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Upper house Liberal leader Damien Tudehope criticised the government’s workers compensation reforms.

The bitter workers’ comp battle has one key sticking point. The NSW Libs are open to compromise

A scathing parliamentary report says the state government’s proposed reforms of the workers’ compensation scheme is seeking to cost-shift onto the NDIS and other services.

  • Max Maddison

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey (left) and Premier Chris Minns with the budget papers.

The state’s workers’ comp scheme is broken. Minns and Mookhey deserve credit for tackling it

For an administration often accused of squibbing serious reform, the Minns government is starting to flex its policy muscles. 

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Just days before the last election NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey signed a pledge promising to overturn workers compensation rules he now wants to toughen.

NSW Labor wants to toughen laws it previously said were causing people to self-harm

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey once promised to repeal contentious workers’ compensation laws. Now the Minns government wants to make them even tougher.

  • Michael McGowan
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Inside the fight over who is ‘gaming’ the NSW workers’ comp scheme

Unions NSW is seeking to pressure the government into backing away from a controversial overhaul of compensation rules.

  • Michael McGowan
Icare chief executive Richard Harding - who is already the top paid public servant in NSW - will receive a $247,000 pay rise to take his salary over $1 million.

Icare chief’s pay tops $1 million as embattled insurer boosts salaries

The scandal-ridden state insurer replaced controversial executive bonuses with a fixed increase for 116 top staff.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Column 8 Granny dinkus with mask.

How to wipe away a scandal

Using a different kind of electoral roll.

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NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet.

Icare insights from the room where it happened

There’s nothing like the scrambling of a government office when a Category 5 media storm hits.

  • Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet defends icare and its board.

Perrottet must fix workers compensation mess

The NSW Treasurer needs to accept that the problems at icare require urgent attention far beyond the review he promised this week.

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NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet during a panel discussion at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday 1 July 2020.

NSW Treasurer knew about icare CEO complaint for 18 months

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet was forced to fast-track a statutory review into the besieged insurer icare, while admitting he knew about a conflict of interest involving the chief executive.

  • Lisa Visentin
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet.

Perrottet's unwavering support for icare board is damaging

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet insists that to assert his authority over the icare board would create a perception that it lacks critical autonomy. 

  • Alexandra Smith