Sydney drivers spend four days in traffic per year and other top stories

Sydney drivers spend four days in traffic per year

The results have put the spotlight on the NSW Roads and Maritime services own findings, with data from September to November 2014 highlighting the city's most congested roads. Among them are the Spit Road between Balgowlah and Cammeray, where ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: How sweet it is - Baird welcomes new MPs and carves up ...

NSW is set for the most exciting years in its history, newly returned Premier Mike Baird has told a party room of jubilant Liberal MPs, saying the government will "get cracking" to transform the state with new infrastructure. But perhaps indicating the ... >> view original

NSW election 2015: No Land Tax Party election day staff worried about payment

A LinkedIn profile exists for a Sydney chef by the same name. "I have no idea," Mr Jones said when asked if his candidate was alive. Mr Jones said they had never spoken. The party has so far secured about 1.8 per cent of the vote in the upper house, or ... >> view original

Sydney's population to reach 5 million in a year

Sydney's population is set to top 5 million in the next year, after the city gained a record 84,230 people in 2013-14. The state's ten largest growth areas last financial year were all in the Sydney metropolitan area, as the city absorbed 77 per cent ... >> view original

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 Election 2015: Premier Mike Baird needs the power to build NSW

... Sydney electorate of Auburn, where he is hoping to be elected as MP. Despite the coalition being comfortably ahead in opinion polls, Mr Foley said earlier on Saturday his race was not yet run. “I'm in this to win it,” he said. MORE NSW ELECTION NEWS. >> 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: Greens hopeful of victory in Sydney seats Balmain and ...

The Greens could increase their presence in the New South Wales Lower House significantly after polling strongly in two Sydney seats and two in the state's north. The party had just one MP in the Lower House before the election: Jamie Parker in the ... >> view original

Sydney father convicted of arranging for his daughter to have sex with man

A Sydney father has been found guilty of "procuring" his 12-year-old daughter for sex with a 27-year-old man after arranging for them to be married in an Islamic ceremony. The father, 63, whose name cannot be published to protect daughter's identity ... >> 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