Anne Davies

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Lisa Cox |Anne Davies

In a back-to-the-future move, the Minns Labor government has backed a Shooters and Fishers party bill that will promote hunting in state forests and crown lands in NSW and recognise “conservation hunting” as a legitimate tool to control feral animals. The NSW premier, Chris Minns, has thrown his support behind a proposed Conservation Hunting Council, to the horror of environmental groups which warn of a repeat of the now-defunct Game Council.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Anne Davies

The New South Wales Nationals have passed a motion at their state conference in Coffs Harbour that calls on the party to “reinstate our full support of the use of coal in power generation”, keep coal power stations open and explore building new high efficiency, low emissions coal fired power stations in the future. The motion was proposed by the Orange branch and the Northern Tablelands state electorate council and was carried easily on Friday.

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Lisa Cox |Anne Davies

The conservation hunting bill proposed by the NSW Minns government would create a new conservation hunting authority to represent the interests of hunters. Photograph: Doug Gimesy The NSW premier, Chris Minns, has thrown his support behind a proposed Conservation Hunting Council, to the horror of environmental groups which warn of a repeat of the now-defunct Game Council.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Anne Davies

Intense discussions are under way within the Liberal party about an alternative to the three-person administrative committee now in control of its NSW branch, with a growing consensus that it must be replaced when the federal executive meets next week. Younger members of the party have had enough after a scandal triggered by comments by one member of the trio, former Victorian MP Alan Stockdale.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Anne Davies

A controversial bill to curtail workers’ compensation claims for psychological injuries incurred by New South Wales workers will be sent to a parliamentary inquiry, after cross benchers and the Coalition banded together to force the inquiry. The independent Mark Latham moved for a relatively swift inquiry, with the date of reporting to be set by the chair of the inquiry, once the scope of evidence is known.