NSW state election 2015: Election day live blog, Saturday, March 28 and other top stories

NSW state election 2015: Election day live blog, Saturday, March 28

10:47am Leesha McKenny: Candidates are busy dropping their ballots in the box across the state. The Herald's Leesha McKenny reports from the central seat of Sydney: The adage that all politics is local is especially true in the seat of Sydney, where ... >> view original

NSW state election 2015: Seat of Sydney

Despite a redistribution cutting his 6 per cent margin to a wafer thin 0.3 per cent, the member for Sydney was tipped to retain the seat he has held since a byelection in 2012. "I think it may affect my primary result, we'll see what happens on a two ... >> view original

NSW state election 2015: your complete guide to voting on Saturday

The NSW election is on Saturday. Here is a no-nonsense guide to the ins and outs of voting on election day. We can even point you in the right direction for sausage sizzles and cake stalls. Where's my nearest polling place and when will it be open? >> view original

Premier Mike Baird makes last-ditch pitch to voters before NSW state election

NSW now has the nation's second lowest unemployment rate and according to one estimate Sydney's economy grew at its fastest rate for 14 years in 2013-14. The Coalition has adopted policies to boost new home building which has become a key growth ... >> view original

The challenge leaders don't talk about: population growth pressures in NSW

"Announcements of big new infrastructure spending in Sydney need to be put in the context of the population growth – because if you factor that in, it equates to a cut in services," Dr Denniss said. He said government budget papers should publish ... >> view original

NSW state election 2015: The seats, the candidates and the issues

Transport is key here, with many residents commuting to Sydney for work. Liberal MP Roza Sage says there are mixed feelings about electricity privatisation in the region, but says train line upgrades and widening of the M4 would make it worthwhile. >> view original

Sydney mother to take legal action against NSW Police for daughter Melissa ...

A Sydney mother is planning civil action against the New South Wales Police for the wrongful arrest of her daughter during a night out three years ago. Melissa Dunn was arrested and charged in January 2012. A magistrate later said the police had used ... >> view original

Waratahs wary of winless Blues backlash

The NSW Waratahs are once bitten, twice wary as they brace themselves for an attacking backlash from the unpredictable Blues in Saturday night's Super Rugby clash at Allianz Stadium. The Blues are sitting dead last on the competition table, winless ... >> view original

Skydiver killed and another injured in incident on NSW north coast

One woman has died and a man is in a critical condition after a skydiving incident on the NSW north coast. The NSW Ambulance Service was called to an area just off the Pacific Highway at Tyagarah, just north of Byron Bay, to reports that two skydivers ... >> view original

Mardi Gras should expand to western Sydney — Labor NSW election candidate

LABOR'S candidate for the Sydney electorate in tomorrow's NSW state election has said the city's Mardi Gras should relocate part of its festival to western Sydney to help change attitudes towards people outside of the inner city. Edwina Lloyd, a ... >> view original