Mike Baird

'Enough madness': can playing it safe win Michael Daley the NSW election?
The new Labor leader lays out his vision for Australia’s most populous state, saying he wants to be the man to ‘calm Sydney down’
Michael McGowan and Anne Davies
16, Dec, 2018 @5:00 PM

If the Blue Mountains can be destroyed, what's safe? | Tim Vollmer
Raising Warragamba dam wall would be environmentally disastrous. The NSW government must consider other options, writes western Sydney resident Tim Vollmer
Tim Vollmer
26, Jun, 2018 @5:23 AM

WestConnex: bitter battles mark the road to Australia's urban future
The controversial 33km road and tunnel project in the city’s inner west has become a litmus test for Australian urban planning
Christopher Knaus
04, Apr, 2017 @8:21 PM

Mike Baird takes job with National Australia Bank a month after quitting politics
Former Liberal premier will be chief customer officer for corporate and institutional banking at NAB
Christopher Knaus
27, Feb, 2017 @10:53 PM

Gladys Berejiklian 'will not push ahead' with forced NSW council mergers
Local Government Association of New South Wales, which is pushing for U-turn, says it is ‘comfortable’ with plans it expects to be unveiled by new state premier
Christopher Knaus
01, Feb, 2017 @11:53 PM

Greyhound doping: 51 NSW trainers offended after inquiry began
Offences occurred between May 2015 and September 2016, during period of intense scrutiny after Michael McHugh began inquiry into the industry
Christopher Knaus
27, Jan, 2017 @2:24 AM

Gladys Berejiklian all but certain to be next NSW premier after rivals drop out
New South Wales treasurer shrugs off Alan Jones’s attack and confirms she will run for top post with Dominic Perrottet as deputy
Christopher Knaus
20, Jan, 2017 @2:49 AM

Baird's resignation: where does Magic Mike's early night leave New South Wales voters?
The outgoing premier made big moves in infrastructure and council amalgamations but didn’t stay to see the results
Gabrielle Chan
19, Jan, 2017 @7:10 PM

Mike Baird cites family members’ ill health as reason for sudden resignation
Outgoing NSW premier denies he is retiring because of tough times in government, and says the lack of tax reform is his biggest regret
Ben Doherty
19, Jan, 2017 @2:41 AM

New South Wales premier Mike Baird announces retirement
Mike Baird says he was always in politics to make a difference and ‘then move on’
Ben Doherty
18, Jan, 2017 @10:17 PM

Mike Baird denies plans to water down bans on property developer donations
NSW premier says ‘obviously we want to get to a position where there is as little influence as possible’
Christopher Knaus
09, Jan, 2017 @4:43 AM

'This costs money': why school funding is the Rorschach test of Australian politics
As Australia’s international rankings fall, the Coalition and Labor argue over funding reform and states face deals that could leave them worse off
Paul Karp
10, Dec, 2016 @9:15 PM
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