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

Light plane crashes in river in Sydney's Nattai National Park

Neither the pilot nor his passenger was seriously hurt and both were winched to safety by a NSW Ambulance helicopter and flown to Bankstown Airport. The pilot said he was forced to attempt an emergency landing after the engine failed. "We just had a ... >> 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

Traffic chaos as bus catches fire on Spit Road in Sydney's north

A public bus caught fire sending its passengers running and shutting down roads in Sydney's lower north shore on Wednesday at 3pm. A fire started near the exhaust pipe of a State Transit Bus number L90 on the corner of Awaba Road and Spit Road in ... >> 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

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

Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition: Art Gallery of NSW to show controversial US artist

An artist whose work was described as "a monumental yawn" when it was shown in Sydney almost two decades ago will be exhibited at the Art Gallery of NSW. A major retrospective of works by US photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, whose images of violent ... >> 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

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

Our own Jacob Saulwick reports that Sharpe stood down from the upper house to contest the inner Sydney seat of Newtown, but lost to Greens candidate Jenny Leong. Sharpe is being encouraged to reclaim her old seat in the upper house, with NSW ALP ... >> view original

Wealthy residents of Annandale's Greens vote in NSW state election a bit rich

The other big tallies for the Greens, who have attacked spending at “wealthy private schools”, called for Sydney Airport to be closed and want to “redress the imbalance of wealth between rich and poor”, came at booths on Cambridge and Australia Streets ... >> view original