Privatisation
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- Northern Beaches Hospital
Deal struck to bring Northern Beaches Hospital under government control
The NSW government has reached an agreement with private operator Healthscope and receivers to bring Northern Beaches Hospital under government control costing taxpayers $190 million.
- Kate Aubusson and Jessica McSweeney
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- Healthcare
My son’s death was not in vain: Joe’s Law means lives will be saved
The NSW government has changed the law so that public-private partnership arrangements for the provision of acute hospital services are prohibited. It’s turned our grief into something good.
- Elouise Massa
- Opinion
- NBN
NBN is the government’s $60 billion investment that will never be sold
Realistically, the government would crystallise a loss of the order of tens of billions of dollars if the NBN was sold – and that assumes someone would want to buy it.
- Elizabeth Knight
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- NBN
Not for sale: Labor moves to keep NBN in public hands
After weeks of debate about the Middle East, the government will try to force the opposition’s hand on the $51 billion internet network.
- David Crowe
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- Victorian Parliament
‘Economic vandalism’: Labor members decry Victoria’s next privatisation plan
Grassroots Labor members say they are “deeply concerned” by the mooted sell-off of the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
- Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie
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- Victorian budget
Births, Deaths and Marriages – and more? Victoria’s quiet review of its public assets
Treasury sought advice from investment banks earlier this year as part of a review to see how much money could be raised from privatisation of public assets.
- Broede Carmody and Sarah Danckert
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‘Secret’ deals mean NSW taxpayers liable for port privatisations
A potential liability of up to $4.3 billion is contained in previously secret deals that will be revealed by NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on Thursday.
- Alexandra Smith
- Opinion
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Joyce did what’s expected of any private company’s CEO. That’s the problem
The Spirit of Australia, by government decree, was profit maximisation. Joyce was acting within that spirit.
- Peter Hartcher
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- NSW State Parliament
Water fight gets dirty as boss ‘lumps union sites with gambling, porn’
A Sydney Water industrial dispute has intensified as the union calls for its managing director to be sacked, claiming he banned employees from viewing union websites.
- Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
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- PwC tax scandal
Integrity experts back Coalition calls for Andrews to rein in spending on consultants
Opposition Leader John Pesutto wants the Victorian government to stop sending so much work to outside consultants, and has promised tougher anti-corruption measures under a Coalition government.
- Royce Millar and Sumeyya Ilanbey