The former arts minister’s narrow win was a pyrrhic victory for the Liberal Party’s moderate faction after a decade of dominance in NSW.
The NSW government is warning that tough calls that are likely to be hugely unpopular have been made in its looming budget.
The controversial doctor has joined one celebrity speakers’ bureau,selling the embattled surgeon to the world. But a profile with a rival firm has quietly disappeared.
Architects and heritage groups are calling on the NSW government to reinstate the heritage listing of the MLC Building,one of the city’s first high-rise office buildings.
“My life has been really changing quite dramatically since December when I ceased being a minister,” says former Liberal MP Don Harwin.
He is expected to tender his notice of resignation to the Governor on Tuesday.
Don Harwin was much admired by the arts community in NSW. His departure as state arts minister leaves big shoes to fill.
Deloitte has been engaged to lead a review of “corporate and common services” across agencies inside the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Long-serving Nationals MP Melinda Pavey has been dumped as a New South Wales minister and two Liberal ministers resigned ahead of a widely tipped reshuffle by Premier Dominic Perrottet.
Former arts minister Don Harwin had his detractors but none would begrudge the energy the lover of music,visual arts,and dance brought to his portfolio.
Two of the most powerful women in the city’s arts scene have locked horns.