The Latest Breaking News from Chris Minns

Tobacco tax to stay despite black market fears

The federal government won't cut its sky-high tobacco tax despite one state premier arguing it has created the perfect conditions for a thriving black market.

AAP · Jun 4, 2025

Rush to pass workers comp reforms before premiums hike

Psychological injuries claimed under the nation's largest workers' compensation scheme could face a higher threshold under changes hoped to pass within weeks.

AAP · Jun 3, 2025

Psychological injuries at work are now taken seriously, which is good, but it’s costing billions. So what is NSW proposing?

Why is the Minns government rushing to get its changes to workers’ compensation laws passed – and what’s at stake for the psychologically injured?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2025

Blow to Minns as turf club votes down plan to sell Sydney racecourse to NSW to build 25,000 homes

Premier says he is ‘disappointed’ after Rosehill decision and ‘it feels like a golden opportunity has slipped through our fingers’

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025

Farmers, greenies divided over 'dirty' bounty deal

A premier has thrown his weight behind paying bounty hunters to reduce feral cats, goats and pigs roaming his state, but it has come with scrutiny.

AAP · May 27, 2025

GPs In NSW Will Soon Be Able To Diagnose ADHD & Prescribe Meds — What You Need To Know

Treating and diagnosing ADHD in NSW will soon be as simple as visiting your local GP under new reforms.

Pedestrian.tv · May 26, 2025

GPs hail 'life-changing' ADHD medication rule change

Local doctors will be able to provide ongoing care for hundreds of thousands of Australians with ADHD, relieving specialist costs and months-long wait lists.

AAP · May 25, 2025

‘A heifer came into the bedroom’: Kevin survived the NSW floods – but his dairy farm might not

Like many in the region, the third-generation farmer is burying his dead stock. He says he is at ‘breaking point’

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2025

Melbourne shopping centre placed into lockdown – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2025

Flood-weary regions brace for high winds amid clean up

Hundreds of homes have been declared uninhabitable after deadly floods swept through coastal communities, leaving tens of thousands of people isolated.

AAP · May 24, 2025