NSW

Jacksonville 25: Don’t go breaking her Hart

Jacksonville 25: Don’t go breaking her Hart

Tweet Back in Jacksonville, Katrina Hart may have overstepped and completely missed the mark in a clumsy bid to prepare the path for her mentor Kathy Jackson to take over the NSW branch of the HSU. Peter Wicks reviews the upcoming HSU elections. You...

 

The mythical ‘budget black hole’

The mythical ‘budget black hole’

Tweet The mythical budget black hole is usually a con to blacken the reputation of the previous Government, says T.K. Riches — who asks why the media never seem to report on the subsequent budget outcome? NSW Government reveals huge budget...

 

Barry O’Farrell’s broken promises and budget blowouts

Barry O’Farrell’s broken promises and budget blowouts

Tweet After the NSW Coalition Government this week delivered it’s second budget deficit in as many years, Peter Wicks considers NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell’s performance so far. Barry O’Farrell – setting up shop. YOU WON’T...

 

What everyone missed in the Lee Rhiannon controversy

What everyone missed in the Lee Rhiannon controversy

Tweet NSW Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon was pilloried in the press for helping pen a press release In February criticising her own party — but why has it become news now, in May? Blunt Shovels reports. Senator Lee Rhiannon THE recent leak...

 

Asbestos victims lose compensation in NSW

Asbestos victims lose compensation in NSW

Tweet The NSW Government has ruled that asbestos victims’ families will get nothing if the sufferer dies before their compensation case is concluded in court. Peter Wicks reports. Bernie Banton, Greg Smith and Tony Abbott: only one of them...

 

The gentle soul of gentleman Jimmy Little

The gentle soul of gentleman Jimmy Little

Tweet  Jimmy Little was a gentle soul with a honey-sweet voice who trailblazed a path for other Indigenous Australians to follow. Jenny LeComte remembers not only an iconic Australian entertainer, but also a deeply honourable and generous...

 

NSW Government misses the bus

NSW Government misses the bus

TweetQuestion: Which Government straps disabled kids into makeshift chairs in the back of station wagons to get them to school? Answer: The new NSW Government, reports Peter Wicks.   Six-year-old Marquinn King, excited about his first day at...

 

Fred Nile makes NSW MPs swear to the Queen

Fred Nile makes NSW MPs swear to the Queen

TweetThe “Reverend” Fred Nile has introduced a bill into the NSW Parliament to restore the oath of allegiance to the Queen, and not the NSW people. Senior correspondent Barry Everingham comments. The "Reverend" Fred Nile had support...

 

Sydney swamp wallabies playing deadly game of Frogger

Sydney swamp wallabies playing deadly game of Frogger

TweetA proposed new hospital at Sydney’s French’s Forest has motorists playing chicken with native wildlife. Tony Backhouse reports. Overseas visitors are often disappointed when they come to Sydney with the expectation of seeing kangaroos...

 

Boys Club Barry cuts former Premiers’ entitlements, but only for Keneally

Boys Club Barry cuts former Premiers’ entitlements, but only for Keneally

TweetThe NSW Government has changed the rules for former Premiers’ entitlements, but only applied them to Kristina Keneally. Is this a case of sexism, asks Peter Wicks? NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell Last week in NSW an odd thing happened...

 
 
 
 

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