Politics
NSW
NSW Greens' upper house ticket in disarray weeks from election
The NSW Greens have still not sorted their upper house ticket less than two months from the March poll.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Opinion
NSW Votes
Rise of right-wingers heralds NSW's 'licorice allsorts' crossbench
Much of the focus this election is on the NSW lower house, but the other major battle ground is the upper house.
- by Alexandra Smith
NSW Votes
Minister absent from water crisis meeting as mayors converge on Sydney
Mayors from western NSW townships along the embattled Barwon-Darling river system who converged on Sydney to discuss the water crisis have criticised the water minister for failing to attend or telephone into the meeting.
- by Lisa Visentin
NSW Votes
Music to the ears of live venues as NSW Labor unveils policy
If elected, the party would give $1.2 million to help live music venues with soundproofing and would make it harder for serial wowsers to hold venues to ransom.
- by Lisa Visentin
Pill Testing
'We are not giving them any false reassurance': Busting the myths of pill testing
An emergency medicine specialist and a harm reduction volunteer explain how it all works.
- by Rachel Clun
Pill Testing
'You will not be reported to the police': state's plan to protect revellers at festivals
The NSW government will deploy new harm minimisation strategies at three Sydney music festivals this weekend. They won't include pill testing.
- by Kate Aubusson, Angus Thompson & Rachel Clun
NSW Votes
Long-time Liberal quits to run for Cory Bernardi's party in NSW
Wagga Wagga's Liberal president has quit the party in protest and will join the Australian Conservatives.
- by Alexandra Smith
NSW Votes
Labor promises $700 million, 300-bed hospital for booming North West
The Labor Opposition has promised to build a new hospital in Sydney's burgeoning North West, where the population is expected to soar to 250,000 in the next 10 years.
- by Esther Han
Guns
NSW government seeks advice after tribunal ruling on silencers
The ruling has been welcomed by Gun Control Australia, who say it "sets a good precedent for other jurisdictions" within Australia.
- by Rachel Clun
NSW Votes
NSW Labor candidate quits as assault claim against flatmate dismissed
Former Labor candidate for the marginal seat of Upper Hunter, Martin Rush, has denied assault allegations detailed in an anonymous complaint.
- by Megan Gorrey
Healthcare
Measles warning for passengers on Qantas flight from Manila to Sydney
Passengers on Flight QF20 that landed in Sydney on Friday morning have been warned a fellow passenger was infectious with measles.
- by Kate Aubusson