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The NSW government has drastically watered down the justification necessary for spending taxpayer dollars as accusations insist a new business case policy allows the premier to make major investment decisions “via media release”. NSW Treasury documents, quietly updated in November, reveal the government has provided a “fast track” pathway for investment decisions, meaning certain projects will not be subject to a business case assessment if they qualify under certain criteria. Under quietly updated reforms of NSW business case guidelines, the threshold for investment now includes a “public commitment” by the premier. Credit: Dominic Lorrimer A business case usually includes an overview of the purpose, benefits and costs of the investment decision, providing government justification for spending taxpayer dollars and cost-benefit analysis providing a metric for whether taxpayers dollars are being spent efficiently. The government has come under fire from the state’s audit office for a “lack of transparency” in financial reporting. An audit released in December found eight of the 15 most significant ongoing investment decisions did not have estimated total costs, while one-third did not have an estimated completion date. Projects which meet the following criteria could be accelerated: those considered a “public commitment” of the premier, where delivery is considered “time critical”, when “options development” is constrained by the investment, and when “bypassing or altering the business case” would “create benefits that outweigh risks”. However, a public commitment could constitute any “public statements approved by the premier”, projects that were considered time-critical when a delivery timeframe had been outlined by government publicly, and projects for which the benefits of bypassing the business case could include saving time and money from not proceeding with it. “Benefits include avoided expenditure on business case development and quicker progress to delivery,” the document said. Daniel Mookhey, NSW treasurer Credit: Fairfax “Business cases and assurance should not be done as a ‘tick the box’ when they won’t add value to resource allocation decisions or project delivery. This policy aims to get committed capital projects to delivery faster while ensuring appropriate analysis, due diligence and risk management takes place.” NSW Greens treasury spokesperson Abigail Boyd said while there were legitimate criticisms of the business case process, the new fast-track policy was a “deeply concerning backflip on promises of transparency and accountability” by the Labor government. “This new fast-track policy is a blatant attempt to bypass proper scrutiny and oversight,” she said. “This new policy literally allows the premier to make a major government investment decision via media release. “It deprives the parliament and the public the opportunity to check the government’s homework, to make sure we’re spending public money in ways that are in the public interest and not simply about trying to win elections.” University of Sydney Professor Hugh Harley said while he understood arguments against the premier’s prioritisation, he said the entirety of reforms changes were “sensible” in light of the need for governments to direct finite resources to the greatest good. “The government deserves some credit for reviewing the business case process. It would be entirely reasonable for someone to argue the premier’s prioritisation has gone a little too far, but in the context of the overall reforms I’m fairly relaxed about it,” Harley said, noting the additional role of the auditor-general. A NSW government spokeswoman said the reforms of the business case guidelines were to “sharpen the efficiency, quality and cost of decision-making”, noting that $134 million was spent by the Coalition government on the business case to support building dams at Dungowan and Wyangala — projects that never proceeded. “A refined system means government can reduce wasted hours and wasted money that comes when proposals endlessly cycle through a business case system without a decision ever being made,” she said. Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter .
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fight broke out at midfield after Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday as Wolverines players attempted to plant their flag and were met by Buckeyes who confronted them. Police had to use pepper spray to break up the players, who threw punches and shoves in the melee that overshadowed the rivalry game. Ohio State police said in a statement “multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray.” Ohio State police will investigate the fight, according to the statement. After the Ohio State players confronted their bitter rivals at midfield, defensive end Jack Sawyer grabbed the top of the Wolverines' flag and ripped it off the pole as the brawl moved toward the Michigan bench. Eventually, police officers rushed into the ugly scene. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he understood the actions of his players. “There are some prideful guys on our team who weren't going to sit back and let that happen,” Day said. The two Ohio State players made available after the game brushed off questions about it. Michigan running back Kalel Mullings, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, didn't like how the Buckeyes players involved themselves in the Wolverines' postgame celebration. He called it “classless.” “For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game," he said in an on-field interview with Fox Sports. “It’s just bad for the sport, bad for college football. But at the end of the day, you know some people got to — they got to learn how to lose, man. ... We had 60 minutes, we had four quarters, to do all that fighting.” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said everybody needs to do better. “So much emotions on both sides," he said. "Rivalry games get heated, especially this one. It’s the biggest one in the country, so we got to handle that better.” Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballKylian Mbappe’s spot-kick woe goes on as Real Madrid lose at Athletic Bilbao
