‘I was impersonated’:NSW Police investigate source of dirt sheet linking ALP figures to ICAC inquiry

‘I was impersonated’:NSW Police investigate source of dirt sheet linking ALP figures to ICAC inquiry

Chris Saravinovski,the 23-year-old Bayside councillor,says he has spoken to police about an email purporting to be sent by him.

  • byAlexandra Smith andChristopher Harris

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The $3.6b water and road fix that could unlock 130,000 homes in NSW
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The $3.6b water and road fix that could unlock 130,000 homes in NSW

NSW remains one of only three jurisdictions yet to strike a deal with the Albanese government over a major infrastructure funding pool.

  • byMax Maddison
‘Home stretch’ for metro with test runs from Tallawong to Bankstown
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‘Home stretch’ for metro with test runs from Tallawong to Bankstown

After almost two years spent commuting on pink buses,the end is finally in sight for commuters as metro trains complete the first journeys along the entire line.

  • byMichael McGowan
Mookhey faces not-so-hidden costs and hard calls to drive budget back into black
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NSW budget

Mookhey faces not-so-hidden costs and hard calls to drive budget back into black

Even as the population grows,the state’s Labor government wants to pull back on health spending infrastructure and squeeze the pot of money it allocates for school infrastructure.

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Taxpayers funding ‘gold,grit and greatness’ conference for 300 bureaucrats

Taxpayers funding ‘gold,grit and greatness’ conference for 300 bureaucrats

Value NSW,the NSW government agency responsible for setting land values,refuses to say how much it is spending taking staff on a three-night trip to Bathurst.

  • byMichael McGowan
Budget squeeze:Minns government to halve health infrastructure spending rate
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Budget squeeze:Minns government to halve health infrastructure spending rate

Health capital expenditure will drop to its lowest share of the state’s economic output since before 2018 as Treasurer Daniel Mookhey struggles to rein in a growing interest bill.

  • byMax Maddison andMatt Wade
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ICAC probes invoice links between Catholic schools and hard-right Liberal operatives

ICAC probes invoice links between Catholic schools and hard-right Liberal operatives

The ICAC is examining whether Catholic Schools NSW had a secret agreement to hire Liberal Party-linked contractors.

  • byBevan Shields,Kate McClymont andMichael McGowan
Government to pay private bus companies $200 million for driver wage increases

Government to pay private bus companies $200 million for driver wage increases

The state will release the funding only if unions and operators come to an agreement as the threat of industrial action looms.

  • byJessica McSweeney
‘Malicious campaign of whispers’:ICAC target launches legal action against political enemy

‘Malicious campaign of whispers’:ICAC target launches legal action against political enemy

Sharangan Maheswaran is facing allegations of trying to blackmail a former mayor,but the former ALP councillor says he has been the victim of lies.

  • byAlexandra Smith andKate McClymont
Revealed:How much taxpayers have been slugged to pay protester’s legal bills
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Revealed:How much taxpayers have been slugged to pay protester’s legal bills

The premier labelled this serial protester a “professional agitator”,but his government has forked out thousands from the public purse to cover his legal costs.

  • byJessica McSweeney
The Liberals’ sliding doors moment that led to a blockbuster ICAC inquiry

The Liberals’ sliding doors moment that led to a blockbuster ICAC inquiry

Christian Ellis was a lobbyist and Liberal Party official whose company represented fugitive developer Jean Nassif. Senior party figures held significant concerns about Ellis long before he came to the attention of the anti-corruption watchdog.

  • byMax Maddison andMichael McGowan