News that Premier Dominic Perrottet has refused access to NSW’s prisons to the highly politicised UN must be applauded. (UN prison inspectors jet out in a big huff, 24/10). If […]
Read MoreForget taxing us and repay our Covid cash
The idea that a state might tax citizens for economic activity beyond its borders is not new, with all Australians expected to declare foreign-earned income in tax returns. A legal […]
Read MorePlay on at Allianz
In defence of Labor’s Coogee MP Marjorie O’Neill, the new Allianz Stadium at Moore Park is an excellent investment by the state and every taxpayer should be visiting it as […]
Read MoreSport should fund stadiums
Your correspondents have high-lighted brilliantly the controversy surrounding local government land use and state government’s priorities in stadium construction (Letters, 14/9). With the dynamism of land use, one should ask […]
Read MoreFooty, floods & finite funds.
Most NSW flood victims who are receiving state government benefits are surely also fans of rugby league, finding solace and distraction in the best game on the planet. (Legal threat […]
Read MoreBeauty … myth or reality?
Premier Dominic Perrottet is perhaps placing too much faith in a fairytale magic mirror when he pledges to beautify Sydney, making it more liveable and workable. (Sydney is sitting pretty, […]
Read MoreGlad tarred by Baird’s bombshell
Former guts and glory MP Daryl Maguire was derisively referred to as “undertaking a relentless pursuit of his own agenda” by former premier Mike Baird. The achievement of material results […]
Read MoreConsultants more costly than fat cats.
THE question of senior executive pay in the NSW public service is a political football, kicked more often than the real footy on a Saturday afternoon. (Fat cats cash in, […]
Read MoreExcuses, excuses
Your editorial about sharing hardship to lighten the load was well captioned by the catch cry that “we are all in ‘this’ together.” (Our rules are not for rulers, 25/11). […]
Read MoreFast track to closed border
The Newcastle to Queensland Pacific Highway dual carriageway will soon be completed, ending generations of head-on collisions, snail-trail delays through busy towns and road-lock behind caravan-towers without overtaking lanes. (End […]
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