Tag: mike-baird

Push to harness cross-bench support from Parliamentary committee

Get Clover gerrymander accusations fly

Major procurement reforms by the Mike Baird government have come into force to allow SMBs to win work in construction, ICT and professional services.

The NSW government is pushing ahead with the full scale digitisation of the state’s archives and records after the latest state Budget tipped in another $22 million to further regional online access to historical repositories.

NSW, Qld and SA have promised to fund pensioner rebates stripped out of the federal Budget, but WA is holding out.

NSW Premier Mike Baird’s ambitious plan to overhaul and expand Sydney’s neglected transport infrastructure has won strong backing from peak groups, including the Australasian Railway Association and stands in sharp contrast with the federal Budget’s heavy emphasis on major roads.

Mike Baird and Tony Abbott’s push to bolster job growth and economic activity in the electoral heartland of Sydney’s Western suburbs is gathering pace as a key department is sent packing from the city centre.

The New South Wales government plans to eliminate Sydney’s infamously hot and sweaty train rides through a big new investment in intercity rolling stock.

The Mike Baird government has substantially widened its key technology procurement mechanism, the ICT Services Scheme, to include hardware acquisition, software licencing and telecommunications contracts to reduce the costly process of tendering.

The New South Wales government has reinforced its use of location data through the creation of a new strategy designed to help agencies make better informed decisions in their service delivery.