NSW state election 2015: Seat of Sydney and other top stories

NSW state election 2015: Seat of Sydney

"It certainly seems that Sydney has declared its independence once again," said a triumphant Alex Greenwich shortly before 8pm on Saturday night. The independent MP, who went into the campaign with a whisker thin margin of just 0.3 per cent due to a ... >> view original

NSW state election 2015: Live blog, Sunday, March 29

Mr Morrison said Labor's losses to the Greens in inner Sydney and the NSW north coast raised "very, very difficult questions" for the party and meant Tanya Plibersek and Anthony Albanese would be in trouble at the next federal election in their inner ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: Greens say rise will continue

The Greens have hailed the state election result not just for the four seats it may win but for its second-place showing in several others, where the party believes it is consolidating as voters' alternative choice in affluent parts of Sydney. The ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: What next for Baird's signature privatisation plans?

The morning after his election victory Mike Baird said no time would be wasted implementing his signature policy – to lease a 49 per cent stake of state's poles and wires to the private sector and spend the proceeds on new infrastructure. Assuming the ... >> view original

NSW: Office lease, 2 Park Street, Sydney

Economos Chartered Accountants has leased an office suite in the Citigroup Centre in the Sydney CBD at a net annual rental of $533,655. The term of the lease is seven years. Knight Frank associate director Thomas Fredriksen said that Economos had ... >> 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

NSW state election 2015: Penny Sharpe encouraged to return to upper house

Labor's Penny Sharpe, formerly the party's transport spokeswoman, is being encouraged to reclaim her old seat in the NSW upper house. Ms Sharpe stood down from the upper house to contest the seat of Newtown, where she lives, but lost to Greens ... >> 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

NSW Election: The fiercely independent electorate of Sydney

The electorate of Sydney covers some of New South Wales' most affluent voters in Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay on the city's eastern edge, and some of the most disadvantaged voters in Millers Point on the city's western edge. This mix of demographic ... >> view original

NSW state election 2015: Ethnic dissent cost Luke Foley in Auburn

Professor Jakubowicz, a sociology academic at the University of Technology, Sydney, also believes many Chinese voters returned to Labor's fold after deserting the party at the last election – a trend that helped Labor secure wins in Strathfield and ... >> view original