Premier Barry O’Farrell says he’s had an “amicable” conversation with the MP accused of spreading rumours of a senior minister’s involvement in an alleged public sex act. Mr O’Farrell said he talked to NSW Liberal MP David Elliott on Friday and denied that he had been disciplined. “He sought advice from my office on Thursday, […]
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O’Farrell denies power sale plan
Updated September 16, 2011 08:51:59 Premier Barry O’Farrell insists the NSW Government’s plans have not changed, and he will wait for an inquiry before deciding on the future of the state’s electricity assets. New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell has been forced to deny plans to sell off electricity assets, after comments from former Liberal […]
Change won’t hurt union members: O’Farrell
AAP NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has rubbished claims that limits on donations and campaign spending will strip rights from union members, saying they’ll still be free to give to political parties. Under the changes introduced on Monday, capped donations will be limited to individuals on the electoral roll. Campaign spending by politically affiliated organisations such […]
O’Farrell slams budget reply
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell says the opposition’s budget reply speech ignores the elephant in the room, and doesn’t guarantee protection for public sector jobs. In his speech to parliament this morning, Opposition Leader John Robertson took aim at the state government’s plans to axe five thousand public sector jobs. But Mr O’Farrell says the Labor […]
O’Farrell axe poised over jobs
Shadow NSW Financial Management Minister Greg Pearce at his parliamentary office in Sydney. Picture: Alan Pryke Source: The Australian THOUSANDS of NSW government technology workers will be glued to television screens next Tuesday as the government of Barry O’Farrell delivers its first budget. The government had 5730 full-time IT workers, according to NSW Treasury figures […]
Angry O’Farrell centres on graffiti laws
AAP NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell says he will use “every possible option” to ensure the government’s anti-graffiti legislation is passed in the upper house. Mr O’Farrell said he will be “applying the blowtorch” to the 21 upper house MPs who amended his tough graffiti laws last week. “Every time there’s a new graffiti attack that […]