NSW state election 2015: Marie Bashir lashes out at loss of farmland for mining and other top stories

NSW state election 2015: Marie Bashir lashes out at loss of farmland for mining

The Baird government recently cancelled coal seam gas exploration licences covering parts of the Central Coast, Sydney Basin and northern NSW in an apparent bid to nullify the polarising issue ahead of the March 28 poll. However it has delayed telling ... >> view original

Sydney Protesters Just Brought A “Pop-Up Share House” To NSW's Parliament ...

“Together we want to make sure that politicians no longer avoid addressing the problem of housing affordability,” Sydney Alliance community organiser Samara Barchet said. She said this action was one of many organised by their group and others over the ... >> view original

Parramatta stabbing: CCTV shows Prabha Arun Kumar minutes before fatal attack

Ms Kumar's brother-in-law, Thrijesh Jayachandra, spoke to Mr Kumar just before he departed for Sydney and revealed to The Hindu that he heard his wife pleading with her attacker not to harm her. "She was walking while talking to Arun over the phone ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: Mike Baird says forum to promote western Sydney vital to ...

NSW Premier Mike Baird has given his support to a new forum to promote western Sydney's interests and says his electricity privatisation plan is essential to the region's economic future. Mr Baird was joined by identities from the world of business and ... >> 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

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

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

It says an additional 664,000 new dwellings will be needed in metropolitan Sydney by that time. Sydney house prices grew by 14.1 per cent last year to hit a median of $873,786. Mr Baird said NSW housing starts were at their highest levels in more than ... >> view original

Greek Diaspora of Sydney Offers Unique Artwork to NSW State Parliament

an aust funeral lemnos 1915 On the occasion of the 100th anniversary since Anzac forces arrived on the island of Lemnos, Greece, on March 4, 1915, the Greek Diaspora of Sydney offered a unique artwork by Nikolas Foteinos to the New South Wales State ... >> view original

NSW bets $1.7 million on medtech hub in Sydney

The “medtech” hub was the fourth of five industry-led Hubs being rolled out in NSW. Last week the government threw its support behind a financial industry tech hub, named Stone and Chalk, in Sydney's CBD. The others already in place focus on digital ... >> view original

Mike Baird's western 'super park' compared to Hyde, Central Park

The Baird government has unveiled its plans for a $15 million, 200-hectare western Sydney "super" park, which the government says will compare to London's Hyde Park or New York's Central Park. Premier Mike Baird is in full election mode and travelled ... >> view original