The Latest Breaking News from Ryde

Ryde (United Kingdom) (AFP) - On the Isle of Wight, one of England's most popular seaside holiday destinations since Victorian times, a pipeline stretches out from the shore to pump raw sewage into coastal waters.

Although Labor has returned to power in NSW, it will be in a minority government, with probably 45 seats, two short of a majority, to the Coalition’s 36 (assuming the Liberal Party wins the seat of Ryde, where it is currently ahead as counting continues).

Ryde is the only count still in dispute as the Liberals hold on to Holsworthy and Terrigal, ABC election analyst Antony Green says

Labor falls short of a majority government in New South Wales as two of the remaining three seats go to the Liberal party — now only Ryde remains in doubt.

Labor is unlikely to win more than 46 of the 93 lower house seats at Saturday’s New South Wales state election, which would be short of the 47 required for a majority. The Coalition is likely to win 35 seats, the Greens three and independents nine. Depending on the outcome…

The party has definitively won 45 seats in the 2023 election and with leads in Ryde and Kiama, it is likely to secure the numbers to govern outright

Labor has announced Parramatta Lord Mayor Donna Davis as one of two new candidates for key seats in the upcoming state election.

A "critical producer" flood-recovery program is under fire for being open to Sydney councils such as Parramatta, Ryde, and Canterbury Bankstown — but not rural shires.