
Michael McGowan
State Politics Reporter at Sydney Morning Herald
State politics reporter for the @smh 🤙🏼
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1 week ago |
smh.com.au | Michael McGowan
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The former boss of the NSW government’s school building agency has denied showing favouritism to his “communications fairy godmother”, Kathy Jones, despite allowing her to write the brief for a tender her company eventually won, and blind copying her in on emails with senior agency staff.
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watoday.com.au | Michael McGowan
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smh.com.au | Michael McGowan
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The former head of the NSW government’s school building unit approved the extension of his self-described “communications fairy godmother” three times in six months despite it not being put to tender, the NSW anti-corruption commission watchdog has heard.
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theage.com.au | Michael McGowan
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The former head of the NSW government’s school building unit approved the extension of his self-described “communications fairy godmother” three times in six months despite it not being put to tender, the NSW anti-corruption commission watchdog has heard.
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smh.com.au | Linda Morris |Michael McGowan
By Linda Morris and Michael McGowan June 15, 2025 — 2.57pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Ten hectares of derelict railway land south of Redfern station could be earmarked for Sydney’s second film studio and affordable housing under a $100 million budget commitment announced by the Minns state government to arrest an exodus of international and national screen production to Queensland.
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NSW gov accidentally reveals plans to build 45k homes around eight metro / heavy rail stations + build metro west @michaelkoziol https://t.co/LV4nV8a29k

The Minns government’s electricity supply review has raised concerns about whether the agency tasked with delivering NSW’s multibillion-dollar renewable energy zones is up to the job, finding there is “significant risk” with the program in its current form https://t.co/HmcuPH7e0X

Mark Latham has quit One Nation after accusing the party of financial impropriety in an explosive letter sent to the state government – allegations that have been referred to the electoral commission, from @maxmaddison https://t.co/4ULQGiG4AL