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MORNING BRIEFING: The state opposition says there is "something rotten" in the New South Wales government after explosive evidence was given at an inquiry yesterday detailing how John Barilaro was given a plum US Trade Commissioner role after a highly qualified woman had already been offered the role.

A new report shows NSW's injured workers compensation scheme is plagued by soaring operating costs, hard-to-live-off claims and lower return-to-work rates.

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says John Barilaro's decision to withdraw from the role as the state's trade commissioner to the US is the "right call".

The state's shadow treasurer Daniel Mookhey says the Lower Hunter could undergo a renaissance as a rail manufacturing hub with the right government support.

Newcastle residents could pay up to $5,532.54 in land tax annually if a government plan to introduce the controversial alternative to stamp duty becomes a reality, Labor figures show.

A key reform in the NSW budget will allow first homebuyers to avoid paying stamp duty upfront if they choose to pay an annual tax instead.

After more than a decade in power, the NSW coalition government has delivered a "transformational" budget as it prepares for an election in nine months.

The NSW public insurer has blamed "human error" after the personal details of nearly 200,000 workers were sent to the wrong organisation.

Large NSW infrastructure projects like the Beaches Link and the Parramatta Light Rail could be put on hold after a report finds they will be "challenging" to deliver.

NSW spent $7.5 billion in its response to COVID-19 funded largely by borrowing but it also underspent on crucial PPE and overspent on faulty equipment.

A NSW parliamentary committee wants a state government-owned transport company to be wound up so taxpayers don't have to fork out billions to keep it running.