NSW Election 2015: Campbelltown, in Sydney's west, expected to be a vital seat and other top stories

NSW Election 2015: Campbelltown, in Sydney's west, expected to be a vital seat

A former police chief is going head-to-head with a former soldier in the fight for the New South Wales electorate of Campbelltown, in Sydney's west. Campbelltown will be one of the seats to watch when voters to go the polls in the state election on ... >> view original

Man, 26, charged with murder over fatal stabbing at NSW park

A man has been charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed during a brawl at a popular picnic spot in Sydney's outer west yesterday. The 26-year-old man was arrested at a home at St Mary's, in Sydney's west, today after the violent brawl last ... >> view original

Suspected scombroid fish poisoning at Sydney cafe causes NSW Food Authority ...

The NSW Food Authority has recalled a batch of tinned tuna from Thailand that was served at a Sydney cafe after four people fell ill with suspected scombroid fish poisoning. Soul Origin takeaway, a cafe in Sydney's CBD, were notified by the NSW Food ... >> view original

NSW Government's embarrassing backdown on pool fencing law

Most Sydney councils devote little time to the task, the industry says. "Councils' resources are grossly inadequate," said Tim McKibbin the CEO of the Real Estate Institute of NSW, who had advocated the law be delayed. Building inspectors are also ... >> view original

Powerhouse Museum to move to Parramatta under Coalition plan

"Audiences in western Sydney are the big winners out of today's announcement," he said in a statement. "Practicing and emerging artists will also benefit by creating and offering content designed specifically for the local community." New South Wales ... >> view original

Sydney gymnastics instructor charged with assault of second boy

A gymnastics instructor filmed himself giving a sports massage to a 13-year-old boy without the child's knowledge, police say. During the massage, the man indecently assaulted the boy, police said. The 13-year-old is the second teenage boy that the ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: Labor backs western Sydney light rail from Strathfield to ...

The funding promise, announced on Friday by Opposition Leader Luke Foley, matches the pledge of Mike Baird's government, though neither side has fixed on a route for a tram line in Western Sydney. Last year Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian said ... >> view original

NSW: Office lease, 25 Bligh Street, Sydney

SECURITY services provider Seccom Global has leased office space in the 31-level Bligh Chambers office tower in the Sydney CBD at a gross annual rental of $260,600. The term of the lease is seven years. Knight Frank associate director Thomas ... >> view original

NSW politicians call for official apology for brutality at first Sydney Gay ...

Organised by the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, LGBTI health body ACON and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association, the hustings saw all the major parties quizzed on matters ranging from the use of crystal meth in the gay community, ... >> view original

Backpacker crisis hits NSW: Locals fuming as carparks and parks are turned ...

The largely European set — who call themselves boondockers — use Sydney water to bathe, charge their electronic gadgetry with power from the city grid and eat their meals at elaborate table settings on footpaths and in parks. They brush their teeth ... >> view original