NSW Premier Chris Minns mistakenly announced that missing 18-year-old hiker Lily Hooper had been found alive during a parliamentary hearing, only to correct the statement 25 minutes later after learning she had been found deceased.
NSW Premier Chris Minns retracted an announcement in parliament that missing 18-year-old hiker Lily Hooper had been found alive after a tragic miscommunication during the search in Nattai National Park revealed she had died.
Anthony Albanese and NSW premier Chris Minns will announce a $2.5bn joint funding deal to keep Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, Tomago, operational beyond 2028 and secure about 1,000 jobs.
NSW Premier Chris Minns will take a tougher stance on poker machines to the next election after the party's left pushed for it. A motion passed at the NSW Labor conference includes a moratorium on new licenses, increased taxes for high-profit clubs, and a 50% reduction in gaming machines over 10 years.
NSW Premier Chris Minns will take a tougher stance on poker machines to the next election after the Labor party's left faction pushed for reform. The party's policy platform now includes a moratorium on new licenses, increased taxes for high-profit clubs, and a commitment to significantly reduce gaming machines over 10 years.
NSW prosecutors have launched proceedings against former Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee for allegedly disguising $10,000 in donations to Chris Minns' 2014 election campaign, circumventing election funding laws.
New South Wales is set to reform laws for medicinal cannabis users, allowing drivers with a prescription to avoid licence suspension for THC in their system. The proposed legislation introduces a threshold and a warning system for first and second offenses, aiming to balance road safety with patient needs.
