The housing crisis has split Sydney. This is where the voters have landed
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The housing crisis has split Sydney. This is where the voters have landed

The Minns government’s push to increase housing density around train stations has divided the opposition in parliament and the Liberal Party’s supporters.

  • byAlexandra Smith

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With Kean gone,the boy band has split before its greatest hits
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With Kean gone,the boy band has split before its greatest hits

The departure of Matt Kean,and the imminent resignation of Dominic Perrottet,is good news for the Minns government.

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The two areas where Daniel Mookhey has made his mark
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NSW budget

The two areas where Daniel Mookhey has made his mark

The NSW treasurer delivered a no-frills second budget on Tuesday,but it was a very Labor one.

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Our experts give their verdicts on the NSW budget
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NSW budget

Our experts give their verdicts on the NSW budget

From the gravity of the housing crisis to the weight of tolls,schools and housing,we break down the economic and political implications of Daniel Mookhey’s no-frills second budget.

  • byAlexandra Smith,Matt Wade,Matt O'Sullivan,Michael Koziol,Lucy Carroll andAngus Thomson
Billions for housing in a budget of ‘must-haves’
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Billions for housing in a budget of ‘must-haves’

Making a doctor’s visit more affordable and a $5.1 billion investment in new public housing are at the centre of NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s second budget.

  • byAlexandra Smith
NSW points finger at Canberra as the state faces a decade of budgets in the red
NSW budget

NSW points finger at Canberra as the state faces a decade of budgets in the red

The Minns government is forecasting deficits for at least the next four financial years as it blames a federal GST carve-up for short-changing the state.

  • byAlexandra Smith andMatt Wade
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Senior Liberals warn colleagues they must be ‘anti-NIMBY’ to solve housing crisis
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Senior Liberals warn colleagues they must be ‘anti-NIMBY’ to solve housing crisis

The NSW Liberals last year overwhelmingly backed a bold plan for housing,including around every train station in Sydney. Now they have changed their minds.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Doing more with less:Mookhey’s battle to bring the budget into the black
NSW budget

Doing more with less:Mookhey’s battle to bring the budget into the black

Domestic violence,the GST saga and a COVID hangover – the NSW treasurer is presiding over a complicated budget picture.

  • byMatt Wade andAlexandra Smith
NSW’s version of ‘bank of mum and dad’ to help build more homes
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NSW’s version of ‘bank of mum and dad’ to help build more homes

The NSW government says a key sticking point in building new homes is finance,and is prepared to step in and help.

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Trump is the ‘biggest threat’ to NSW economy and jobs,treasurer warns
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NSW budget

Trump is the ‘biggest threat’ to NSW economy and jobs,treasurer warns

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey warns the trade policies of a second Trump presidency would “have a huge effect”.

  • byAlexandra Smith andMatt Wade
Why Tay Tay is blaring from the treasurer’s office – and what it means for NSW
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NSW budget

Why Tay Tay is blaring from the treasurer’s office – and what it means for NSW

With the unenviable task of compiling his 2024 budget in the face of significant economic headwinds,Daniel Mookhey’s playlist has shifted again.

  • byAlexandra Smith