Max Maddison
Max Maddison is a state political reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.
Northern Beaches deputy mayor Georgia Ryburn to take on teal in Pittwater
Ryburn’s preselection paves the way for a tough contest with teal candidate Jacqui Scruby, who narrowly missed out on claiming the seat in 2023.
- by Alexandra Smith and Max Maddison
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Roads
NSW drivers to be tracked in average speed camera plan
A trial of point-to-point speed cameras in NSW has triggered an angry response from regional MPs who have derided it as a cash grab.
- by Christopher Harris and Max Maddison
The major NSW election promise only 32 people are using
The users participating in the government’s cashless gaming trial is costing taxpayers an average $20,000 each.
- by Max Maddison
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Cost of living
Five graphs show how housing insecurity is hammering Sydney families
A statewide survey has found nearly three in four households are sacrificing spending on their children.
- by Max Maddison
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Sydney councils
Minister slams Liverpool Council allegations as ‘worst I’ve ever seen’
The government will allow the council’s election to go ahead, but new councillors will have to deal with a long inquiry.
- by Anthony Segaert and Max Maddison
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Sydney councils
How local councillors would be made to pay for bad behaviour
The “fundamentally broken” code of conduct system for councils is facing a shake-up. Misbehaving councillors could pay the price.
- by Max Maddison
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Sydney councils
This private company is running two council elections. It may have breached the law
A private Queensland-based firm was paid $1.6 million to administer Liverpool Council’s election on September 14. It has conceded it may have breached the state’s electoral regulations.
- by Max Maddison
Liverpool Council suffers legal blow as minister leaves door open for suspension
Those identified in a damning interim report were denied procedural fairness, but most of the claims brought against the NSW government have been dismissed.
- by Max Maddison
‘Nonsense’ or ‘rigorous’: Premier and Plibersek in blow-up over $1 billion gold mine
Minns has doubled down on his criticism of federal Labor Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, saying he believed the decision to knock back the proposal had been made in error.
- by Max Maddison and Nick O'Malley
‘I’m not going anywhere’: Darren Greenfield’s big day out
The former secretary of the NSW CFMEU began his day with a court mention for bribery charges, and was a hero by lunchtime.
- by Harriet Alexander, Max Maddison and Perry Duffin
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Protests
‘Touch one, touch all’: Thousands of union members join CFMEU rally in Sydney
Thousands of members of the scandal-plagued CFMEU and other unions have gathered in Sydney’s CBD to protest against the Commonwealth’s takeover.
- by Max Maddison, Harriet Alexander and Alexandra Smith