The Latest Breaking News from Chris Minns

Body Believed To Be Missing Bushwalker Lily Hooper Found After 8-Day Search

NSW Police have found a body believed to be missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper after an eight-day search in NSW Southern Highlands.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 20

AFL stand-down policy plea as heat on Swans intensifies

A senior politician has linked a public statement delivered by a Sydney Swans executive to toxic attitudes that fuel gender-based violence.

AAP · Aug 19

Will other states follow NSW into the national gun buy-back scheme – and will it make any difference?

The gun debate in Australia has been dramatically brought back into focus with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns announcing on Sunday that they were in lockstep over a new national gun buyback scheme that is set to start on November 2.

The Conversation · Aug 17

NSW to begin Australia’s biggest gun buyback in decades in wake of Bondi terror attack

Albanese and Minns said buyback would begin in two phases from 2 November, with state and commonwealth to split costs

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15

Will Labor or the Coalition have the guts to reverse ‘the worst public policy decision’ of the century? Don’t be daft

The Productivity Commission has picked apart Scott Morrison’s 2018 GST deal that gives Western Australia an outsized share of revenue. But there is no prospect of government action

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14

Third major airport runway blunder sparks reporting row

Turmoil is continuing at a major airport with a third incident in three weeks, after a jet was cleared to take off while another planned to cross the runway.

AAP · Aug 14

Ex-Catholic schools boss denies 'auditable paper trail'

A $130,000 lobbying contract alleged to be a bogus bypass to electoral funding laws has been dissected at a corruption probe examining political donations.

AAP · Aug 14

The melons rolled quite gently out of the gate – then suddenly became an avalanche for Albanese

Most of the media initially ignored the prime minister’s innuendo as they went to town on his crass Kylie comment. Plus: Victoria drowning in AI

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14

Australia’s largest aluminium smelter to run on renewables by 2033 after Rio Tinto strikes $2.5bn taxpayer bailout deal

Rio Tinto makes power supply deal with federal and NSW government to cut emissions and decarbonise, preventing potential closure

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13

'Must remain open': Labor hails $2.5bn smelter bailout

Australia's largest aluminium smelter has been thrown a multibillion-dollar lifeline, saving thousands of jobs in a move hailed as a win for the working class.

AAP · Aug 12