Daniel Mookhey
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- Data centres
Your every swipe, tap and click goes through one of these buildings. They are also driving the NSW economy
Data centres are “depicted as energy vampires, water hogs and job killers”. Not in Australia, according to the peak body for the tech super hubs.
- Matt Wade and Alexandra Smith
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- GST
NSW warns GST system is ‘broken’, wants WA’s sweetheart deal watered down
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the GST system is irreparably broken – and it has to be fixed or the entire federation is at stake.
- Shane Wright
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- Development
Why a divisive plan to build 227 homes on the old Balmain Leagues site will be fast-tracked
Construction of three residential towers up to 16 storeys will begin within months on the languishing Victoria Road site.
- Megan Gorrey
NSW treasurer declares ‘intifada’ protest chant is hate speech
The state government will step up monitoring of hate speech to “stamp out the culture of antisemitism” as Palestine advocates defend use of the controversial “intifada” phrase.
- Jessica McSweeney and Angus Thomson
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- NSW State Parliament
‘Not a party of protest’: Sloane brokers deal in first policy test
NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane has been working behind the scenes to personally end the stand-off over workers’ compensation reforms.
- Alexandra Smith, Jessica McSweeney and Max Maddison
‘I will not be the patsy for this government’: Premier declares workers’ comp fight over after dramatic loss
A dramatic late-hour backflip from a key independent has seen the government’s attempts to reform the workers’ compensation system fail.
- Max Maddison and Alexandra Smith
The number of injured workers covered under changes to controversial scheme
As the workers’ compensation reforms return to parliament, a report has found NSW has the second most expensive scheme in Australia.
- Max Maddison
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- NSW State Parliament
‘Fork in the road’: Crossbenchers deliver circuit-breaker for workers’ comp laws
Former Liberal turned independent Taylor Martin and Sydney MP Alex Greenwich have devised a deal to end the bitter debate over the troubled workers compensation scheme.
- Alexandra Smith
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 State Parliament
Why the Business NSW boss faces criticism for his $100k board position
Business NSW chief executive Daniel Hunter is under fire for being paid to sit on the board of icare while publicly supporting contentious government reforms.
- Alexandra Smith and Max Maddison