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Eli Holstein was carted off the field and taken to a hospital with a left leg injury sustained while being sacked in the first quarter of Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference game at Louisville. The redshirt freshman's left ankle was caught at an awkward angle beneath Louisville defensive end Ashton Gillotte's hip on a twisting tackle for a 4-yard loss at midfield. Panthers medical personnel rushed to Holstein's aid, with a cart arriving quickly on the field within minutes. Holstein’s leg was placed in a boot before he was helped onto the cart. He gave a thumbs-up to nearby teammates as he left the field to applause before being taken a hospital. Holstein started for the Panthers (7-3, 3-3 ACC) after missing last week’s 24-20 home loss to No. 17 Clemson with a head injury sustained in the previous game against Virginia while sliding at the end of a run. He left an Oct. 24 game against Syracuse after taking a hit, but returned against SMU the following week. Holstein completed 3 of 4 passes for 51 yards before being intercepted in the end zone by Louisville's Stanquan Clark on the game-opening possession. He was relieved by junior Nate Yarnell. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
Inter has always had a prolific striker, a forward who strikes fear into the hearts of opposition defenders. The likes of Giuseppe Meazza, Alessandro Altobelli, and Roberto Boninsegna are rightly regarded as Nerazzurri legends, although they played in a bygone era. The modern game demands a different kind of hitman, and the San Siro faithful have one of the world’s best to cheer on: Lautaro Martinez. Martinez started his professional career in 2015 as a fresh-faced 18-year-old in his native Argentina. Although Racing Club used Martinez sparingly during his first two seasons, he became a regular in the team during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, scoring 27 goals in 60 appearances. His eye for goal and ability to link up play attracted the attention of some of world football’s biggest clubs. Still, Inter beat everyone to his signature after agreeing to pay €22.7 million . The diminutive striker scored nine goals in 35 appearances in all competitions during his debut season with Inter as he adapted to the nuances of Italian and European football. He found his feet during the 2019-20 campaign, scoring 21 goals in 49 games, including five in six UEFA Champions League appearances. Many pundits and players began comparing Martinez to compatriot Sergio Aguero , while the Argentinian found his name toward the top of the top goalscorer markets at www.onlinesportsbetting.net . Lautaro Martinez Is Inter Milan’s Seventh Most Prolific Striker Ever Following his breakout season, Martinez has never looked back. He has scored at least 20 goals in four of the past five seasons , including at least 21 Serie A goals in his last three campaigns. Including the six goals in 18 appearances in 2024-25, Martinez has scored an impressive 135 goals in 300 games in Inter’s famous black and blue kit. Martinez’s excellent scoring record places him in seventh in Inter’s all-time goalscorer standings. He has more goals than Christian Vieri (123), Mauro Icardi (124), and Istvan Nyers (133). At the time of writing, Martinez is only eight goals away from leapfrogging Bonito Lorenzi (143) into sixth place and 23 goals away from climbing into the top five at the expense of Luigi Cevenini III (158). Since joining Inter, Martinez has averaged 0.46 goals per game and 47 appearances per season, including cup and European competitions. If the Argentinian continues in a similar vein of form, he should notch up at least 21 goals this season, which would be almost enough for him to climb to fifth place in this incredible club’s all-time top goalscorer rankings. Should he match his impressive tally of 24 Serie A goals from last year, our captain will tie with Cevenini in fifth place. How Does Lautaro Martinez Compare To Other Inter Greats? Martinez’s 135 goals in 300 games averages out at 0.45 goals per game, an impressive figure by anyone’s standards. It is the same average Bentino Lorenzi enjoyed when he scored 143 goals in 314 appearances between 1947 and 1958. However, despite averaging a goal every two games, Martinez has some ground to make up regarding Luigi Cevenini III ‘s quite ridiculous scoring rate. Cevenini played 190 games for Inter across three spells and managed to score 158 goals, an average of 0.83 goals per game . When one considers Cevenini played throughout the 1910s and 1920s, his goalscoring record is even more impressive. Sandro Mazzola spent his entire 17-year career with Inter between 1960 and 1977. According to Inter’s official website, Mazzola scored 158 goals in 565 appearances for an average of 0.28 goals per game. Although Mazzola was often deployed as a forward, he spent a significant period of his career playing as an attacking midfielder, which makes his goal tally extraordinary. During the late 1960s and through to 1976, Inter fans got to see Roberto Boninsegna in his prime. Boninsegna was an athletic and acrobatic striker who excelled in the air despite only standing five feet ten inches tall. Through 287 appearances for the Nerrazurri, Boninsegna racked up 171 goals . The Only Two Players With More Than 200 Inter Goals Only two players have scored at least 200 goals for Inter since the club’s formation in 1908. Alessandro Altobelli arrived at Inter in 1997 and went on to make 466 appearances for the club. Nicknamed “Spillo” because of his slender frame, Altobelli scored 209 goals in Inter colors , including an Italian record of 56 goals in 93 Coppa Italia appearances . Altobelli’s 293 career goals rank him the tenth highest-scoring Italian player of all time. It does not take a genius to work out who Inter’s all-time leading scorer is; it is the man our iconic stadium is named after. Giuseppe Meazza played 408 games for Inter and scored 284 goals, averaging 0.7 goals per game . His 338 career goals place him third in Italy’s all-time scoring charts, while his 33 goals in 53 games for the Italian national side helped Italy win back-to-back World Cups in 1934 and 1938. Meazza is a legend in every sense of the word. Martinez signed a contract extension in August 2024 that ties him to the club until the end of the 2028-29 season . While a lot can happen in four-and-a-half years, especially in football, it is highly likely that Martinez will continue to find the back of the net with alarming regularity. The Inter club captain is currently 67 goals away from becoming only the third Inter player in history to score 200 goals from the club and 149 away from becoming the all-time leading scorer. That last figure initially seems a million miles away but not outside the realms of possibility. Regardless of setting individual records, Inter fans will hope Martinez continues scoring goals, creating chances for teammates, and helping the Nerrazurri to more Scudetos before he calls time on his illustrious career.
