№ 19 in Inside Westconnex
The road that keeps on tolling
When the first tollway fails to reduce traffic congestion, your next project comes into play. Tollways are the gift to the road lobby.
NSW
№ 3 in Women‘s Refuges
Concerns Remain For Regional Women’s Refuges After Win For City Services
As a range of inner city services are saved from the NSW Goverment’s axe, attention is turning to the fate of refuges in regional areas.
№ 5 in Public Land is Our Land
Why won't NSW government come clean on the Talus Trust?
A Sydney lawyer has accused the NSW LNP government of misleading the NSW parliament about its knowledge of a legal opinion from a renowned trust lawyer.
№ 7 in Packer’s Sydney Casino
Packer's Casino Present
In late October, New Matilda began our series on James Packer's proposal for a new casino in Sydney. I worked on this series with Lawrence Bull.
Fracking Faultlines Extend Into Heritage Areas
Dart Energy are planning to drill for coal seam gas near two National Parks in the lower Hunter. Nicole Gooch and I continue our investigation into the coal seem gas industry in NSW.
What Will The Libs Do About Part 3A?
In the lead-up to the NSW 2011 State election, Nicole Gooch and I published a number of stories about the notorious Part 3 A leglislation which took power of planning decisions away from Local Council and gave it the Minister for Planning and panels appointed by the Minister. After the election, the new Liberal and National Party government is repealing Part 3A but it is not yet clear what form its replacement will take.