NSW Office of Finance and Services hunts for new boss

Change agent sought for innovation agenda.

3 November, 2014

Few benefits to NSW council mergers: expert

Claim: no evidence council mergers work.

28 October, 2014

Proposal for just five Sydney councils

NSW Treasurer’s controversial remarks a ‘personal’ view

23 October, 2014

Council mergers: show us the numbers demands NSW Labor

NSW Premier won’t rule out forced mergers.

23 October, 2014

Forced amalgamation spectre returns for NSW councils

Baird shifts posts on O’Farrell’s promise

11 September, 2014

SMEs allowed to bid for riskier NSW government tech work

No monopoly for multinationals.

3 September, 2014

NSW may beat Victoria to legalise medical cannabis

Push to harness cross-bench support from Parliamentary committee

26 August, 2014

Revolt over compulsory 2:1 business voting for NSW councils

Get Clover gerrymander accusations fly

14 August, 2014

NSW throws open $1bn in contracts to SMBs

Major procurement reforms by the Mike Baird government have come into force to allow SMBs to win work in construction, ICT and professional services.

10 July, 2014

$22mil Budget boost for NSW Records digital push

The NSW government is pushing ahead with the full scale digitisation of the state’s archives and records after the latest state Budget tipped in another $22 million to further regional online access to historical repositories.

23 June, 2014

States bail-out pensioner rates concessions… except WA

NSW, Qld and SA have promised to fund pensioner rebates stripped out of the federal Budget, but WA is holding out.

19 June, 2014

Rail industry stoked over NSW Budget $9bn transport spend

NSW Premier Mike Baird’s ambitious plan to overhaul and expand Sydney’s neglected transport infrastructure has won strong backing from peak groups, including the Australasian Railway Association and stands in sharp contrast with the federal Budget’s heavy emphasis on major roads.

18 June, 2014

NSW public servants banished from Sydney CBD, sent to Western front

Mike Baird and Tony Abbott’s push to bolster job growth and economic activity in the electoral heartland of Sydney’s Western suburbs is gathering pace as a key department is sent packing from the city centre.

15 May, 2014

$2.8 billion rail replacement to finally give all Sydney trains air-con … by 2024

The New South Wales government plans to eliminate Sydney’s infamously hot and sweaty train rides through a big new investment in intercity rolling stock.

9 May, 2014