The Latest Breaking News from Geoff Lee

Sometimes defeat can come with small victories. In his NSW election concession speech, defeated Liberal-National Coalition Premier Dominic Perrottet remarked the campaign had been a “race to the top”. Voters seemed to agree. Perrottet’s opponent, Labor’s Chris Minns, brought the conciliatory tone he maintained as opposition leader into the campaign.

Following the Liberal and Labor leaders' movements this month has revealed one Sydney battleground seat is getting the most attention, as people in NSW prepare to head to the polls next Saturday.

NSW Corrections Minister Geoff Lee says a UN delegation denied access to inspect jails in the state had come to "pick on" the government and were targeting "spurious issues".

The NSW government says some of the state's prisons are sub-standard but blocked UN inspectors should visit countries not signed up to international protocols.

Convicted murderers in NSW are facing a new hurdle to early release after the state parliament passed "no body, no parole" laws.

Proposed laws in NSW to deny bail to killers who have not revealed the location of their victim's remains have been introduced to state parliament.

Convicted murderers in NSW will be denied parole unless they reveal the location of their victim's body, under new legislation to be introduced to parliament.

NSW is set to introduce a "no body, no parole" laws for inmates, as the issue attracts public scrutiny after last month's conviction of former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson for his wife Lynette's murder.

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney's train commuters are due to face major disruption today as the main rail union vows to push ahead with strike action as part of its long-running dispute with the state government.