Chris Minns
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Development
Premier questioned over City of Sydney development exemption
There are calls for Chris Minns to explain why a council won’t be included in the scheme to drive high-density housing across Sydney.
- by Max Maddison
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State Parliament
Minns sacks minister from cabinet for ‘conflict of interest over family holdings’
NSW Premier Chris Minns has sacked Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education Minister Tim Crakanthorp for failing to disclose “substantial private family holdings in the Hunter region”.
- by Max Maddison, Michael McGowan and Carrie Fellner
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State Parliament
Minns acted swiftly, but premier’s first ministerial casualty has come all too quickly
Just four months in and Labor has suffered its first ministerial sacking over the smelly combination of property interests and improper disclosure.
- by Michael Koziol
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State Parliament
Minns government on cusp of rewriting Sydney housing density reforms
The NSW premier’s plans to let developers build higher and denser, in return for affordable and social housing, have been branded “impractical and unfeasible”.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
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State Parliament
Opposition targets timing of minister’s meeting with ‘Labor mate’
Transport Minister Jo Haylen met with a former Labor staffer whom she later hired as the state’s top transport official just days after the ALP won the election, raising questions about the hiring process for the job.
- by Michael McGowan
‘Incredibly disappointing’: Environmentalists question Minns’ call on gas
NSW will not follow Victoria’s ban on new gas connections, but environmental groups have questioned how the state will meet its emissions targets.
- by Max Maddison
Premier flags potential ban on floodplain development
Minns said he found reports “concerning” that Hawkesbury Council was approving development applications for properties unlikely to receive insurance coverage.
- by Max Maddison
‘Climate emergency’: Minns must stop dragging his heels in transition to renewables
When it comes to climate change, there is no time for complacency. The cost to our children’s future and our planet is too great to ignore.
‘This is a test’: Labor mayors rebel over Minns’ refusal to back Metro West
Burwood mayor John Faker is leading the charge, saying the metro is a test of Chris Minns’ mettle, and he is willing to campaign against the government if needed.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Sydney Metro
Metro West will spawn homes for thousands - and that’s why we can afford it
Don’t quibble over the budget. Homes and centres built around the new metro stations, and developer contributions, can help fund it.
- by Christopher Brown
If Sydney’s Metro West needs more stations, where would they go?
Planning documents showing why certain stations were rejected from the Metro West line may provide clues to how the government plans to “salvage” the project.
- by Michael Koziol