NSW election 2015: Baird pledges he'd double land release for new housing and other top stories

NSW election 2015: Baird pledges he'd double land release for new housing

The new housing lots – for construction of apartments, terraces and stand alone homes – will be released in suburbs across the greater Sydney metropolitan area, the Lower Hunter and the Southern Highlands in a bid to address the housing affordability ... >> view original

Secret rail plan for Sydney would create massive and costly upheaval to ...

And billions would need to be spent on new bridges and tunnels to offer more reliable trains for western Sydney. Bureaucrats and consultants have developed these proposals and others for Transport for NSW as part of an implementation plan for the ... >> view original

Spectators reminded to celebrate safely as Mardi Gras fever hits Sydney

Visit the City of Sydney website: www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au for further information on alcohol-free zones in Sydney. - Remember the alcohol laws will remain in place and operate as usual, including 1.30am lockouts, which will be enforced so this may ... >> view original

Thousands of Sydney unionists protest privatisation in national day of action

Thousands of unionists rallied in Sydney to protest against the NSW and federal government's privatisation of public assets and salary cuts. Unions NSW secretary Mark Lennon said up to 10,000 workers gathered outside the NSW parliament in Macquarie ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: Annastacia Palaszczuk says Luke Foley Labor win 'can be ...

The government announced on Friday it has cancelled a coal seam gas exploration licence covering a large part of the Sydney Basin in an apparent effort to nullify the issue before the election later this month. The government has said it is cleaning up ... >> view original

Grayson Perry and 'The Greats' at MCA and Art Gallery of NSW for Sydney ...

The Deputy Premier Troy Grant today announced that the 2015-16 Sydney International Art Series would see the Art Gallery of NSW opening an exhibition called The Greats, Masterpieces of Western art from the National Galleries of Scotland, while the MCA ... >> view original

Best platters at restaurants in Sydney and throughout NSW

While a dessert platter at Cafe Sydney will set you back a whopping $50, you do get three dishes which are normally $19 each. A revamped dessert menu by Andria Liu consists of a double chocolate praline slice, cherry, toffee almond and coconut sorbet, ... >> view original

Severe weather hits NSW; SES called to more than 500 jobs in Sydney

Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds caused chaos across Sydney on Sunday, with the SES responding to more than 550 jobs, mainly roof damage from heavy rain and strong winds. A section of a street in North Sydney was closed after a window fell ... >> view original

NSW state election: Government pulls out of alcohol forum

The ALP, Greens and Christian Democratic Party sent represenatives to speak at the NSW ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance forum in Sydney, which was held to provide the community with the views of political parties on alcohol policy. NSW Police Association ... >> view original

Sunday afternoon storms hit Sydney

Earlier train delays were caused by lightning strikes affecting signalling equipment, but the NSW Transport Management Centre said all trains were now running on time. Coogee Beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs was evacuated when the storm hit shortly ... >> view original