NSW budget 2021 LIVE updates: Dominic Perrottet declares state ‘dressed for success’ amid big splash on infrastructure, families
The NSW budget will be announced at noon on Tuesday. Here’s what we know so far.
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GWS-Hawthorn clash moved to MCG, more round 15 changes possible
The round 15 AFL fixture remains up in the air while both NSW teams were scrambling to Victoria as the GWS-Hawthorn game was moved from Sydney to the MCG in […]
Cash splash for families, schools as NSW finds its way out of pandemic recession
A resistance to state-wide lockdowns as well as a surging property market has pulled NSW out of a pandemic-induced recession.
Inmates hospitalised after NSW prison brawl
Emergency services were called to Lithgow Correction Centre, on the Great Western Highway in Marrangaroo, about 1.10pm on Tuesday.
NSW must not delay return to surplus forever
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet is not planning to get the budget back in the black until 2024-25.
Australia news LIVE: NSW COVID cases grow; Barnaby Joyce to be appointed deputy PM after Nationals leadership spill
Barnaby Joyce will be sworn in as deputy prime minister today, the NSW budget is about to be handed down and Victoria’s travel bubble with New Zealand is on track […]
NSW to be $500 million back in the black in three years: budget
The NSW budget will be $500 million back in black by 2024, Tuesday’s budget will reveal.
Victoria in slow lane as NSW takes lead on electric vehicles
Victorian motorists have been offered electric vehicle subsidies worth less than one-third of those available across the border, prompting calls for more intervention to close the gap.
Two in five people aged over 70 yet to receive first vaccination as NSW outbreak grows
GPs warned the timing of the change to AstraZeneca eligibility meant it was unlikely NSW would experience a boost in vaccination numbers amid Sydney’s outbreak.
Where are the coronavirus exposure sites in Sydney?
Use our interactive map to find and track the sites identified in NSW as potential COVID-19 exposure sites.
Mouse plague forces evacuation of NSW prisoners
The mouse plague in the state’s central west is causing chaos at a prison.
Nurses, paramedics, police to receive pay boost in NSW budget
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says public sector workers will receive pay rises “significantly above” the private sector.
Industry and environment groups endorse NSW electric car plan
The Electric Vehicle Council reckons the policy to encourage electric vehicle uptake is as good as any other government on Earth has come up with.
‘We’ll get those jabs in the arms’: NSW demands more Pfizer supplies
Hairdresser Sofia Basile, 53, did not want the AstraZeneca vaccine. Now she says she is “very comfortable” making an appointment for Pfizer.
NSW records two new local cases as Sydney ordered to mask up
The emerging eastern suburbs cluster has grown to nine with two people in their 50s from the Sutherland Shire testing positive to coronavirus.
What are the new COVID-19 restrictions for Sydney and NSW?
NSW has introduced a number of new COVID-19 restrictions in response to the latest eastern suburbs outbreak and other states have introduced restrictions for travel to and from NSW.
Last year NSW had Centrelink queues. Now there is a skills shortage
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the unemployment threat facing the state has been turned on its head and a skills shortage from international border closures is now putting NSW at […]
Up to 5000 NSW students are convicted of a crime every year. The schools are never told
The father of a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by another student called on the NSW Department of Education to keep a register of students who have been charged […]
NSW to abolish stamp duty on electric cars in an effort to boost uptake
But EV drivers will be hit with a road-user tax within six years to help fund road and infrastructure spending, as state governments look for ways to compensate for the […]
‘We needed to get our mojo back’: Swift return to form as NSW down Firebirds
The NSW Swifts thrashed the Queensland Firebirds in their Super Netball clash at Ken Rosewall Arena.
Top police officer in hospital after being glassed at country pub
Peter McKenna, a rising star of the NSW police force, has been injured in a violent confrontation in Dubbo.
WA tightens border rules for NSW travellers as Bondi COVID cluster grows
Previously, arrivals from the eastern state were only required to quarantine if they had been to one of the exposure sites visited by a known coronavirus case.
Grim climate forecasts point to shrivelling rivers in northern NSW
Dams will fill less frequently, farmers will face water cuts and rivers will cease flowing more often as the climate warms and dries, according to draft water strategies released by […]
NSW records two locally acquired cases, Western Australia tightens border
NSW recorded two locally acquired cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours up to 8pm last night, with the state’s health authority alerted of a third case reported after 8pm […]
Top universities see overseas student numbers increase despite ‘crying poor’
Chinese students are signing up to NSW’s top two universities in increasing numbers despite border closures, with Sydney University defying dire predictions by growing overseas enrolments.
Crusaders boss warns Waratahs against chasing short-term success
Can it get much worse at NSW? No head coach. No wins in 2021. Few experienced heads. An average of 5922 spectators per home game. But Colin Mansbridge warns against […]
Public sector wage freeze to be lifted as NSW budget sets a path to recovery
The state budget will also forecast NSW’s unemployment rate to drop to 4.75 per cent in 2023-24 and to 4.5 per cent the following year as the state’s lost jobs […]
NSW budget must focus on economic reform rather than fiscal repair
A stronger than expected economic recovery presents NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet with a dilemma for Tuesday’s state budget.
Ley threatens to override NSW on Kosciuszko feral horses
A political stoush is brewing between NSW and the federal government over the removal of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.
‘Extra vigilance’ needed as Bondi virus transmits in low-risk settings
There was one new case in NSW on Friday, a man who attended Bondi Junction Myer at the same time as a man who tested positive earlier this week.