Motorists stranded for hours in Sydney tunnel over roof fears
By Alexander Lewis
Drivers have been stuck in Sydney's M4 tunnel for several hours over fears part of its concrete roofing could tumble onto traffic.
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AlexanderLewis
Premier concedes 'it's over' after 16-hour debate on workers' comp
By Alexander Lewis
The Minns government has been unable to break an impasse after six months of trying to pass the legislation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-14/nsw-government-workers-omp-changes-defeated/106010610
#Work #StateandTerritoryParliament #Laws #GovernmentandPolitics #WorkplaceAccidentsandIncidents #OccupationalHealthandSafety #AlexanderLewis
Neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament allowed to go ahead by police
By Alexander Lewis
A neo-Nazi rally outside the NSW parliament on Saturday morning was deemed "authorised" because police had chosen not to oppose the public assembly.
Neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament allowed to go ahead by police
By Alexander Lewis
A neo-Nazi rally outside the NSW parliament on Saturday morning was deemed "authorised" because police had chosen not to oppose the public assembly.
Doctors at troubled Sydney hospital issue warning over loss of private beds
By Rhiannon Soliman-Marron and Alexander Lewis
Medical staff at Northern Beaches Hospital say a potential loss of private beds could mean less expertise, fewer services and more travel for patients.
#Health #HealthcareFacilities #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #StateandTerritoryGovernment #MedicalProcedures #PublicHealth #RhiannonSolimanMarron #AlexanderLewis
NSW delays stance on medical cannabis defence for drivers
By Alexander Lewis and Pablo Viñales
The government says it was "investigating" a medical defence for drivers prescribed cannabis but ruled out the use of sniffer dogs and strip searches for suspected drug possession at music festivals in its response to last year's drug summit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/nsw-government-drug-summit-response-cannabis/105941584
#Drugs #DrugOffences #PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AlexanderLewis #PabloViales
Queer Sydney mural removed from police station just days after going up
By Alexander Lewis
The artwork, Queer Sydney: A History, was hung at Surry Hills Police Station, metres from where the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade is held.
Child care 'risks losing more' staff in NSW under plan for bigger fines
By Alexander Lewis
Non-profit childcare providers have pushed back against the NSW government's plan to triple maximum penalties for breaching regulations.
Warning that theatre in Australia is on verge of collapse
By Ruby Ritchie and Alexander Lewis
Arts industry leaders say creative tax form is needed to create greater opportunities for Australian artists.
#ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Music #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Industry #MusicIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #Movies #RubyRitchie #AlexanderLewis
Childcare CEO unsure if bonuses were docked over safety breaches
By Alexander Lewis
The CEO of Affinity Education Group appears at a state parliamentary inquiry into the sector.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-23/nsw-childcare-inquiry-ceo-questioned-over-bonuses/105805562
#ChildCare #Government #StateandTerritoryParliament #AlexanderLewis
Next NSW senator as 'Queenslander as a Pauline Hanson fish and chips shop'
By Pablo Viñales and Alexander Lewis
An attempt to stop a Queenslander being parachuted into a NSW senate seat vacated by a One Nation senator has failed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/one-nation-queenslander-sean-bell-nsw-senator/105790262
#StateandTerritoryParliament #PaulineHansonsOneNation #PoliticalPartiesandMovements #PabloViales #AlexanderLewis
'One door to knock on': NSW planning system undergoes overhaul
By Alexander Lewis
The proposed centrepiece is a "single front door" authority to provide advice on development applications on behalf of all government agencies.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/nsw-development-changes-planning-system-overhaul/105783324
#HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #StateandTerritoryGovernment #HousingConstructionIndustry #AlexanderLewis
Sydney MP says he takes medicinal cannabis as calls grow for reform
By Alexander Lewis
A legislated medical defence for drivers using medically prescribed cannabis was recommended by last year's drug summit. Independent MP Alex Greenwich, who takes medical cannabis, is pushing for reform.
#Cannabis #Health #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Anxiety #Laws #AlexanderLewis
Minister says NSW out-of-home care system was 'spiralling out of control'
By Alexander Lewis
The NSW Minister for Families and Communities, Kate Washington, says she inherited an out-of-home care system that was "spiralling out of control", but since the change in government, reports of abuse have kept rising.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-05/stateline-kate-washington-out-of-home-care-system/105735466
#StateandTerritoryGovernment #Welfare #ChildAbuse #ChildCare #FamilyandRelationships #AlexanderLewis
Blanket of snow marks final days of winter amid Antarctic blast
By James Tugwell, Alexander Lewis, and Tom Saunders
Winter is almost over, but there was fresh snowfall across NSW and the ACT overnight.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-30/snow-fall-as-antarctic-blast-arrives-nsw-act/105711478
Sydney's east to get revamped train station, thousands of new homes
By Alexander Lewis
The partly-built Woollahra Station is set to be finished and nearby land rezoned for housing under a plan to "rebalance" the development of new housing in Sydney
#PublicTransport #HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AlexanderLewis
Childcare operator given millions in funding despite 'shocking' breaches
By Alexander Lewis
A NSW parliamentary inquiry into the childcare sector has been told of a number of regulation breaches by the owner of Little Zak's Academy.
#ChildCare #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices #Children #AlexanderLewis
Breaking: Disgraced MP Gareth Ward resigns ahead of parliament expulsion vote
By Pablo Viñales and Alexander Lewis
After the convicted sex offender lost his bid on Thursday to stop the NSW parliament expulsion, Gareth Ward resigned from his position as minister.
#StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Crime #SexualOffences #PabloViales #AlexanderLewis
Gareth Ward's lawyer calls parliament 'kangaroo court' over expulsion bid
By Alexander Lewis
The independent Kiama MP and convicted sex offender is seeking orders from the Court of Appeal to prevent the legislative assembly from expelling him.
#StateandTerritoryParliament #Courts #SexualOffences #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AlexanderLewis
Lawyers for sex offender MP argue expulsion would be an 'affront'
By Alexander Lewis
Lawyers for convicted sex offender Gareth Ward have argued his expulsion from NSW Parliament pending appeals would be an "affront" to representative democracy, according to court documents.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/gareth-ward-lawyers-argue-expulsion/105619816
#SexualOffences #StateandTerritoryParliament #Courts #AlexanderLewis
