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Chris Minns to axe department secretaries in sweeping changes to NSW public service

Premier cites major challenges including budget woes as reasons for changes less than a month after Labor’s election victory

The Guardian - AU

Senior bosses of NSW education, transport and treasury sacked by new Labor government

The new Labor government has sacked the most senior bureaucrats in education, transport and treasury as part of a major revamp of the public service.

ABC News

Tasmania's Racing Minister Madeleine Ogilvie tells inquiry she'll have to check whether she's been to race meets

Madeleine Ogilvie has told an Upper House inquiry she couldn't say whether she'd attended any race meets at northern Tasmanian racetracks, or met with racing clubs in her time as minister, but would "take that on notice and provide dates".

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Grattan on Friday: Chalmers grapples with a budget where economics and politics pull in different directions

Last weekend’s report that more than 10 million Australians are facing a large tax rise wasn’t a new revelation.

The Conversation

Manchin's concerns have Biden's pick for Labor looking doubtful

Manchin's opposition — and that of just one more Democrat — could scuttle nomination.

Axios

‘Dog act’: NT police minister reacts angrily to Peter Dutton’s claims of Alice Springs child sexual abuse

Traditional owners call opposition leader’s claims ‘insulting’ and Labor demands he stop using the town as ‘a political football’

The Guardian - AU

Extra support for violence survivors after data hack

Additional support has been offered to family violence survivors caught up in a hack of Tasmanian government data.

AAP

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Labor two seats short of a majority in final NSW lower house results, plus a polling critique

At the March 25 New South Wales state election, Labor won 45 of the 93 lower house seats (up nine since the 2019 election), the Coalition 36 (down 12), the Greens three (steady), independents nine (up six) and the Shooters zero (down three).

The Conversation

Australia’s trade minister hopeful China bans will end but warns against putting ‘all our eggs in one basket’

Don Farrell has dismissed talk of any Australian policy shift after breakthrough reached on barley exports

The Guardian - AU

Deliberate non-payment of super should be treated ‘like wage theft’, Labor says

Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones says targets will be set for Australian Tax Office to recover estimated $5bn in unpaid superannuation

The Guardian - AU

Recount ordered after nailbiting NSW electorate result

The NSW electoral commissioner has ordered a recount in the Sydney seat of Ryde after the Labor and Liberal candidates were separated by just 50 votes.

The New Daily

Greens call for abolition of indexing on HECS/HELP loans as student debt balloons, senate report to be tabled

A push from the Greens to abolish indexing on HELP debt (formally known as HECS) comes as more than 3 million graduates face up to a 7 per cent hike on their debt this June due to spiking inflation.

ABC News

'My life began to fall apart': workers comp nightmare

"So many people are unaware of how badly treated injured workers are and the effect it has on lives and families."

Newcastle Herald

Review announced after more cost blowouts on Sydney's new metro train network revealed

The Minns government is inspecting the state's books, and claims the former Coalition government hid the true cost and timeline for several stages of the driverless train network.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian university reforms to incentivise Stem degrees over arts have ‘dismally failed’, peak bodies say

Leading tertiary voices push for Morrison government policy to be scrapped, saying it hurts both students and universities

ABC News

Thousands of Sydney buses cancelled under contracts with former NSW government to meet 'on-time' targets

New Transport Minister Jo Haylen says 28,000 services were cancelled in August last year alone under contracts with the former government — some of which are 10 years long.

ABC News

Victorian MP says her government should consider appointing administrators to Geelong council amid governance concerns

Labor member for Geelong Christine Couzens says she and other state MPs have approached Victoria's local government minister for "frank discussions" about the City of Geelong, amid governance concerns, budget blowouts and impending redundancies.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Menzies knew housing couldn’t be left to ‘the market’

Even Sir Robert Menzies knew that it required large-scale government involvement to make housing affordable.

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Newcastle Herald

Gresford Billy Cart Derby shows what happens when the good times roll

The humble billy cart can lure kids away from their expensive mobile phone chat rooms and computer games.

Newcastle Herald

Skate bowl setback means path is clear to reconnect the Bathers Way

Letters: 'I believe now is the time to open Bathers Way again until construction resumes.'

The Guardian - AU

Redesigned stage-three tax cuts among options that could halve $50bn budget deficit, report says

More changes to super tax breaks and a royalty on offshore gas suggested as Grattan Institute warns deficit must shrink to avoid rising debt interest bill

AAP

NSW Labor urges seat recount after 50-vote final margin

The tightest individual contest in the NSW election could head for a recount after the Labor candidate fell 50 votes short of her Liberal opponent.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland parliament asked to investigate MP over alleged purchase of $125 artwork for girlfriend

Annastacia Palaszczuk says she hopes to receive the outcome of the investigation into the allegation against Labor’s Jim Madden this week

The Conversation

What if Medicare was restricted to GPs who bulk billed? This kind of reform is possible

Australia’s health system is under significant pressure. The Labor government has inherited a system with declining bulk-billing rates for GP visits. These fell from almost 90% of all GP attendances bulk billed in December 2021 to just over 80% a year later.

AAP

Queensland backbencher faces parliamentary probe

A Queensland Labor backbencher is under parliamentary investigation over allegations of misusing taxpayer funds.

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