The process has been hampered by a breakdown in trust between the Commonwealth and the states, writes Paul Kildea on Inside Story.
Barry O’Farrell
Clarence by-election: Barry O’Farrell’s first electoral test
Eight months after its resounding state election victory, Barry O’Farrell’s government faces its first electoral test next Saturday with a by-election in the north coast seat of Clarence. The Nationals are the clear favourite, writes William Bowe.
The first Newspoll since the NSW election
Barry O’Farrell’s debut Newspoll net approval score as Premier is plus 29 (53% satisfied, 24% dissatisfied), which was exactly what Bob Carr achieved in his first poll as Premier in 1995, writes William Bowe.
Hey NSW government, where’s that missing $9 billion?
Land and other assets totalling more than $9 billion are “missing” or not properly accounted for in the NSW government accounts.
Barry O’Farrell: the gatekeeper to change in NSW
Barry O’Farrell says it’s the premier’s job to build new roads and railways, and deliver reliable services to Sydney and NSW. But so far he has just set up inquiries and delegated power to others, writes Paul Barry.
The web of vested interests behind the anti-wind farm lobby
A network analysis of links between the principal voices involved in demonising wind farms in Australia has been circulating in recent weeks and reveals connections between some of the principal wind farm opponents.
Lies, damned lies: O’Farrell smear document littered with distortions
There is no doubt NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has broken a bunch of promises and even downright lied, but an unattributed document promoted by Labor brazenly twists and distorts the facts, writes Mr Tiedt.
Political snippets: Spare a sympathetic thought for Wayne.
According to a study, there is no evidence that voters are at all interested in whether their economies are performing better relative to other economies in other countries.
Spray on or wipe off? Discussing graffiti legislation in NSW
Before the NSW election, then Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell promised a crackdown on graffiti but has failed to deliver it. Mr Tiedt discusses O’Farrell’s flawed policy and why it was blocked.
The Power Index: Yabsley says ‘ban political donations’
Former Liberal Party treasurer Michael Yabsley, who has raised millions of dollars to fund Liberal election campaigns, has called for a complete ban on political donations by big business, trade unions and property developers.
Imaginary conversations with the NSW Premier about high-speed rail
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell said that any high speed rail project would be better off linking Canberra Airport so it could act as a second Sydney Airport. This could go two ways, imagines Ben Sandilands.
NSW gravy trains and the political donations dilemma
Restrictions on political donations rarely change, because they generally benefit the opposition. But NSW Labor, headed for defeat, altered the rules and Premier Barry O’Farrell is now being accused of dragging his feet, writes Mr Tiedt.
The Tele’s bogus ‘too many tweets’ attack on Barry O’Farrell
This week The Telegraph published a story criticising Barry O’Farrell for tweeting too much. However, engaging with the electorate is always a positive thing and O’Farrell is one of few politicians who uses the platform properly, writes Mr Tiedt.
O’Farrell’s crack-down on graffiti is a spray on stop-gap
There’s no doubt graffiti is a serious subject, but new and harsher penalties announced by Barry O’Farrell stretch the courts capacity and are unnecessarily linked to drivers licenses and demerit points, writes Mr Tiedt.
NSW solar scandal … a million roofs forgotten
For Barry O’Farrell to just throw the local NSW solar industry under the bus is a public policy meltdown, writes Simon Mansfield from SolarDaily.com.
