Furious drug reform advocates have sent a terse message to NSW Premier Chris Minns over months of radio silence on the date of a long-promised drug summit. On Monday afternoon, ahead of the state budget on Tuesday, Uniting NSW unfurled a banner on St Stephen’s Church on Macquarie St oppositeContinue Reading
Motorists in one of the most-tolled cities in the world have claimed about $10m in tolling rebates, with suburbs in Sydney’s west and northwest saving the most. The NSW government’s toll cap, which means private drivers will only pay a maximum weekly limit of $60 on toll roads was anContinue Reading
The government is remaining tight lipped on what else it might do in this month’s federal budget to address domestic violence, as it comes under increasing pressure to deliver on existing promises. National cabinet this week agreed to extend the $5000 grant to help people leave domestic violence, but advocatesContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese is threatening to pull the pin on an election promise to change religious freedom laws unless Peter Dutton offers bipartisan support. The Prime Minister revealed his position to colleagues in a meeting of the Labor caucus on Tuesday morning, making it clear the two draft Bills would notContinue Reading
Survivors of gay conversion therapy have shared their harrowing experiences of the damaging practice, while calling for bipartisan support to make the practice illegal in NSW. On Wednesday, the NSW government introduced the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 to parliament to outlaw the practice, fulfilling an election promise made byContinue Reading
NSW Finance Minister Courtney Houssos has come under fire over concerns from the state’s corruption watchdog that the government’s pledge to source goods and services from local providers could lead to “unnecessary” lobbying and conflicts of interest. In a submission made to a parliamentary inquiry into local procurement, the IndependentContinue Reading
Polling booths have opened in the seat of Dunkley for a by-election expected to show how Australians are feeling just a year before the next federal election. Labor holds the seat in Melbourne’s outer-southeast suburbs on a margin of 6.3 per cent, but both major parties are playing down expectations.Continue Reading
Anthony Albanese has dismissed speculation of tensions with Treasurer Jim Chalmers over the tax cuts, describing the pair who are known to have a professional relationship but are not close as “absolute besties”. It has been speculated that the Prime Minister was a reluctant convert to the cause of dumpingContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has hailed the passage of new tax cuts as “a huge win” for the vast majority of workers from July 1 – and working women. The Prime Minister confirmed on Tuesday night that the “cost of living tax cuts” had passed, just days before the Dunkley by-election inContinue Reading
Peter Dutton will execute the time-honoured “b**ch and fold” strategy over Labor’s revamped income tax cuts, ensuring cost of living relief is locked and loaded for July 1. The blunt phrase being echoed around Canberra refers to the Liberal party’s decision to run up the white flag on Labor’s brokenContinue Reading