How MPs give themselves a lift
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How MPs give themselves a lift

Though there’s always a case for the removal of plaque.

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‘Refuelled:’ Grassroots campaign mobilises for teal push at NSW election

‘Refuelled:’ Grassroots campaign mobilises for teal push at NSW election

The army of volunteers that dispatched North Sydney Independent Kylea Tink to Canberra wants to oust Planning Minister Anthony Roberts at the next state election.

  • byLucy Cormack
Melinda Pavey joins growing list of government MPs quitting

Melinda Pavey joins growing list of government MPs quitting

The state’s longest serving Nationals MP Melinda Pavey has added her name to the growing list of government members bowing out of politics after the March election,culminating two decades in parliament.

  • byLucy Cormack
Paul Toole tipped to succeed John Barilaro as NSW Nationals leader

Paul Toole tipped to succeed John Barilaro as NSW Nationals leader

Regional Roads Minister Paul Toole is firming as favourite to replace Barilaro as NSW Nationals leader at a party room ballot on Wednesday.

  • byTom Rabe
Sydney’s new water strategy explores use of recycled sewage - again

Sydney’s new water strategy explores use of recycled sewage - again

Sydneysiders will be urged to consider using purified sewage for drinking water to help diversify supplies as the population grows and rainfall patterns shift under climate change.

  • byPeter Hannam
NSW sought to beat Basin Plan water limits

NSW sought to beat Basin Plan water limits

The NSW government has sought to increase the amount of water permitted to be extracted from the Murray-Darling Basin,emails reveal.

  • byPeter Hannam
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Water talks latest in Aboriginal consultation bungles by NSW government
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Water talks latest in Aboriginal consultation bungles by NSW government

New emails reveal a major reason why a water resource plan for a NSW river wasn’t accredited was because of inadequate consultation with Aboriginal people.

  • byCameron Gooley
‘Fish don’t respect borders’:Move to bolster Menindee Lakes reserves
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‘Fish don’t respect borders’:Move to bolster Menindee Lakes reserves

The Berejiklian government has told other states it wants the operating rules of one of the Murray-Darling Basin’s biggest lake systems changed to cut the risks of mass fish kills on the Darling River.

  • byPeter Hannam
One-tenth of groundwater users in breach of licences,investigation finds
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One-tenth of groundwater users in breach of licences,investigation finds

About one in 10 groundwater users are non-compliant,with one operator extracting the equivalent of 1200 Olympic swimming pools of water more than the licence allowed for,a pilot probe of NSW bores has found.

  • byPeter Hannam
Biggest NSW irrigators breaking the rules on water take
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Biggest NSW irrigators breaking the rules on water take

Nearly half of the state’s biggest irrigators have made no effort to install meters contrary to new laws designed to prevent water theft,an audit has found.

  • byHarriet Alexander
‘Irrigation hunger games’:Battle over Australia’s food bowl soon to heat up

‘Irrigation hunger games’:Battle over Australia’s food bowl soon to heat up

In the heartland of the Riverina,where farmers famously burned copies of the government plan to cut their water allocations a decade ago,scepticism is mounting that the $13 billion effort has been worth it as the clock ticks down towards a major review.

  • byPeter Hannam