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Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein leaves game with left leg injury against LouisvilleNew York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was the best hitter in the American League by a mile in 2024. The AL Most Valuable Player voting, announced Thursday, reflected that with uncanny accuracy. More news: Yankees Broadcaster Michael Kay Explains 'Where Fans are Dead Wrong' About Juan Soto Judge won the award in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Former Yankees captain Derek Jeter made the live announcement on MLB Network. Judge, 32, hit .322 with 58 home runs and 144 RBIs in the regular season, helping the Yankees win an AL-leading 94 games. Judge collected all 30 first-place votes from the BBWAA electorate. Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. collected all 30 second-place votes. Yankees outfielder Juan Soto finished third, collecting 21 third-place votes, ahead of Baltimore Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson, who finished fourth. Here are the AL MVP vote totals pic.twitter.com/c29K0VFstd "I honestly wouldn't be in this position without my teammates, all the coaching we had this year," Judge told the MLB Network panel. "This is such a blessing. I have to thank God every day to be here, wear pinstripes, and be here in New York." It is the second AL MVP award of Judge's career. He also won the award in 2022. "It means a lot," he said on MLB Network. "There's a lot of hard work in the offseason, during the season the ups and downs throughout it, and just the constant support from teammates, the fans in New York — just everybody to help me get to this spot." Aaron Judge joins 1956 Mickey Mantle as the Yankees’ only unanimous MVPs (since BBWAA began voting in 1931) The Yankees' only other unanimous MVP selection was Mickey Mantle in 1956, according to MLB 's Sarah Langs. The BBWAA began voting on the MVP award in 1931. Yankees players have won 22 MVPs since then, more than any other team. Judge's path to the award was anything but straight. He was hitting below .200 as late as May 2, but turned things around in a hurry. From May 3 until the All-Star break, he slashed .367/.487/.837, claiming the AL Player of the Month awards in May and June in the process. More news: Yankees' Owner: 'No Idea' Where Team Stands in Juan Soto Sweepstakes Judge made his sixth AL All-Star team, won his fourth Silver Slugger Award, and led all players with 10.8 Wins Above Replacement, a career-high. His 218 wRC+ was the highest ever by a right-handed hitter and the seventh-best of all time. Adjusted OPS+ career highs for all-time greats in a single season: Mike Trout 198, 2018 Mickey Mantle 221, 1957 Shohei Ohtani 184, 2023 Albert Pujols 192, 2008 Willie Mays 185, 1965 Henry Aaron 194, 1971 Ken Griffey Jr. 171, 1993 and '94 Aaron Judge's Adjusted OPS+ in 2024: 230 The Yankees signed Judge to a nine-year, $360 million contract in Dec. 2022 and named him the 16th captain in team history. For more MLB news, visit Newsweek Sports .
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fight broke out at midfield after Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday as Wolverines players attempted to plant their flag and were met by Buckeyes who confronted them. Police had to use pepper spray to break up the players, who threw punches and shoves in the melee that overshadowed the rivalry game. Ohio State police said in a statement “multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray.” Ohio State police will investigate the fight, according to the statement. After the Ohio State players confronted their bitter rivals at midfield, defensive end Jack Sawyer grabbed the top of the Wolverines' flag and ripped it off the pole as the brawl moved toward the Michigan bench. Eventually, police officers rushed into the ugly scene. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he understood the actions of his players. “There are some prideful guys on our team who weren't going to sit back and let that happen,” Day said. The two Ohio State players made available after the game brushed off questions about it. Michigan running back Kalel Mullings, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, didn't like how the Buckeyes players involved themselves in the Wolverines' postgame celebration. He called it “classless.” “For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game," he said in an on-field interview with Fox Sports. “It’s just bad for the sport, bad for college football. But at the end of the day, you know some people got to — they got to learn how to lose, man. ... We had 60 minutes, we had four quarters, to do all that fighting.” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said everybody needs to do better. “So much emotions on both sides," he said. "Rivalry games get heated, especially this one. It’s the biggest one in the country, so we got to handle that better.” Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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