers or senior health bureaucrats are running a scare campaign over the closure of smaller hospitals in an attempt to derail his...
Keneally calls on other states to support reform
Louise Hall The Premier, Kristina Keneally, said NSW cannot afford to reject Kevin Rudd's health changes because without a new funding model, health costs would soak up most of the state budget within two...
Macquarie Street bypass as Tebbutt resists penalties
Andrew Clennell and Louise Hall Senior NSW government sources last night accused Kevin Rudd of ''spoiling for a fight'' with the states but said they were not going to ''give it to him''.
Convention centre backed
Louise Hall Sydney will get a new convention and exhibition centre if the Coalition is elected next year.
Scapegoat claim by MP's axed staffer
Louise Hall STATE POLITICS A STAFF member who made corruption allegations against the state Labor MP Karyn Paluzzano says an investigation into his own conduct was a charade designed to discredit him.
Web woes: Premier's turn to apologise
Andrew Clennell and Louise Hall THE Premier, Kristina Keneally, was forced to apologise to Parliament yesterday over the cyber-hack affair as it emerged that an original report given to the government, on which it made its...
West accused of assault
Geesche Jacobsen and Louise Hall THE upper house Labor MP Ian West has been summonsed to court on a charge of common assault over an altercation on Monday night at a meeting in the prestigious harbourside development in which he...
Metro damages bill: $330m, 350 jobs
Louise Hall The scrapping of the CBD Metro has not only cost NSW taxpayers $330 million, it has also cost more than 350 jobs.
Rail work to start in our first term, O'Farrell says
Brian Robins and Louise Hall UNDER a Coalition government work on both the north-west and south-west rail projects will be ''well advanced'' by the time of the 2015 State elections.
