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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.
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13 September, 2012 10:28 pm / 5 comments
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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...
12 September, 2012 12:38 am / 5 comments
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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.
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15 June, 2012 11:04 am / 9 comments
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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.
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28 May, 2012 12:01 am / 2 comments
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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...
15 May, 2012 7:50 am / 1 comment
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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...
3 April, 2012 1:08 pm / 1 comment
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...
14 February, 2012 12:07 pm / no comments
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...
13 November, 2011 10:02 am / 1 comment
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...
9 November, 2011 12:34 pm / 14 comments
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...
20 October, 2011 12:01 am / no comments