$600 million development to transform Central Coast ‘eyesore’
More than 500 new apartments will be built on a Central Coast site after developer ALAND was given the green light to transform a long-time eyesore. Read all the details here.
State Election
Profiled: Byron council hopefuls battling for your vote
Away from Byron’s A-listers and wellness influencers, issues like a lack of affordable housing and homelessness are banging on council’s door. Here’s what these candidates plan to do about it.
Battle on the border: Who’s who in Tweed council election
Housing, housing, housing. It’s one of the key priorities in the Tweed for many of the council candidates running in the 2024 Local Government elections. Here’s their campaign pitches.
Embattled mayor addresses DV allegations in new video
Just weeks out from an election, Byron Mayor Michael Lyon has opened up after being accused of assaulting his wife – and revealed his next campaign move.
Perrottet hails Monica Tudehope as ‘probable premier’
Former premier Dominic Perrottet has described his successor, Monica Tudehope as a “probable premier” declaring his former staffer would bring intellectual firepower to the NSW Liberals.
Toole clings on as Nationals leader… for now
A challenge for the NSW Nationals leadership was unsuccessful on Wednesday, but Paul Toole may not be safe in the seat for long after a shock vote result, it can be revealed.
The Liberal MPs begging Perrottet to stay
As the bloodletting from the Coalition’s election loss continues, scores of angry Liberal MPs and staff say there were multiple failures in the lead-up to polling day.
Minns’ secret weapon: A touch of Kevin ‘07
Chris Minns’ close-knit election-winning team included a couple of secret weapons, including party elders — and a star staffer from the Kevin ’07 campaign.
Labor concedes as Liberals hold on to tight regional seat
Liberal MP Wendy Tuckerman has been re-elected to the seat of Goulburn after Labor challenger Michael Pilbrow conceded defeat.
The Sauce: Libs’ secret rendezvous to snare Yung blood
Desperate Liberals pulled out all the stops last week to try to convince education entrepreneur Scott Yung to run against Chris Minns in the marginal Labor seat of Kogarah. It’s in The Sauce.
Young people: Fix our nightlife if you want our vote
A poll of more than a thousand young voters in Western Sydney found nightlife and 24-hour public transport are top issues ahead of the state election.
Bad parenting or real issue? $2.5m plan to battle screen addiction
Labor’s war on childrens’ devices is set to continue, with Chris Minns pledging millions of dollars to crack down on screen addiction. But is it even an issue or just bad parenting? TAKE OUR POLL
Schools lash ABC ‘smear campaign’ against Opus Dei, Perrottet
A group of Catholic schools, including Dominic Perrottet’s former school, have taken an extraordinary step amid claims an upcoming ABC program is simply a ‘smear campaign’ against them and the NSW Premier ahead of the NSW election.
NSW Labor boss to be parachuted in for dumped Asfour
A phone call from Labor leader Chris Minns is believed to have convinced NSW Labor General Secretary Bob Nanva to run for parliament. But it requires waiving as rule.
Ayres set for cabinet return if Coalition wins election
Embattled Penrith MP Stuart Ayres will return to NSW’s cabinet if Dominic Perrottet and the Coalition are re-elected at the March election, it can be revealed.
‘I can knock out Chris Minns’: Lib hopeful considers Kogarah tilt
He almost ousted Labor leader Chris Minns in 2019— now, Scott Yung is considering another at the seat of Kogarah at the state election. But it’s on one condition.
Bullying claims over candidate’s shock decision to quit
The shock move by Labor’s candidate for Manly to quit last week set the rumour mill spinning — especially because social media posts now indicate that bullying may have been involved.
Premier’s energy adviser paid to work just 20 days
He was hired to advise Premier Dominic Perrottet on energy matters, but secret contract details reveal former Snowy Hydro boss Paul Broad only has to work 20 days.
Sydney mayor’s shock withdrawal amid ‘smear campaign’
A NSW mayor has sensationally withdrawn as a candidate for Labor’s Upper House ticket amid expense claim revelations as his accuser rejects claims of similar “largesse”.
Fines v demerit points: Which NSW election plan is best?
Both major parties kicked off their 2023 NSW State Election campaigns by appealing to motorists, with one major party announcing an overhaul to demerit points while the other targeted fines. Take our poll and tell us which party won your vote.
Revealed: Shocking official figures behind NSW’s chronic teacher shortage
Vacant positions for permanent teachers in NSW public schools have tripled in the past decade, internal documents show. See the figures here.
‘Like a cancer’: Rogue MP lashes Labor amid One Nation defection
Bankstown MP Tania Mihailuk has slammed her former party in a scathing spray after it was revealed she will run as a candidate for One Nation at the state election.
‘I won’t be taking lectures’: Perrottet fires back at ex-premier
Dominic Perrottet and former NSW premier Bob Carr have traded barbs in a fiery war of words— find out why.
‘Horrible coward’: Kean blasts Nazi costume leak
The state’s treasurer has slammed the person who started rumours there was a photo of the NSW Premier dressed in a Nazi costume on his 21st birthday, revealing the image “doesn’t exist”.
‘Long overdue’: $1b for Western Sydney roads
Long-promised flood evacuation routes will be improved and road safety bolstered under a $1 billion dollar roads package for Western Sydney. See which projects are on the list.
Dom ‘offered to take Nazi costume off’ at his 21st
Dominic Perrottet quickly realised his ‘terrible mistake’ of wearing a Nazi costume to his 21st birthday party, with one guest recalling he offered to take it off during the event.
Labor vows to build sports school in southwest Sydney
A sports high school for Sydney’s southwest and a new mid-north coast high school will be built in Labor’s first term if it wins the March state election.
Ministers back Dom amid Nazi outrage; rivals launch scathing attack
Senior Liberal ministers have backed the beleaguered NSW Premier after his shock admission he wore a Nazi costume to his 21st birthday. Meanwhile a rival party has rebuked the behaviour.
Cancer won’t stop whistleblower taking on Minns
Former whistleblower Troy Stolz will campaign on gambling reform in a bid to topple the Labor leader. Terminal bone cancer won’t derail him: “We’re all gonna die at some stage.”
Perrottet’s stamp duty and land tax backflip
It’s about giving homebuyers a “choice”, says NSW premier Dominic Perrottet, as he scraps long-held plan to abolish stamp duty in its entirety.
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