Paul Scully
AustraliapoliticianMale7.0Global 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 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
Planning Minister Paul Scully last week said he had asked 'Homes NSW to investigate potential options for Victoria Barracks.'
Labor, Liberal and Greens MPs unite to oppose Sydney sell-off of Defence propertyAustralia· 2026-02-14
Planning Minister Paul Scully was less specific about Spectacle Island, saying NSW would 'engage constructively' with the federal government as opportunities arose.
Spectacle Island on Sydney Harbour on the marketAustralia· 2026-02-14
Planning and Public Spaces Minister Paul Scully on Friday said the Minns government was exploring its options in response to the Albanese government’s dramatic decision this week to offload $3 billion worth of defence real estate.
NSW government eyes historic Victoria Barracks site for housingAustralia· 2026-02-07
Planning Minister Paul Scully has acknowledged NSW is falling short of where it hoped to be in meeting national housing targets.
ICC hosts local industry leaders, politicians to discuss Sydney’s futureAustralia· 2026-02-05
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully said the surge in development activity along Parramatta Road was a sign NSW planning reforms were 'unlocking development in areas neglected for decades'.
Housing crisis turns thoroughfare into a yellow brick roadAustralia· 2026-02-01
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully stated that the surge in development activity along Parramatta Road was a sign of successful planning reforms.
$2.76 billion plan to build 6006 units along Sydney thoroughfareAustralia· 2026-02-01
