Ministerial releases

I have today issued a direction under Section 9.1 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 to the City of Sydney Council to prevent determination of any development applications for its Town Hall Square proposal until I receive and make public advice on its State Significance from the Independent Planning Commission (IPC).

A community-designed emergency hub guide for the Northern Rivers, a mental health initiative supporting rural communities and a project helping protect First Nations social housing from future hazards are among the NSW winners of the 2026 Resilient Australia Awards.

Sydney’s George Street evolution from traffic dominated thoroughfare to retail and hospitality hotspot will soon be complete, with a planned revitalisation of the Northern section between Essex Street and Jack Mundey Place in The Rocks.

The Minns Labor Government has introduced new rules giving learner drivers across NSW stronger protections when taking driving lessons, by making it easier to report alleged misconduct, while also strengthening accountability for driving instructors and schools.

The Minns Labor Government will today introduce its organised crime crackdown to Parliament, delivering tough new laws to target criminal networks and give law enforcement stronger powers to disrupt them.

Animal rescue and rehoming organisations across NSW can now apply for a share of $1.5 million in NSW Government funding to help care for vulnerable cats and dogs and find them safe new homes.

The NSW Government is responding to five new events of H5 bird flu, after samples were taken from terns at Bonny Hills, Jetty Beach and Boomerang Beach on the North Coast, a tern at Booker Bay on the Central Coast and a silver gull on Barunguba Montague Island on the Far South Coast.

NSW will become a leader in the treatment and research of paediatric trauma, as the Minns Labor Government establishes a new statewide institute dedicated to strengthening the care provided to children who sustain traumatic injuries.

A community-designed emergency hub guide for the Northern Rivers, a mental health initiative supporting rural communities and a project helping protect First Nations social housing from future hazards are among the NSW winners of the 2026 Resilient Australia Awards.

The latest apprenticeship figures show encouraging signs of progress in rebuilding NSW’s skilled workforce, with apprenticeship commencements growing for three consecutive quarters.