NEW SOUTH WALES – POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

‘Clock ticking’ on Rio coal venture

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Original article by Angela Macdonald-Smith
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 & 20 : 10-Sep-14

Rio Tinto is again seeking approval from the New South Wales Government for an expansion of the Mount Thorley Warkworth coal mine in the Hunter Valley. The Land & Environment Court overturned a decision to approve the project, and Rio re-submitted its plans for the mine in June 2014. Rio has warned that the mine will not be economically viable beyond 2015 unless the expansion is approved, and has argued that the mine will inject $A1.5bn into the state’s economy over two decades

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RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, NEW SOUTH WALES. LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT, ENERGY RESOURCES OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX ERA

Fewer injuries but aggression worse

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Original article by Michael Koziol
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 4 : 2-Sep-14

A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry will hold a public hearing on lockout laws for licensed venues on 4 September 2014. The rules were introduced in February, and prohibit venues from admitting patrons after 1:30am. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ submission to the inquiry notes that the laws have led to fewer people attending St Vincent’s hospital with alcohol-related injuries, although proprietors of some venues say the lockout has led to increased violence toward staff

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ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, SIDE BAR, THE STAR, ECHO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED – ASX EGP

Baird’s clean-money poll

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Original article by Sean Nicholls
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 1 : 29-Aug-14

The New South Wales Liberal Party is discussing a new model for funding elections. They are considering a cap of about $A1.7 million on private donations to parties. Parties would receive the maximum reimbursement by taxpayers without the need to raise and spend money on campaigns. Base taxpayer funding would remain at about $A8.5 million

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LIBERAL PARTY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW SOUTH WALES. INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, SHOOTERS AND FISHERS PARTY INCORPORATED, CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THE GREENS NSW INCORPORATED

Concern over progress of NSW children taught at home

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Original article by Alexandra Smith
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 2 : 26-Aug-14

The New South Wales Government’s parliamentary inquiry into home schooling will commence public hearings in September 2014. Some 3,238 students were registered for home schooling in the state in December 2013, but groups that are involved in home schooling believe that the unofficial figure is much higher. The Department of Education’s submission to the inquiry notes the lack of procedures to gauge the true extent of unregistered home education

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NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES, HOME EDUCATION NETWORK, NEW SOUTH WALES. BOARD OF STUDIES, NEW SOUTH WALES. OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE