Minister's answer undercut by leak on $2.9b rail tunnel

The state government has denied misleading Parliament by saying it never assessed building a tunnel on part of the Sydney-to-Wollongong rail line, despite leaks revealing a detailed report on the matter went to cabinet just over two years ago.

Bureaucrat who took a $4.4m pay cut resigns after two years

NSW's Treasury Secretary, who famously took a $4.4 million pay cut to leave banking for public service, has resigned after two years.

'Adviser' Chinese lobbyist ties drops out of council race

A self-styled adviser to an Australian Liberal Minister, with reported close ties to a secret Chinese Communist Party lobbying organisation has withdrawn at the last minute from representing the party in a local council.

You could be paid cash to turn off power-guzzling appliances

Energy companies offering you money to turn off power-guzzling appliances is just one of the ideas in a proposed initiative.

Radical plan to drop energy bills by 20 per cent is 'jumping the gun'

The opposition's move on electricity prices has described as "tantalisingly attractive" but as having jumped the gun.

Live: NSW budget 2017-18 has surprising 'soul'

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Welcome to our live coverage of the 2017-18 NSW state budget.

'The only way to wipe mud off my name': Plea after ICAC raids office

A former Sydney mayor whose offices were raided by the anti-corruption watchdog will seek vindication after an investigation into him was dropped.

NSW government unsure how many buildings may have dangerous fire cladding

NSW government unsure how many buildings are clad in the material blamed for the London residential building inferno.

MP calls for police probe into Liberal councillor Peter Grippaudo

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Councillor who denies he is a developer has applied to develop 150 properties.