Feature Articles

First published in The Sunday Telegraph, on 13/10/19 People in the bush know how precious water is. They’ve been counting every drop for generations – having been in drought more times than not over the past 20 years. When water dries up in regional NSW it not only...

Originally published in The Weekly Times, on 9 October 2019 The nation’s largest irrigator needs to do a better job of explaining why it is running the rivers so high and potentially putting the southern Murray Darling Basin into drought earlier than it needs to be....

First published on 10Daily.com, on 19 September 2019 We are in a critical situation in NSW. This drought is outside the history books. The inflows into many of our state’s arterial rivers are the worst on record, and the temperatures the highest. While local councils...

First published in The Weekly Times, 31 July 2019 This current drought is officially the worst on record. We need our states and territories, alongside the Australian Government, to come to the table and start collectively planning for a continued drought. We need to...

Across the nation state governments of all political persuasions have continually adopted the user pays model to fund motorways. A user pays model, aka toll roads, pays for the road and only charges those who use it.  That means it reduces the burden on all taxpayers,...

When the Premier and I announced the congestion busting Sydney Gateway project the big picture became clearer. This isn’t just a new road around an airport, it’s one piece of a much bigger transport puzzle, connecting Sydney like never before.  And it wasn’t long...

FORTY-one minutes. It’s almost exactly how long it takes to watch half a game of rugby league. As any fan knows, it can fly by. That’s how often someone is killed or seriously injured in NSW. Just one simple, everyday mistake or bad decision behind the wheel can end...

Every industry in one way or another relies on freight movement. It’s predicted by 2031 freight volumes in NSW will double to 794 million tonnes. That means future planning now is essential. This state moves over $200 billion worth of freight product. And this freight...

There are few things that have the power to affect us all as deeply and profoundly as the loss of a loved one. The first time I heard Hannah McMurtrie’s story I was in a small room in the middle of Taree. Hannah’s parents sat in front of me, they began pulling out...