By: Paul Karp A former boyfriend of the woman who alleged she was raped by Christian Porter told New South Wales police that Porter had boasted to him in the early 1990s that he had had sex with her, Guardian Australia can reveal. It is understood that the Macquarie Bank managing director, James Hooke, a friend of both Porter and his ...

By: Vanessa Brown NSW residents will have an extra month to use their Dine and Discover vouchers, the State Government has announced. Speaking to media on Tuesday, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and state Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said that residents will have until the end of August to use the vouchers – and will also have the ability to use the ...

A woman who travelled from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast while the Victorian capital was in lockdown has tested positive for COVID-19, Queensland’s Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has confirmed. Ms D’Ath said a 44-year-old woman left Victoria on June 1, travelled through New South Wales and crossed the Queensland border on June 5. Victoria’s lockdown had already started by the time the woman ...

By: Tiffanie Turnbull The NSW Upper House has again voted to refer premier Gladys Berejiklian to the state’s corruption watchdog over her former partner’s dealings. A motion moved by Labor and supported by the crossbench claimed the premier failed to declared a conflict of interest when dealing with road upgrades affecting former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire. Ms Berejiklian revealed ...

By: Yoni Bashan   Every adult in NSW will receive $100 in vouchers to use on dining, entertainment and recreation in a bid to stimulate the hospitality and cultural sectors still suffering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.   The scheme, costing $500m, will involve four digital vouchers worth $25 each, two of which will be redeemable at restaurants, ...

By: Tom Rabe Unions have condemned a move by the NSW government to cut the public sector wage cap to 1.5 per cent but have ruled out industrial action during the coronavirus pandemic. In order to save billions of dollars following due to the COVID-19 economic crisis, the state cabinet agreed on Monday night to reduce the cap for public ...