Media Releases
Minns Labor Government backs modern methods of construction to deliver more homes, faster
04 November 2026
Nine architecturally designed terraces built using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) at Landcom’s Schofields development are now complete and ready for families to move in.
New community facilities on the way for one of Australia’s most densely populated areas
04 November 2026
Work is underway to deliver a new sports field, playgrounds, picnic shelters and amphitheatre as part of a new parkland in one of the most densely populated areas of Australia.
Coniston Station upgrade part of wider investment transforming transport across the Illawarra
02 November 2026
The 101-year-old Coniston Station is set for an upgrade to improve accessibility and connectivity across the Illawarra through the more than $1 billion Safe Accessible Transport (SAT) program.
Developer sought for Bradfield City’s next major jobs and business precinct
02 November 2026
Just days after the first passenger flights out of Western Sydney International Airport, Bradfield City is taking another major step towards becoming a thriving hub for jobs, industry and innovation, with the Minns Labor Government opening Expressions of Interest (EOI) for a development partner to deliver Bradfield City’s new Enterprise Precinct.
Minns Labor Government delivers simpler planning rules to power industrial growth
29 October 2026
The Minns Labor Government is proposing simpler, more flexible planning rules to make better use of industrial land, back investment and create jobs across New South Wales.
Sloane’s Long Bay plan: no new transport, no replacement prison, no answers
28 October 2026
Today, Kellie Sloane and the Liberals have unveiled a plan to avoid building more homes near infrastructure in Woollahra by shifting housing growth to Long Bay, without any new public transport investment needed to support it, while leaving taxpayers facing a potential multibillion-dollar bill to relocate a working prison, replace 1,200 beds and displace more than 1,000 staff.
More than 4,000 homes declared State Significant
27 October 2026
Eleven new housing projects have been declared as State Significant Development (SSD) following recommendations from the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA).
South Coast rail line to be electrified and duplicated in the largest investment in rail infrastructure in generations
26 October 2026
A re-elected Minns Labor Government will deliver the largest single investment in heavy rail infrastructure in generations for the Illawarra and South Coast, committing $6.8 billion to the South Coast Rail Plan to electrify the Kiama to Bomaderry service and double the tracks at key bottlenecks.
Jobs and investment in train for Hunter through post mining land reuse
23 October 2026
The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments and Muswellbrook and Lake Macquarie councils have worked together to unlock more than 7,000 jobs for the Hunter, as major post mining land use controls are finalised to enable new industrial precincts that will drive economic growth across the region for decades to come.
Coal-producing regions to lead the way under NSW Government’s new Future Jobs and Investment Authority
21 October 2026
The Minns Labor Government has delivered on its election commitment to provide certainty to workers and communities in coal-producing regions by establishing the Future Jobs Investment Authority.

