Nick Dole

Landlords in New South Wales say a looming policy change by the state government to ban a practice known as "no-grounds evictions" will erode the rights of property owners and reduce the amount of rental stock on the market. 

A public dispute between the NSW Coalition partners broke out after Nationals Upper House MP Wes Fang was sacked from the shadow ministry. Liberal MPs were called to a meeting to discuss the future of their alliance with the Nationals.

NSW Liberal MPs will meet to discuss the Coalition's future on Tuesday after opposition leader Mark Speakman sacked Nationals MP Wes Fang after Mr Fang criticised him on Facebook. Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders refused to accept that decision.

The NSW government is crowing about its plans for 30,000 new homes, with 44 state-owned sites selected for the extra housing. But state treasurer Daniel Mookhey is remaining tight-lipped about the exact geography of the development sites.  

The state government forecasts four years of deficits after a change to how money from the GST is distributed, but has made funding for affordable housing the centrepiece of its budget.

The Minns government will build apartment blocks for Sydney's essential workers, offering them cheap rent so they're not priced out of the city.

Rose Jackson says she is embarrassed to hear that social housing tenants feel like second-class citizens after receiving desperate calls about serious maintenance issues.

Patrizia Cassaniti will carry her son's ashes inside a toy bear at parliament today, with long-awaited industrial manslaughter legislation to be introduced.

The NSW government's pay offer applies to public sector workers whose industrial agreements are due for renewal, including firefighters, nurses and police.

The NSW government has proposed new laws for those accused of "serious" domestic violence offences to make it harder to secure bail. 

Police in New South Wales will be able to "wand" anyone in designated areas for a weapon, under state government proposals to combat knife crime.

Women who have left a violent relationship could be given wrist-worn duress alarms and home security upgrades to help them stay in their communities, under a four-year, $230 million NSW government package to combat domestic violence.

The sexual assault of a 12-year-old child, cockroach infestations and a lack of access to showers and healthy food have been identified in a report into the emergency accommodation for vulnerable children in New South Wales.

Chris Minns pays tribute to his father, the man he has previously said introduced him to the "Labor tribe", following confirmation of his death.

New South Wales is facing a budget shortfall that's worse than the shock experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A shopping centre security guard who helped confront Bondi mass-murderer Joel Cauchi is likely to be approved for a permanent visa, following the intervention of the prime minister.

One year into Chris Minns's leadership, we track the progress of Labor's key election policies.  

Some of Australia's top legal and criminal justice experts accuse Premier Chris Minns of ignoring "years of evidence" after the government introduced a bill that would make it harder for young people to get bail.

The laws will be in place for 12 months, and will make it tougher for young people to get bail for offences like stealing a car or breaking into a house in NSW.

An independent review has found that Sydney's tolls are putting the finances of private companies ahead of drivers, who are set to fork out $195 billion over the next 36 years.

The director of public prosecutions, Sally Dowling SC, has ordered an audit of every sexual assault case committed for trial following criticism from some judges that merit-less cases were being pursued.

After a meeting lasting almost two and a half hours, Simon Kennedy defeats three other Liberal Party candidates to win preselection in former prime minister Scott Morrison's old seat of Cook.

New South Wales opposition leader Mark Speakman believes the honeymoon is ending for Premier Chris Minns but admits it's a struggle to "cut through" with the next election three years away.

Safework NSW has been referred to ICAC over its handling of a $1.34 million contract for a device designed to protect workers from a potentially deadly disease, known as silicosis.

More than a month before asbestos was first detected near the Rozelle Interchange, an auditor warned that testing on some mulch at another site just metres away was "non-compliant".