Premier Mike Baird warns Sydneysiders to brace for a 'new world' of...
Mike Baird has urged Sydneysiders to brace for a "new world" of...
View ArticleNSW Premier Mike Baird denies rift with NSW Nationals over CSG
The NSW Premier Mike Baird has denied there is a rift at the heart of his coalition government over the...
View ArticleMike Baird to spend record $1.4 billion on hospital upgrades in 2015 NSW budget
EXCLUSIVE The Baird Government will spend a record $1.4 billion to rebuild hospitals across the state in the NSW...
View ArticleStamp duty: Baird government raises $5 billion as housing affordability...
EXCLUSIVE Premier Mike Baird claims increasing supply is the best way to counteract rising property prices. Photo: Louise Kennerley The real reason you can't afford to buy Burnt by Sydney prices? Head...
View ArticleAdvocates of Sydney's George Street light rail can take lessons from the Gold...
Surfers wait to board the Gold Coast light rail this week. Photo: Glenn Hunt Light rail is "too disruptive." The city's transport needs "could be accommodated much more cheaply by buses." The tram line...
View ArticleKorea and Japan fret about infrastructure sovereign risk
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says there has been a backlash in Asia against the East West Link decision. Photo: Sean Davey Pension funds and senior finance ministers in Japan and Korea have told...
View ArticleWestConnex builders face first private funding test
Chief executive of the Sydney Motorway Corporation, Dennis Cliche. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer The state and federal governments face their first test of their capacity to raise private funding to support...
View ArticleTransport minister Andrew Constance says new Sydney Metro train line a...
Transport Minister Andrew Constance. New residential and commercial buildings are likely to be constructed as part of Sydney's latest rail project, a mammoth underground train link carving under the...
View ArticlePatience, commuters: Mike Baird promises light at the end of the planned tunnels
EDITORIAL It always helps to be upfront, and Mike Baird, for the most part, has shown commendable clarity of intent during his...
View ArticleNSW Premier Mike Baird slams Melbourne as miserable rainy and disappointing
Mike Baird took a dim view of Melbourne ... So Daniel Andrews offered him a decent coffee. Photo: Louise Kennerley Melbourne is a "miserable, rainy and disappointing" city, according to a damning...
View ArticleMike Baird's $400m boost for infrastructure fund to tackle housing...
An extra $400 million in windfall tax revenue will be tipped into a fund to provide water, electricity, roads and...
View ArticleBuilding our future: Record $400 million boost to improve housing...
(Source: NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) This week's State Budget will inject a record $400 million into the Housing Acceleration Fund to speed up the delivery of more housing and put downward...
View ArticleNSW budget 2015: Barangaroo station to be announced by Baird government
EXCLUSIVE A new train station will be built at Barangaroo, the state government will announce in Tuesday's...
View ArticleMike Baird recalls unity with young Muslims after Martin Place siege
Premier Mike Baird has recalled the "incredible moments" of unity after the horror of the Martin...
View ArticleNSW Budget 2015: 'Best budget in Australia' fast tracks key infrastructure...
NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian's delivers her budget speech at State Parlaiment. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian has declared NSW has the "best budget in Australia" and will use windfall tax revenue...
View ArticleNew underground railway station at Barangaroo as part of Sydney Metro...
(Source: Transport NSW) NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance today announced a new underground railway station at Barangaroo will be part of the plans...
View ArticleBiggest congestion busting budget in NSW history- More than $16 billion for...
(Source: Transport NSW) The NSW Government today announced the 2015-16 Budget had delivered the biggest investment boost in transport infrastructure the state had ever seen. Minister for Transport and...
View ArticleNew underground railway station at Barangaroo as part of Sydney Metro (NSW...
(Source: NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance today announced a new underground railway station at Barangaroo...
View ArticleNSW Budget in the fast lane - $590 million boost for infrastructure projects...
(Source: Transport NSW) NSW Premier Mike Baird today announced a major cash injection of more than $590 million to fast track delivery of big ticket transport, road, hospital, schools and cultural...
View ArticleNSW Budget delivers for Western Sydney (NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet)
(Source: NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) Western Sydney has been given a massive funding injection to grow and thrive in the 2015-16 NSW Budget across health, education, roads and transport...
View ArticleNSW budget in the fast lane - $590 million boost for infrastructure projects...
(Source: NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) NSW Premier Mike Baird today announced a major cash injection of more than $590 million to fast track delivery of big ticket transport, road, hospital,...
View ArticleNSW state budget 2015: Transport on the fast track
Rail projects are to be brought forwards. Photo: Fiona Morris Sydney's new metro train line, upgrades for the existing Western train line, and new bus lanes and motorway tunnels are projects that will...
View ArticleNSW Budget 2015: WestConnex motorway costs jump amid record NSW transport budget
The cost of WestConnex has risen to $15.4 billion, more than $5 billion above initial estimates in 2012. Photo: Supplied The estimated cost of Sydney's WestConnex motorway has increased by half a...
