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A Sydney GP will inherit millions of dollars from a patient after he was written into his will as the main beneficiary, despite friend’s of the deceased man and the Salvation Army challenging the decision. Dr Peter Alexakis won a NSW Court of Appeal case last month, and will inherit 90 per cent of the […]

Former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has announced his resignation from state parliament, ending his 13 years as the member for Hornsby. Mr Kean dashed rumours he was making a tilt for federal politics, saying he would be pursuing opportunities in the private sector. The Liberal MP made the announcement with his wife Wendy and four-year-old […]

A woman described as one of Australia’s most generous philanthropists has died. Kay Van Norton Poche AO, from Sydney, died last week, with several charities and foundations associated with her sharing the tragic news. Ms Poche and her husband, Greg Poche AO, gave away millions of their fortune, more than $150 million, to good causes […]

Lobster exports to China still remain in limbo after a high-profile visit to Australia by the major power’s second-in-charge which has been hailed as “an important milestone” in the bilateral relationship. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Perth on Tuesday after the pair held their annual leaders meeting in Canbera the […]

Peter Dutton has urged Anthony Albanese to “grow a backbone and stand up for the country” over his handling of Chinese officials targeting journalist Cheng Lei at a Parliament House event. Sky News Australia journalist Cheng, who was detained in China for three years after they accused her of sharing a government briefing that had […]

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to be called up as a witness for Senator Linda Reynolds as she fights to clear her name in a looming defamation trial against former staffer Brittany Higgins. The matter was back in the WA Supreme Court on Tuesday for a directions hearing to try and finalise a […]

Despite tens of billions of dollars being spent to address Australia’s crippling housing crisis, a top economist has delivered a stark assessment of how long it will take to turn the tide. And it’s not good news for those battling skyrocketing rents and runaway home prices. On top of that, social services groups say the […]

Doctor’s appointments will soon become cheaper in one state, under an Australian-first move to incentive GPs to bulk-bill. NSW’s state budget on Tuesday announced a $189m Bulk-Billing Support Initiative which will provide clinics an ongoing payroll tax rebate for contractor GPs if the clinic meets a bulk-billing threshold of 80 per cent in metropolitan Sydney […]

The NSW government has announced the state’s “biggest single investment in social housing” to help address the housing crisis, despite a budget it says has suffered an $11.9bn blow because of the GST carve up. Describing his second budget “a careful budget in difficult times”, Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the government was expecting four years […]

A budget of “must-haves,” not “nice-to-haves” was how NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey handed down his second state budget of Tuesday. While the state is forecast to record deficits over the forward estimates to 2027-28, the budget centrepiece was a $5.1bn investment to create new public housing, with half of the estimated 8400 public homes allocated […]