Premier Chris Minns has given the eminent jurist another two years in the vice-regal role,but will still be able to appoint her successor before the next election.
Governor Margaret Beazley was set to charter a police helicopter to travel from the CBD to Bankstown,before commonsense prevailed.
And fireys are a crack outfit.
Margaret Beazley,a frequent complainer about party boats on Sydney Harbour,was all smiles for the wedding of philanthropist Tom Snow.
Nicholas Owens SC,who represented Nine and this masthead in the Ben Roberts-Smith case,will join the former staffer’s legal team.
A push to block the anti-corruption watchdog’s request for extra powers will likely come down to one or two Upper House MPs.
While some pollies are swanning around Europe,a few backbenchers have popped up in Israel and Palestine this month.
Four staff have left Government House in the last month,after a series of departures over the past few years.
The last time a Labor government was sworn into office inside NSW Government House was 2007. The new premier is already off to a better start.
The abrupt resignation last week of baby-faced boss Martyn Iles points to ructions within the conservative religious organisation.
Margaret Beazley welcomed visitors to Sydney for the party,but is inexplicably missing her own event at Government House.