The Latest Breaking News from New South Wales

More than one billion dollars has been allocated to growing a fund for infrastructure upgrades in NSW's regional areas.

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has used his first NSW budget to deliver the first-ever Women's Opportunity Statement, which will be a feature in years to come.

The NSW bushfires coronial inquiry has heard sparks from a welder started a major Black Summer bushfire.

The state's forecasted budget deficit has more than tripled, as the NSW government seeks to embark on major economic reforms while grappling with COVID-19 and disaster spending.

Tom and Carmel Bennett have kept their Glen Innes practice open to help the town with its doctor shortage but ask, "When you're in your 70s, how long do you keep working for?"

Revenue is also expected to increase on the back of projected rises in GST revenue, mineral royalties, payroll and land taxes.

The final buttons to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate were pressed in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia on Monday. I wrote about the distribution of preferences in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania on Saturday, and the climate activist’s David Pocock’s ACT Senate victory on Tuesday.

A key reform in the NSW budget will allow first homebuyers to avoid paying stamp duty upfront if they choose to pay an annual tax instead.

Unions representing public and private sectors are protesting outside parliament against the NSW government's policy on pay.