Mark Arbib has moved to Canberra leaving the wreckage of the NSW Government behind him, writes Alex Mitchell.
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NSW politics: notes from Ground Zero
With an honors degree in English Literature from Sydney University, Rees is anxious to restore the arts to a place of state importance and significance, writes Alex Mitchell.
Recall NSW parliament, please
The last state election in NSW presented its voters with arguably the worst choice of governments anywhere in Australia in at least the last 50 years, writes Michael Gordon Smith.
NSW the bankrupt state, in more ways than one
It’s all very dramatic of Costa to declare the state’s finances in near-crisis — he was exaggerating, of course — but we long suffering tax payers and voters have every right to ask why, writes Michael Pascoe.
Where do they find state politicians anyway?
It’s probably too much to ask for political courage and vision, writes Bernard Keane.
It’s obvious: Premier Iemma must sack Costa
If NSW Premier Morris Iemma is fair dinkum about restoring some credibility and cohesion to his dysfunctional government, then tomorrow’s Cabinet reshuffle is a no-brainer, writes Alex Mitchell.
NSW power privatisation dead: any life in Iemma?
The utter failure of the power sale project can be sheeted home to two people – the Premier and his Treasurer, writes Alex Mitchell.
D-Day for Iemma and Costa
By first going to the upper house, Iemma is testing the water, writes Alex Mitchell.
NSW hard left drops Macca for President Primrose
The NSW “hard left” caucus has dumped Ian Macdonald, writes Alex Mitchell
Perception problems can be deadly for a new government
Past – and current – links of parliamentarians and senior staff seem set to bedevil the Rudd government. Labor’s state success compounds the problem, writes Christian Kerr.
George Pell and racing — the argument gets nasty
Relations between the Catholic Church (and George Pell in particular) and the Sydney racing community have been in freefall for months, but yesterday they sunk to a new low, writes Jeff Wall.
AFR conflict of interest
When quoting him in yesterday’s article on state by state arts funding, the Australian Financial Review should have declared that David Throsby is not only a Macquarie University economics professor but also Chairperson of the NSW State Government’s Arts Advisory Council.
Howard might still be the real thing
The Man in Black, Ian Kortlang, turned up on ABC Radio in Sydney yesterday discussing the Crosby/Textor leak. He classified leaks in four ways, writes Christian Kerr.
