Sean Nicholls is the State Political Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.
With the NSW Planning Assessment Commission's decision on consent for James Packer's proposed new hotel, casino and apartment tower at Barangaroo imminent, much of the focus has rightly been on the scale of the development.
The scene that unfolded at the inaugural meeting of the newly created and installed Inner West Council on Tuesday night shocked observers and outraged the state government – and with justification.
After two years, the government led by NSW premier Mike Baird, AKA Australia's most popular politician, is showing a few signs of wear and tear.
The NSW government is awash with cash from the hot property market, giving it the perfect opportunity to improve housing affordability.
The next time you pull into a petrol station in NSW and select the fuel of your choice, consider that you are probably at the scene of what is emerging as a major political headache for the Baird government.
As NSW Premier Mike Baird's experience so clearly demonstrates, sometimes the most difficult decisions are easiest to make in a crisis.
The timing could not have been worse for Mike Baird, but for his political opponents it was exquisite.
Labor has a good story to tell about gender balance, with almost twice as many women on its frontbench than the government.
Two weeks ago a Sydney policy consultant got an unexpected phone call from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC).
Almost seven years ago, Labor embarked on a major overhaul of the laws that determine the rules around the public's right to access government information.
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