Senior minister David Elliott has been cleared to run for preselection in Castle Hill after a blistering letter of support from former prime minister Tony Abbott took aim at the Liberal Party’s “factional stitch-ups”. A ballot of the party’s state executive voted 19 votes to six to give Mr Elliott an exemption to run for preselection after his party membership ...

Facial recognition security cameras will be placed in the gaming rooms of all NSW pubs and clubs as part of a state-of-the-art system to help problem gamblers keep themselves away from poker machines. The hi-tech upgrade to the state’s Multi-Venue Self-Exclusion scheme will help stop problem gamblers entering any gaming room across NSW without relying on staff recognising people who ...

NSW drivers will see a big change in the use of mobile speed cameras, but the slow rollout is no defence for motorists caught in the hidden speed traps in the meantime, lawyers warn. Warning signs will be reinstated before and after mobile speed cameras from January next year after the government caved to public outrage at hidden speed traps- ...

Davis: to object the whole proposal as we have is a very strong statement Calls for the State Government to enact the Land Acquisition Act By Ghassan Nakhoul The hall would usually be used by parishioners for their liturgical or social gatherings. But this time, the Seniors’ Room at Our Lady of Lebanon Community Centre was crammed with concerned and ...

MORE than 1600 of the state’s public schools have fewer students turning up to class compared to just three years ago in a worsening attendance crisis across NSW. Some education stakeholders say punishments like fines for parents who refuse to make their children go to class could be handed out more swiftly in a bid to nip non-attendance in the ...

The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, has denied his party is mounting a coordinated defense against teal independents by installing high-profile Liberal women as candidates in at-risk seats. Two female upper house ministers have announced their hope to run in the lower house, including the metropolitan roads minister, Natalie Ward, who on Tuesday announced her intention to run in ...

The federal government has demanded Optus pay for new passports for customers caught up in the telco’s data breach, as the prime minister flagged an overhaul of laws relating to the collection of personal information. The foreign minister, Penny Wong, has written to Optus raising concerns about criminals exploiting data harvested in the hack, saying there was “no justification” for ...

Victorians will again be able to save up to $125 on their dining and entertainment bills under the return of a popular voucher scheme. The Eat, Play, Cash Back program relaunched on Monday after its initial run from March and aims to save punters money on restaurant meals, gigs and museum visits. It allows customers to claim 25 per cent ...

Anthony Albanese’s hurried trip to the UK is over, with the Prime Minister arriving in Australia on Wednesday morning after attending Her Majesty’s funeral in London at the start of the week. Anthony Albanese is back home after representing Australia at Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey in London. The Prime Minister flew to the United Kingdom with ...

Peter Dutton has said the jobs and skills summit didn’t come close to being the “Bob Hawke-style” event Labor was hoping for. The Opposition Leader delivered his verdict on the summit, which he chose not to participate in, at the Coalition’s party room meeting on Tuesday. It wasn’t the first time Mr Dutton had sought to criticise the event by ...