But Education Minister Jason Clare has hosed down what he described as misguided debate about HECS,saying scrapping indexation on student loans would cost $9 billion.
The independent MP mocked the opposition leader about his prospect of becoming prime minister as she and other independents renewed calls for more staffers.
As the farmers of the Liverpool Plains gear up to stop a gas pipeline,they are forging alliances with an unlikely breed of activist.
North Sydney mayor Zoe Baker warns thousands of residents will be “permanently terribly impacted” by the Warringah Freeway upgrade.
Swept into parliament on a wave of voter enthusiasm,the teals have had to reckon with Labor’s majority. What have they achieved so far?
The premier’s new look is eye-catching – but it only came about because of an unfortunate accident.
The campaign team behind federal teal MP Kylea Tink will take on Planning Minister Anthony Roberts in Lane Cove at the NSW election in March.
Few were seasoned activists. Others had crossed party lines. The unseen links among the volunteers who helped the ‘teal’ independents get to Canberra.
Donation data shows the Wentworth MP spent more than $2 million on her campaign to win the blue-ribbon seat,with Monique Ryan close behind in Kooyong.
Warringah MP Zali Steggall says her key concern is the prospect of industrial action that brings sectors such as childcare to a standstill and ropes in small to medium-sized businesses.
More than 750 trees have been removed for a controversial upgrade of the Warringah Freeway on Sydney’s north shore.