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Making workers return to the office might not make them any more productive, despite what the NSW premier says

Announcing the directive to work “primarily in an approved office”, NSW Premier Chris Minns said overseas studies showed people were less productive when working from home.

The Conversation

Buyers hover as administrators plot course to save Rex

Embattled Rex has received significant interest from potential buyers, administrators say, as the regional carrier battles to stay in the air.

AAP

Australian employers want staff in the office - but for many workers home is where the heart is

Ambiguous government directive sends officials into tailspin and highlights employer-worker divide

The Guardian - AU

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No plans to change state's public service WFH policy

Public servants in Queensland will maintain work-from-home arrangements after the premier quashed any changes to the flexible policy.

AAP

Australian state orders public servants to stop remote working after a newspaper campaign against it

Public employees in Australia's most populous state have been told to end remote working in a directive from the premier of New South Wales as he seeks to reverse work-from-home habits established during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Public sector back-to-office order prompts confusion

Government sector staff have been told to start primarily working from the office but department heads issued their own advice at odds with the premier.

AAP

Philip Ruddock accuses property developers of backing campaign to oust him as Hornsby mayor

Former Howard government minister will lose mayorship after being beaten by Warren Waddell in preselection ballot

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NSW moves to outlaw asking tenants to pay for their own background checks on renter ‘blacklists’

Minns government announces reforms to end practice of rental property platforms soliciting payments from applicants

The Guardian - AU

NSW shark nets to be removed a month early as more turtles head south in summer

Advocates say nets are killing marine life and do not prevent shark bites but government says it will not remove them completely

The Guardian - AU

Social media summit to reveal evidence for teen ban bid

A joint state government summit on social media will address its "profound" harm on young people, and inform moves to impose age restrictions.

AAP

New exports needed to fill $50 billion coal hole

NSW Premier Chris Minns is on the hunt to replace the state's $50 billion in coal exports as the world transitions away from fossil fuels.

AAP

NSW Will (Finally) Ban No-Grounds Evictions — Here’s When And How The New Laws Will Hit

No-grounds evictions will finally be banned in NSW after Premier Chris Minns announced the government's plan to reform legislation.

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Fears NSW renters could be mass-evicted ahead of proposed law change

Advocates welcome premier Chris Minns’ move to ban no-grounds evictions but worry about renters in the meantime

The Guardian - AU

Reform coming for housing debate's 'forgotten people'

Renters comprise about one-third of households and the NSW government promises they will get better treatment under planned changes.

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Landlords face fines for 'non-genuine' eviction reasons

NSW Premier Chris Minns has detailed the grounds landlords will be able to use to remove tenants from homes as part of a ban on no-grounds evictions.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor rejects conference motion to repeal anti-protest and youth bail laws – as it happened

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AAP

'Marathon' to rebuild state after Labor return: Minns

NSW Premier Chris Minns has thanked the Labor faithful who helped him take government, telling them the party has a lot of work to do.

AAP

Hydrogen skills centre to train for growing industry

The NSW government has unveiled plans for its $25 million Hydrogen Centre of Excellence, part of an election commitment to train more workers for the sector.

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The Guardian - AU

More glass barriers being considered after father and baby die when pram falls off Sydney train platform

Overground station platforms don’t have barriers like newer metro lines where glass doors ‘keep people and objects away from the edge’

The Guardian - AU

Nine Entertainment journalists vote for industrial action – as it happened

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Rosehill development plan a 'hijack': Gai Waterhouse

Champion racehorse trainer Gai Waterhouse says a controversial plan to offload Sydney's Rosehill racecourse is like putting Bondi Beach up for sale.

AAP

Safety probe into train death of hero dad, daughter

Investigators will probe CCTV footage and the speed of an oncoming train to determine how a father and his daughter died when a pram rolled onto the tracks.

The Guardian - AU

New watchdog needed to weed out ‘toxic elements’ in CFMEU, independent MP says

Zoe Daniel says previous body set up by Coalition to oversee unions was ‘so politicised’ that it could not be effective

Newcastle Herald

E-scooters and e-bikes here to stay

Letters and Short Takes: Saturday, July 20, 2024

The Guardian - AU

Minns calls for NSW Labor to suspend CFMEU affiliation and stop donations after corruption allegations

Premier says he has written to NSW Labor general secretary requesting immediate suspension of party’s affiliation to CFMEU’s construction and general division

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