Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles was asked why the government rejected a request for a 12-month extension while giving evidence at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

New South Wales opposition leader Mark Speakman believes the honeymoon is ending for Premier Chris Minns but admits it's a struggle to "cut through" with the next election three years away.

A NSW review into the Liberal party's March election loss has found the former PM played a hand in the defeat, but the number one reason was the feeling it was time for a change.

Aspiring female politicians are worried about representation amid an overhaul of local government structures as stakeholders warn single-councillor wards tend to favour major political groupings.

The NSW Nationals asked for and received $20,000 from its youth wing to spend on negative campaign ads in target seats in the recent 2023 state election, according to internal party documents.

More than 3 million Australians watched King Charles's coronation, with Parliament House among the many significant buildings across the country lit up, but those in Sydney remained in the dark.

The New South Wales Nationals have replaced their leader Paul Toole just weeks after reinstating him over claims he misled the party.

The New South Wales government is prioritising changes to the rental bond system and secret bidding as parliament resumes this week, but that is not the relief many tenants are desperate for.

The makeup of the NSW upper house is finalised almost a month after Chris Minns swept to power at the NSW state election.

Weeks after the March 25 state election, and a recount, the last seat to be called is won by the Liberals' Jordan Lane, with the new Member for Ryde saying he's relieved to finally have an outcome.