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Former Premier "a leading contender" to become NAB boss

Former NSW premier Mike Baird won’t talk about running for the top job at NAB, but plenty of others are linking him with the role.

Banking sector nabs former Premier

NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn called Mike Baird just two days after he quit as NSW premier to see if he was interested in resuming his banking career.

NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian walks past locals near her electorate office in Naremburn, Sydney. She says she will stand for the role of 45th premier of NSW. Image: AAP

NSW Treasurer frontrunner to replace Baird

NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian says she has been “heartened” by support from her colleagues ahead of next week’s Liberal party leadership contest to replace outgoing Premier Mike Baird – but she’s making “no assumptions”.

NSW Premier Baird announces shock retirement

Just halfway through his government’s term, NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced he’s quitting politics saying his family’s ill health was a major factor in his shock decision.

Baird backflips on greyhound racing ban

NSW Premier Mike Baird has performed an extraordinary backflip on his greyhound racing ban after yielding to sustained industry and media pressure.

Stop demonising tax: Weatherill

Premier Jay Weatherill says Australians have to stop “demonising” tax, insisting he and fellow advocate for raising the GST, NSW Premier Mike Baird, are “going in to bat for taxation” as a means of addressing revenue shortfalls.

"Jay broke his word on GST": federal Labor slams Weatherill

Federal Labor has launched an extraordinary broadside against its longest serving state government, with a senior Senator claiming Jay Weatherill has declared “open warfare” against the people of South Australia over his advocacy of a debate on increasing the GST.

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