Government hints Powerhouse may stay

The state government has given its strongest indication yet that the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo will remain open, a move that has concerned some of those advocating its move to Parramatta.

Why Jonathan's job choice is increasingly common

New figures, according to the state opposition, reflect increasingly difficult conditions for the state's workers.

$80,000 bribe allegation behind council stoush

A Sydney councillor has been told to take out an advertisement in the Sun-Herald apologising to a Liberal colleague or face a lawsuit.

Councils fighting mergers could face multiple polls

Voters at 15 NSW councils in the middle of legal fights against mergers will nonetheless go to the polls this year, in elections that critics say could have to be repeated within a year.

Liberals scrape home in Sydney byelections

The Liberal party narrowly retained two key pieces of its heartland in Sydney's north after voters delivered thumping swings away from the party in three byelections on Saturday.

How Felicity's Howard selfie sparked questions over experience

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A Liberal candidate for this weekend's North Shore byelection has backtracked on a claim to have lived in the electorate for a decade, following questions from the Herald.

Baird praises Berejiklian's partial dismantling of his policy

Two-and-a-half months since announcing his exit from politics former Premier Mike Baird teamed up with his successor on Sunday and praised her decision to partly dismantle one of his key policies.

The 'booming' NSW economy that 100,000 people have joined

Growing use of services such Uber and Airbnb has led to a billion-dollar increase in the size of the so-called sharing or collaborative economy in NSW over the past year, a new study has found.

Sydney's epic neighbour dispute that began with a staircase

On Sydney's southern tip at Burraneer, Harry Magiros and Vicki Weeks are engaged in what could be, statistically, Sydney's most epic neighbourly dispute.