Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
NATHAN REES was accused of ''lip-synching'' the former Labor premier Bob Carr yesterday in a get-tough-on-graffiti announcement that included a proposal to jail children carrying spray-paint cans without a legitimate reason for up to six months.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
PREMIER Nathan Rees triggered widespread condemnation yesterday by declaring the NSW Government would develop another transport strategy for the Hunter, which business leaders estimated would be the 31st of its kind.
The Age (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Former NSW health minister John Della Bosca can spend his own money on polling if he wants, Premier Nathan Rees says.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Former NSW health minister John Della Bosca can spend his own money on polling if he wants, Premier Nathan Rees says.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
NSW Premier Nathan Rees has apologised to commuters stuck on a sweltering broken-down train on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Age (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
NSW Premier Nathan Rees has apologised to commuters stuck on a sweltering broken-down train on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
PREMIER Nathan Rees has lost the support of key NSW unions in a new indication that his leadership may be terminal.
The Climate Group (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
... Federation (CAF) meeting to focus climate change. It was chaired by New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees, hosted by South Australian Premier Mike Rann and attended by the First Minister from each state government in Australia. First Ministers emphasised the continued importance of working with, and learning from, sub-national governments around the world on climate change policy. To...
The Age (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
AAP Tough laws designed to crack down on graffiti vandals will give judges the power to make offenders clean up the damage they cause, the NSW government says.The laws will also see a doubling of the current penalties for graffiti vandalism.Youths caught in possession of spray cans without a legitimate reason face a maximum six-month jail term.NSW Premier Nathan Rees said the laws were...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... recording illegally obtained in future cases. Claiming the Government had nothing to hide, Premier Nathan Rees last night confirmed the Government would amend legislation to allow the corruption body to investigate "matters in full". ICAC commissioner Jerrold Cripps is believed to have requested the changes to use the tape which had been at the centre of a parliamentary inquiry into...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
... defended the much-criticised scheme over the past two years. But at the weekend the Premier, Nathan Rees, took the scheme out of the minister's hands and transferred it to the Treasury in a bid to save the $20 billion building industry from near collapse.A crisis had been looming since the departure of two of the five insurance providers, Lumley and CGU, earlier this year. Up to a...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
When the premier of a state asks whether you would consider coaching an AFL team in greater western Sydney, it gets you thinking.A few months ago I met with Premier Nathan Rees at the Sydney Swans-Essendon match in Sydney and as we watched the Bombers in action, he asked me about it. He was selling the benefits of Greater Western Sydney and the great diversity of the area and the passion...
The Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
TWO anti-graffiti crusaders have given lukewarm approval to a crackdown on children with spray-paint, with one demanding action on marker pens and another suspecting a loophole in the new laws.The measures, announced yesterday by Premier Nathan Rees, open the door to six-month jail terms for youths caught with spray-paint.In an extension of existing fines for retailers who sell the paint...
The Age (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
AAP Families can again enjoy picnics at Sydney's picturesque Warragamba Dam, which has been reopened to the public for the first time in more than a decade.The dam, in Sydney's west, was closed in 1998 for the completion of a $240 million upgrade, which included a spillway and an overhaul of the site's electricity network.With the construction complete, Premier Nathan Rees officially...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
AAP Families can again enjoy picnics at Sydney's picturesque Warragamba Dam, which has been reopened to the public for the first time in more than a decade.The dam, in Sydney's west, was closed in 1998 for the completion of a $240 million upgrade, which included a spillway and an overhaul of the site's electricity network.With the construction complete, Premier Nathan Rees officially...
