A Liberal MP has used his maiden speech to propose a controversial move to extend school hours to 6pm. Millennial member for Ryde Jordan Lane was elected to his seat in NSW parliament in March and issued his maiden speech on Thursday. He used his opening address to parliament toContinue Reading
A Liberal MP has used his maiden speech to propose a controversial move to extend school hours to 6pm. Member for Ryde, Jordan Lane was elected to his seat in NSW parliament in March and issued his maiden speech on Thursday. He used his opening address to parliament to introduceContinue Reading
Like many Australians cooped up during Covid lockdowns, Xin Yin Ooi found herself “obsessed” with weekly updates from health authorities, poring over case numbers, vaccinations, hospitalisations and deaths. As a data analyst, the Sydney woman was naturally interested in the detailed statistical breakdowns provided in NSW Health’s weekly surveillance reportContinue Reading
A Ryde MP who previously was a harsh critic of social media app TikTok, and once called it “spyware,” has appeared to have backflipped on his stance. Less than two years ago, Jordan Lane shared a short clip on Facebook that was captioned: “Reminder that TikTok is spyware”. The videoContinue Reading
Former NSW minister for customer service and digital government Victor Dominello has taken a plum new job with two of Australia’s most well-known universities. In his first job after politics, Mr Dominello will lead a collaboration between the University of NSW and the University of Technology Sydney as director ofContinue Reading
Newly installed NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman will fight to keep a keystone policy of former premier Dominic Perrottet that seeks to replace costly stamp duty charges with a smaller annual property tax. Since January 16, first-home buyers have been able to choose between paying stamp duty or an annualContinue Reading
Construction of a new “green and connected” city in Sydney’s outer west is currently underway. Bradfield City Centre is the NSW government’s latest billion-dollar investment presently in the works with the goal of becoming “Australia’s newest city for the 22nd century”. Located 56 kilometres west of Sydney’s CBD and adjacentContinue Reading
As the NSW Liberal Party scrambles for its next leader, insiders and experts have dubbed it the job “no one wants”. The vacancy comes after Dominic Perrottet resigned on Saturday night amid a Coalition election bloodbath. Putting it bluntly, one Liberal Party insider simply said: “It’s not a good timeContinue Reading
NSW Premier-elect Chris Minns has emerged after Labor’s historic win on Saturday night, stopping for a quick breakfast with his family, before vowing to get immediately stuck into his new job. At about 11am, Mr Minns arrived at Cafe 959 in Kogarah, opposite St George Hospital, with his wife Anna,Continue Reading
A NSW Liberal frontbencher has revealed he doesn’t want the party leadership after the Coalition Government was swept from office on Saturday night. Matt Kean, the outgoing Treasurer and Energy Minister, issued a statement on Sunday saying he will not throw his hat in the ring for the position. “IContinue Reading