Changes to visa laws another ‘stolen generation blunder’
Tony Abbot's policy of scrapping non-contributor parent visa is cruel and is a second 'Stolen Generation Blunder'. This negates the apology publicly extended in 2007...
Vivid Lights Up Sydney, and 10-Year Driving Licences
The biggest festival of light, music and ideas in the Southern Hemisphere has once again transformed Sydney’s most iconic buildings into a kaleidoscope of...
Fighting for the best interests of NSW
Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey inherited a mighty fiscal mess from Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, just like the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government...
Owens, Shorten voice concerns on GP tax at Harris Park clinic
Julie Owens, Member for Parramatta, and Bill Shorten, Leader of the Opposition, visited Priority Medical Centre on 21 May to talk about the effects...
Standing Up for the People of NSW
As the former state Treasurer I know what it is like to inherit a fiscal mess from Labor.
Three years ago we started on a...
No Changes Needed to Racial Vilification Laws
The political landscape in NSW has changed in the past fortnight and it is an honour to have been given the opportunity to take...
Why Section 18C should not be repealed
The Racial discrimination Act 1975, section 18C is in the news, and is creating quite a bit of debate, discussion and disquiet in Australia.
It...
Oppn questions Napthine Govt on unemployment rate
The Napthine Government has been in power in this state for more than three years, and during that time has shown little more than...
Bigotry Should Never be Sanctioned
I recently launched a Museum of Sydney exhibition, Celestial City: Sydney’s Chinese Story, which traced the highs and lows of Chinese immigration.
It’s a story common...
3,000 Jobs Headed For Western Sydney
Starting next year, more than 3,000 public servants will be relocated and consolidated to new offices in Parramatta, Liverpool, and Penrith in a move...