Paul Scully
AustraliapoliticianMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Paul Scully is the New South Wales Planning and Public Spaces Minister, currently overseeing the Central Barangaroo development project, which aims to transform a long-neglected area into a vibrant mixed-use precinct.
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Planning Minister Paul Scully said Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central Coast were 'crucial centres for growth' as the government worked towards its housing targets.
How high-density development is transforming Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central CoastAustralia· 2026-09-25
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully says he is aiming to strike a balance between heritage and housing uplift in Woollahra.
Paul Scully defends rezoning as government targets 9400 new homes in Sydney’s eastAustralia· 2026-09-21
Planning Minister Paul Scully said the LMR policy is 'working as intended', helping to deliver greater housing diversity in well-located areas.
Sydney’s ‘missing middle’ still missing with state woefully behind 112,000 targetAustralia· 2026-09-19
Planning Minister Paul Scully sought independent advice on whether he should seize control of the project.
Clover Moore slams NSW government intervention into $150 million CBD planAustralia· 2026-09-17
Planning and Public Spaces Minister Paul Scully said it was a 'long overdue' idea.
$25m final section to prioritise diners over cars on main thoroughfareAustralia· 2026-09-16
Planning Minister Paul Scully said the government was not letting politics dictate planning decisions.
Kellie Sloane claims 34-storey tower plans aimed at wedging herAustralia· 2026-09-10
Planning Minister Paul Scully said the NSW government welcomes any proposal that helps build more homes.
Former building commissioner David Chandler wants to build housing that people can afford. And says he’s the man to do itAustralia· 2026-08-12
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully discusses the need to address climate change and its impact on planning.
How Australia’s housing affordability crisis worsens climate risksAustralia· 2026-08-08
Planning Minister Paul Scully said the government aimed to support housing and jobs growth by funding 'infrastructure including schools, healthcare, transport, and public spaces'.
The growing pains at the centre of Sydney’s second cityAustralia· 2026-08-02
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully also filmed himself coming down the slide.
New $4.5 million slide closed following reports of injuries and broken bonesAustralia· 2026-07-27Planning Minister Paul Scully said the government had added climate resilience to the objectives of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.
Watchdog warns coal mines and data centres threaten state emissions targetsAustralia· 2026-07-23
Planning Minister Paul Scully stated that the new green space will become the backyard for the area.
Sydney greyhound track to transform into parkland, housing precinctAustralia· 2026-07-22Paul Scully, the state planning minister, has given the go-ahead for Tavakoli's development project.
Arash Tavakoli of Landmark Group able to bypass council to push through a 25-storey eastern suburbs towerAustralia· 2026-07-21
Acting NSW Health Minister Paul Scully said the data was encouraging, but warned the illicit trade risked undoing a century of work to reduce smoking rates.
How the illegal market is surging as nicotine use among Australians continues to declineAustralia· 2026-07-16
Paul Scully, the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, declared the proposal as a state significant development.
Status lifted one day after housing proposal fast-trackedAustralia· 2026-07-15
Planning Minister Paul Scully mentioned that they are examining ways to be involved in the Commonwealth program to deliver the best outcomes for first home buyers in NSW.
The $3.6b water and road fix that could unlock 130,000 homes in NSWAustralia· 2026-07-14
Mark Greenhill has called on NSW Minister for Planning Paul Scully to request a public hearing into the proposal.
Residents and Blue Mountains Council fight against proposed $92 million Narrow Neck Road projectAustralia· 2026-07-13
Paul Scully argues that thousands of dwellings are being excluded from the count due to outdated data rules.
Minns government falls 46,000 homes short of National Housing Accord commitmentsAustralia· 2026-07-02
Planning and Public Spaces Minister Paul Scully said the new parkland marks the start of a new era for Moore Park South.
What to know about the transition to a 12-hole layout and new public parklandAustralia· 2026-06-30
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully said while the government would consider the council’s masterplan, it had no intention of 'switching off' the statewide reforms.
Council fights NSW government to protect heritage streets from high-rise reformsAustralia· 2026-06-29
Planning and Public Spaces Minister Paul Scully stated that the NSW government cannot direct which businesses operate in commercial spaces.
Inside the Sydney suburbs that have become fast food hotspotsAustralia· 2026-06-24
Planning Minister Paul Scully said there was no expectation all affordable housing 'must be in perpetuity'.
Sydney CBDs and major hubs excluded from residential fast-track schemeAustralia· 2026-05-27
Other leadership names touted include Planning Minister Paul Scully.
We were just getting acquainted, so why foretell your exit?Australia· 2026-03-04
Planning Minister Paul Scully told a budget estimates hearing that his department had approved the proposals after the three-person authority recommended they be declared as 'state significant'.
Only two complexes approved after getting green light from Housing Delivery AuthorityAustralia· 2026-02-26
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully stated that all housing types are permitted in low and mid-rise areas.
NSW urged to follow Victoria's lead on "gentle" density developmentAustralia· 2026-02-24
Minns took an entourage of NSW Labor ministers including Paul Scully to go and kiss the ring with him.
Tony Abbott book a success, while Scott Morrison tome strugglesAustralia· 2026-02-23
Planning Minister Paul Scully released a statement saying 'no more building on high-risk flood plains'.
Former emergency service leaders raise concerns over flooding in Hawkesbury-Nepean, bushfire protections and development approvalsAustralia· 2026-02-21
Paul Scully is the Planning Minister who was summoned to a meeting by the South Coast Labour Council.
Discontent grows over Minns' handling of pro-Palestine protestsAustralia· 2026-02-20
Planning Minister Paul Scully has intervened to allow an inner Sydney cultural venue to operate around the clock.
Paul Scully allows 24/7 operation of Sydney venue despite noise concernsAustralia· 2026-02-19
Planning Minister Paul Scully recently said he had asked 'Homes NSW to investigate potential options for Victoria Barracks'.
Why the battle over this Sydney site is more than a war on NIMBYsAustralia· 2026-02-18
