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'Newcastle is a city that offers unrivalled lifestyle and opportunity': Regional city defies housing trends

Colliers Residential director Ed Crawford said Newcastle was bucking the national housing trend through affordability, lifestyle and government support for home buyers.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 6, 2022

More MPs may go before election: Perrottet

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says more government MPs could quit before next year's election but has dubbed the potential for change a "good thing".

AAP · Oct 2, 2022

Liberal faction backs NSW gender quota

The moderate faction of the NSW Liberals has committed to gender parity as the party fills vacant seats for the upcoming state election.

AAP · Sep 30, 2022

UCI World Championships leaves its mark on Wollongong, despite local attendance down

Australian cyclists claim the UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong as a success that will help to grow the sport, despite the team failing to win a rainbow jersey.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

NSW government delays delivering electric bus fleet by at least five years

The NSW government concedes a "bold goal" of transitioning Sydney buses from diesel to electric by 2030 is no longer possible — extending the timeline to reach net zero across the transport fleet.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

NSW govt's electric bus fleet is off track

A plan to convert a fleet of 8000 NSW buses to electric vehicles has been delayed, as one minister describes it as a "castles in the sky" scheme.

AAP · Sep 6, 2022

Sydney's Central Station to be transformed with shops, restaurants, office space and housing

The plan to revamp Sydney's Central Station will see the construction of 15 new buildings of up to 34 storeys over the rail corridor, including affordable housing and student accommodation, and six new hectares of parkland.

ABC News · Aug 22, 2022

Senior NSW public servant set to face questions over recruitment for London trade job

Investment NSW’s Kylie Bell among those to appear before parliamentary inquiry on Friday

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022

The John Barilaro affair has stripped the shine off NSW’s hardman premier Dominic Perrottet

His handling of this crisis, which led to the resignation of his deputy Stuart Ayres, has colleagues questioning whether he has the right stuff under pressure

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022

NSW man born without legs wants electric skateboards legalised as mobility aids for people with disabilities

Steve Lyons was born without legs and says the vehicle gives him autonomy and independence. He is pushing to have legislation regarding these types of devices changed in NSW to help others like him.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022