Ministerial media releases

Given the latest cases of community transmission and updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant, COVID-19 restrictions will be temporarily tightened across Greater Sydney.

Outstanding international students, education providers and organisations are being encouraged to submit their nominations for the 2021 NSW International Student Awards.

NSW is set to become home to Australia’s first dual fuel capable hydrogen/gas power plant following an $83 million funding agreement for the Tallawarra B project in the Illawarra. 

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has brought together the state’s leading experts in mRNA technology as NSW looks to create a new medical manufacturing and research industry.

The NSW Government has launched a data-led audit regime to target the state’s high
risk building certifiers and triple the number of buildings to come under scrutiny by the
building regulator.

Investigations are now underway to make an 11-kilometre tunnel the central component of an upgraded Great Western Highway between Katoomba and Lithgow, forming the longest road tunnel in Australia.

Female sporting teams across regional NSW will benefit from new and improved facilities and regional towns will soon see even more investment in community infrastructure and programs that will make a big difference to everyday life in the bush, thanks to the $100 million Stronger Country Communities Fund. 

Part of the Powerhouse Museum’s incredible collection can now be displayed in Sydney’s Hills district following the approval of a $36 million expansion of the Museums Discovery Centre. 

The NSW Government acknowledges and welcomes the recommendations of the fast tracked icare and State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015 Independent Review, handed down by retired Supreme Court Judge Hon. Robert McDougall QC today.

The next round of changes to NSW liquor laws comes into effect today to further support Sydney’s nightlife and encourage a vibrant and safe 24-hour economy.

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Digital and Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello today announced NSW Treasury and the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) will work with icare to speed up the remediation process for injured workers who have been underpaid due to historical miscalculation of payments.

The full extent of the toll COVID-19 has taken on workplace mental health in NSW has been revealed with the release today of the results of a landmark study into the psychological impacts of the pandemic.