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The Latest Breaking News from NSW Parliament

Trust in government bigger than party divides

Letters and Short Takes: Monday, October 28, 2024

Newcastle Herald

NSW Parliament To Limit Landlords To Only One Rent Increase A Year & How Will They Survive???

The NSW Government has introduced a policy that will cap the amount of rent increases landlords can give each year. Poor landlords.

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Australia's first parliament marks 200th anniversary

August 25 marks exactly 200 years since the inaugural meeting of NSW Parliament's Upper House, making it Australia's first parliament.

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Seeing eye dogs treated to graduation ceremony

Nine guide dogs have doffed their hats at a graduation ceremony marking the end of two years of intense training.

AAP

Dylan Whitelaw, 22-year-old ‘lobbying’ tycoon, hits skids as ICAC hovers

With all but one of his advisory firm’s 10 high-end clients severing ties, Dylan Whitelaw’s lobbying career has suffered a major reversal of fortune.

Crikey

‘Toiletgate’: in NSW Parliament, some ‘concerning’ interactions lead to a controversy

NSW MPs are ‘bewildered’ by the furore caused by a decision to lock some members out of a toilet near the upper house chamber.

Crikey

What next? ICAC wants NSW Parliament to lift its game on integrity

How could a Berejiklian-Maguire scandal be prevented in future? NSW ICAC has some recommendations for doing just that.

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Love, power and secrecy: NSW anxiously awaits ICAC’s Gladys Berejiklian report

An investigation that’s been more than seven years in the making will end next week. Here’s everything you need to know.

Crikey

We’re feeling their age

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says our growing ageing population means an aged care levy should be part of funding discussions, and former Coalition-now independent MP Gareth Ward will not be barred from NSW Parliament.

Crikey

As Fred Nile ends his 41 years in Parliament, I must confess my part in his political ascension

As a student of politics back in the 1980s, Fred Nile neglected the written assignments in favour of getting himself elected to NSW Parliament.

Crikey

Is NSW ready for cannabis reform? Weed activists prepare for the election

The Legalise Cannabis Party will seek to recreate the high from the party’s success in Victoria’s election when NSW goes to the polls in March.

Crikey

Fred Nile answers God, quits politics — and prays wife will continue Christian revival

The elder of the NSW upper house is retiring, but he has high hopes for his political legacy continuing through the work of wife Silvana.

Crikey

Royal tour 'anticipated' in 2024: NSW

A royal tour has been flagged for NSW in 2024 by the state's parliament, but it's not known which royals could make the journey Down Under.

AAP

Robert Borsak says Independent MP Helen Dalton should be 'clocked' after heated debate in NSW Parliament

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MLC Robert Borsak is recorded in the upper house saying Independent MP Helen Dalton should be "clocked" following a fiery debate.

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Newcastle Herald

Cessnock nurse poised for seat in Parliament

The wife of mayor Jay Suvaal is poised to claim a place in NSW Parliament after Labor's right faction handed her an unbeatable position on the party's upper house ticket.

ABC News

Release of NSW Broderick report into toxic culture was dehumanising, advocate for sexual assault survivors says

The release of the report into the workplace culture in NSW Parliament was "dehumanising" and "frustrating", former Liberal staffer and advocate for sexual assault survivors Dhanya Mani says.

AAP

Survivors are silenced: ex-NSW Lib staffer

A former Liberal staffer, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a colleague in the NSW parliament, says political parties are not taking abuse seriously.

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'It's a boys' club': Report lifts the lid on sexism, bullying and abuse in the NSW parliament

Staff surveyed reported being bullied, yelled at and threatened and said it was normal for MPs and their chiefs of staff to be sleeping with junior staff.

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NSW parliament's culture of bullying and sexual harassment revealed by investigation

One in three staff say they have experienced sexual harassment or bullying in the past five years with alcohol considered a contributory factor, an investigation has revealed.

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‘Disturbing’ report into NSW parliament’s culture uncovers examples of bullying and sexual harassment

Exclusive: Independent report calls for mandatory training for all staff and review of complaint process

Crikey

Barilaro scandal snags Ayres in a government adrift and maladroit

It used to be that if a minister misled Parliament, they had to quit. Stuart Ayres misled the NSW Parliament. No ifs, no buts.

Crikey

In Barilaro saga, job for close adviser raises yet more questions — and demands a wider inquiry

The hiring of Jennifer Lugsdin, Barilaro’s former media adviser (and now partner), to a senior role at Investment NSW warrants investigation.

Crikey

Perrottet acknowledges abuse and harassment in state Parliament

The NSW premier singled out former Liberal staffer Dhanya Mani, who alleged she was sexually abused by a male colleague in 2015, as ‘a courageous voice for change’.

AAP

Greens' lawyer new MLC in NSW parliament

The Greens have chosen public interest lawyer Sue Higginson to replace outgoing MLC David Shoebridge in the NSW upper house.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle's 'Iron Maiden' Virginia Chadwick makes history again

Labelled 'Madam Lash' as the first female Opposition Whip and later the 'Iron Maiden', Newcastle's own Virginia Chadwick AO has continued to blaze a trail long after her passing - becoming the first woman to have a permanent marble bust in the Legislative Council Chamber.

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