Mookhey
Mookhey is the New South Wales Treasurer who recently defended the government's decision to cap international student numbers at local universities. He emphasized that while the short-term economic impact may be minimal, the long-term health of the education sector is vital for both universities and the state's economy. Mookhey has also acknowledged the need for a balanced approach in regulating the international education sector to maintain Australia's reputation as a premier destination for overseas students.
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Mookhey argued that the proposed reforms were necessary for financial sustainability.
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Mookhey is the treasurer who expressed a desire for a workers' compensation system that helps people return to work quickly.
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Mookhey is equally vexed by the GST arrangements, calling the carve-up 'weird, twisted, indecipherable and biased towards wild fluctuations'.
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Mookhey’s bill was designed to reduce premiums for employers, which were rising by an average of 8 per cent a year.
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A spokesman for Mookhey stated that the government changed the law to ensure representation on the board.
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Mookhey has been meeting with Tudehope since the legislation was first sent for inquiry.
Coalition blocks government plan to double threshold for psychologically injured paymentsAustralia· 2025-10-22Mookhey on Sunday said the government being guarantor on thousands of homes would give lenders and buyers more confidence.
$1b plan intended to speed up construction of thousands of homesAustralia· 2025-09-21
Mookhey has managed to put two positive results on the horizon, beginning with a $1.1 billion surplus in 2027-28 and a $1 billion surplus in 2028-29.
The charts that show the state of the state’s financesAustralia· 2025-06-24Mookhey took issue with the line of questioning and accused Greens MP Abigail Boyd of deliberately misleading the inquiry.
Workers’ compensation legislation suffers blow after Greens MP Abigail Boyd turnsAustralia· 2025-06-17
Mookhey has repeatedly referred to the number, saying he would cease top-ups until 'parliament decides its collective response to a scheme most acknowledge is failing'.
Labor relying on vote of Mark LathamAustralia· 2025-06-13
Mookhey has stated he would not inject more money into the financial scheme.
Premier gets rock-star treatment in usually hostile territoryAustralia· 2025-06-10
Boyd said the budget’s bottom line, rather than premiums, as claimed by Mookhey, was the primary driver of the need for reform.
Workers compensation legislation faces second inquiry after government loses first battleAustralia· 2025-06-05Mookhey warned that the Coalition’s amendment reducing the proposed WPI threshold would add $1.9 billion of additional financial pressure to the scheme.
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ office forced to quell backbench rebellion on workers’ compensationAustralia· 2025-06-04On Friday Mookhey will warn that icare’s financial situation has become dire, and in a dramatic escalation will issue an ultimatum to MPs.
NSW insurance regulator SIRA contributed to trauma of injured workers: inquiryAustralia· 2025-05-15
Mookhey has been a long-time critic of section 39 and called for its repeal.
NSW Labor wants to toughen laws it previously said were causing people to self-harmAustralia· 2025-05-09
Mookhey said NSW Treasury advice was that the cap would be unlikely to cause a 'massive disturbance' to the state’s economy in the short to medium term.
NSW treasurer defends international studentsAustralia· 2025-03-08