This paper canvasses the ongoing NSW planning system reforms. Foreshadowed by the NSW Coalition prior to the 2011 election, the reforms involve wholesale change to the planning system including the development of a new Planning Act. Reviewed in the paper are divergent comments from selected stakeholders on four key areas of the proposed reforms; these...

This paper presents an updated snapshot of the New South Wales economy and provides relevant points of comparison with other Australian States and Territories. The New South Wales (NSW) Treasurer, the Hon Mike Baird MP, highlighted in his NSW Treasurer Economic Update – September 2012 that 'NSW now has the strongest growth of the non-mining...

This paper sets out a history of mineral and petroleum ownership and royalties in NSW as a background to the debate concerning recent changes to State royalties and Federal mining tax regimes. The timelines provided start at 1906, the point at which the first consolidated mining legislation was introduced. While the majority of the paper...

This paper examines the trade relationship between the state of New South Wales and the European Union, and has an added section specifically focusing on trade with the United Kingdom. In earlier e-briefs, the NSW Parliamentary Research Service examined the trading relationship between NSW and the emerging economies of China and India, and with the...

This paper contains a selection of education, family and community statistical indicators for New South Wales. It aims to provide a snapshot of trends, with a focus on the overall situation in NSW. Where relevant, comparisons are made to the situation in the other Australian States and Territories. This paper updates the education and community...