NSW

NSW Liberal Party state director Richard Shields is refusing to quit after failing to enter dozens of candidates into council elections.

The leader of the NSW Liberal Party has called for the resignation of the party's state director.

NSW Police have charged the husband of Denise Govendir with her murder in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1998.

A "hero" security guard who tackled a knife-wielding man and freed the young Australian girl he'd been stabbing in a London shop has been honoured for his bravery.

The state government is keen to get Sydney’s nightlife back on its feet with plans to remove alcohol restrictions at outside venues.

The Supreme Court has heard closing arguments in the murder trial of Robert and Ann Geeves after they were accused of killing 19-year-old Amber Haigh.

Prue Carr says the introduction of a new literacy curriculum in the next few years will be key to improving literacy outcomes.

Telstra and Optus will delay the planned closure of their 3G networks in order to conduct a final public safety awareness campaign amid concerns that emergency services calls and medical devices could be affected.

The state government and Coalition have joined forces to slap down the proposed ban.

Award-winning actor, writer and director Mitchell Butel will leave State Theatre Company South Australia to join Sydney Theatre Company at the end of the year.  

The son of embattled NSW CFMEU boss Darren Greenfield has resigned from the union after calls from Premier Chris Minns for he and his father to stand down. 

NSW Premier Chris Minns said the night-time economy would benefit from alcohol restrictions being eased, however, the substance should stay out of parliament.

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City2Surf said 90,000 runners had registered for the 54th iteration of the road race, with almost 80,000 crossing the finish line, and over $3 million raised for charity.

Data from the NSW government shows the state's top paid council CEOs are earning more than the premier.

It's been more than two years since QX disease devastated one of the most productive oyster-growing estuaries in New South Wales. While Port Stephens farmers are recovering questions remain over the industry's ability to withstand disease.

From baloney-throwing ghosts to Shirley Temple as a rap star, Jimbo's Drag Circus is full of oddities.

The state government concedes penalties are inadequate and the illegal practice increasingly goes unreported.

Hospitality workers say they are fed up with the ambiguity around the practice of tipping in the shift towards a cashless economy.

Rapidly growing house prices and sluggish wage growth means many young people have given up on the idea of ever becoming home owners, with Erin and Jack saying they've "got no hope" for a place of their own.

Administrators for beleaguered regional airline Rex say the company is half a billion dollars in debt.

Local pay television platform Foxtel is up for sale, News Corp global chief executive Robert Thomson has revealed after the company delivered its full year earnings results.

As the dust settles on his ignominious departure last year, the grim reality is that – even after the so-called penalty – Joyce will still walk away with about $13 million for his final year.

A large piece of scaffolding has fallen at a Sydney Metro construction site in Sydney's CBD, crushing the back of an Australia Post van, narrowly missing its driver.