Mike Baird the ‘ratepayers’ friend’?
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Community action on council amalgamation ramped up in NSW
Evidence weak for mergers, strong for joint organisations: NSW parliamentary inquiry.
Survey says 72% against NSW council mergers
Forced marriages for local governments opposed.
Coalition of the unwilling fights NSW council forced mergers
Save Our Councils Coalition makes a noise.
NSW government must wake up to asbestos
Two inquiries set to uncover loose-fill asbestos in NSW.
Official apology for bullied WorkCover manager
OH&S watchdog publicly shamed over staff treatment.
WorkCover NSW told to hurry apology over internal bullying
Badly behaved bosses warned there can always be more “public humiliation”
New challenge to council CCTV use
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski A fresh row over how councils can use video surveillance and CCTV in New South Wales has erupted after moves by Local Government Minister…
Positions splinter on NSW planning overhaul
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Extensive changes to planning and development laws proposed by the New South Wales government have produced widely divergent positions among key stakeholders in the…
Developer group wants councils as members
By Julian Bajkowski Property development industry group Urban Taskforce has taken the highly controversial step of throwing open its doors to allow local governments to formally become “associate members” of…