Raising the Barr

How and Why Do We Have This Power Crisis? I have been asked many times in recent weeks about the option of keeping Liddell Power Station open to sure up…

Workers Compensation – There Is A Better Path Last week in Parliament I introduced a new Bill to deal with Workers Compensation.  If my Bill gets accepted and supported, then…

Where Will our Injured Workers End Up and Who Will Pay? In the coming months, in NSW, there will be more than 4500 injured workers who will cease to be…

“Water not Coal” – I didn’t Realise That I Had To Choose Protestors stood outside, peacefully and respectfully, of the mining conference and awards event just a few weeks ago.…

Is An Efficiency Dividend A Budget Saving Or A Budget Cut In 2011, the NSW Government put into place a 1.5% “efficiency dividend” for every single government department.  This meant…

Does a Parliament Recess Mean a Holiday for an MP? I frequently get asked what an MP does when Parliament is not sitting.  And this is more so the case…

Selling The Harbour Bridge – Seriously? I have been inundated by community complaints about the NSW Government’s plan to “sell the Sydney Harbour Bridge” (SHB).  It is both appropriate and…

NSW Budget 2017 – Good or Bad For NSW & Cessnock Now every year when I write about the Budget I am bombarded with replies from the community about how…

Surely Tax Provides A Good Outcome For All – Including Business A part of my role in Parliament is to have the most amazing conversations with various groups that offer…

Unregistered Motorbikes – You CAN Help No doubt you have all seen unregistered motorbikes out on the streets.  They generally fall into 2 distinct categories; on their way to/from some…