View ArticleNSW Budget - big on infrastructure, but path to tax reform still needed (PCA...
(Source: PCA - Property Council of Australia) The NSW Budget delivered today lays out an ambitious infrastructure agenda - underpinned by a strong economy, booming property markets and surging stamp...
View Article24 June 2015: NSW in the infrastructure fast lane: More milestones delivered...
(Source: NSW Treasury) Mike Baird Premier of NSW Minister for Western Sydney MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, 24 June 2015 NSW IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE FAST LANE: MORE MILESTONES DELIVERED ON SYDNEY METRO...
View ArticleNSW Budget 2015: What's in it for western Sydney
The Old King's School site, to be turned into a new primary school. Photo: Wolter Peeters Sydney's west has come out a winner in the budget, with arts, sports, parks and major infrastructure getting a...
View ArticleNSW in the infrastructure fast lane: More milestones delivered on Sydney...
(Source: NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) Big-ticket transport, road, hospital, schools and cultural projects across the state will be fast-tracked, following a major cash injection of more than...
View ArticleSydney's new metro train line could open ahead of schedule
NSW Premier Mike Baird (centre), Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance discuss the Sydney Metro Northwest rail link. Photo: Daniel Munoz Sydney's new...
View ArticleThe evolution of Mike Baird, a premier for all seasons
Since he was first elected to Parliament in March 2007, the evolution...
View ArticleMajor codes frustrated over stadium policy - but change is coming
Letter: NRL chief executive Dave Smith. Photo: Getty Images Hours before Wednesday night's State of Origin, before NSW and Queensland players started blindsiding each other at the MCG, Dave Smith...
View ArticleMike Baird says Liberal Party must get more women and ethnic candidates into...
Premier Mike Baird has challenged the NSW Liberal Party to get more women and people...
View ArticleMike Baird welcomes prospect of states getting share of income tax
The NSW Premier Mike Baird has welcomed the prospect of states getting a share of income tax, or even being able to levy their own income tax, while Victoria and Queensland have reacted with caution to...
View ArticleTranscript: SkyNews Business at the Australian Financial Review National...
(Source: Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development - Australian Government) Interview WTC015/2015 11 June 2015 Topics: RBA Governors call for more infrastructure spending, Asset Recycling,...
View ArticleDinner Address: Australian Logistics Council Industry Parliamentary Dinner 24...
(Source: Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development - Australian Government) Speech WTS011/2015 24 June 2015 Parliament House, Canberra Thank you very much, Michael [Kilgarriff-CEO,...
View ArticleMike Baird's Muslim engagement could work where Tony Abbott is failing
NSW’s and Victoria’s deradicalisation programs seem similar to the federal government’s offering, but Muslim leaders say there is a world of difference ...
View Article21 June 2015: Building our future: Record $400 million boost to improve...
(Source: NSW Treasury) Mike Baird Premier of NSW Minister for Western Sydney MEDIA RELEASE Sunday, 21 June 2015 BUILDING OUR FUTURE: RECORD $400 MILLION BOOST TO IMPROVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY This...
View ArticleThe new 'metro' railway line is looking likely to have a station at Barangaroo
A new train station will be built at Barangaroo, the state government will announce in Tuesday's budget. The...
View ArticleTenders open for Narellan Road upgrade (Department of Infrastructure and...
(Source: Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development - Australian Government) Media Release JB068/2015 16 June 2015 Joint release with: Duncan Gay NSW Minister for Roads, Maritime and...
View ArticleNSW Budget: strongest in the nation (NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet)
(Source: NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) Premier Mike Baird and Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian today said the NSW Government is providing record infrastructure and services in the 2015-16 Budget,...
View ArticleMike Baird grants discounted travel to asylum seekers
Asylum seekers in NSW will be eligible for the most generous travel concessions in the country, after Premier Mike...
View ArticleInfrastructure booming in NSW (Engineers Australia)
(Source: Engineers Australia) The NSW government has delivered its 2015-16 budget, with a windfall in stamp duty revenue and proceeds from the partial privatisation of electricity businesses earmarked...
View ArticleWater bill warning as Baird government tells Sydney Water to return all profit
Sydney Water has been told to deliver $622 million to NSW treasury coffers, a 75 per cent increase on the dividend predicted...
View ArticleWaterloo train station to trigger thousands of apartments: government developer
The construction of a train station at Waterloo would allow more than 2000 public housing units in the inner city to be replaced with new ones, says the agency set up to drive the development of more...
View ArticleNot good enough (Engineers Australia)
(Source: Engineers Australia) The chairman of Infrastructure Australia says Australia's ranking on infrastructure internationally peers is low, with our performance not up to scratch. Mark Birrell made...
View ArticleBudget delivers $9 billion for public transport services and infrastructure...
(Source: Transport NSW) Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance today announced the 2015-16 NSW Budget includes a massive $9 billion for public transport, including $3.5 billion to...
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