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Push for inquiry over 'brutish' Windsor Bridge plan
Anna Patty Plans to demolish historic Windsor Bridge have prompted calls for a parliamentary inquiry to look into why heritage and community concerns have been ignored.
Opposition queries benefits of Windsor Bridge plan
Anna Patty Plans to demolish the historic Windsor Bridge would open up access for local sand and gravel industry, the NSW Opposition said.
Man accused of bribe attempt backed Torbay to push out Windsor
Sean Nicholls, Kate McClymont Richard Torbay's failed campaign to topple the federal independent MP Tony Windsor was being backed by a wealthy Tamworth businessman once accused of trying to bribe Mr Windsor to leave politics.
Police numbers to rise but court jobs face chopping block
Anna Patty Jurors will be given a say in when they serve as part of a new $3 million electronic jury system. Attorney-General Greg Smith said that for the first time, people summoned for jury duty will be able...
Nationals regain NSW heartland seat
Kirsty Needham The Nationals have claimed the Northern Tablelands seat vacated by the scandal-plagued independent Richard Torbay, with victory going to their 28-year-old candidate, Adam Marshall.
Byelection win puts independents on notice: Joyce
Sean Nicholls The Nationals candidate for the federal seat of New England, Barnaby Joyce, says Saturday's byelection result for the state seat of Northern Tablelands ''shows the independent brand has dissipated...
Fracking fails the poll test
Sean Nicholls, Paddy Manning Three-quarters of NSW voters oppose coal seam gas exploration on agricultural land, the latest polling reveals, as the government draws more fire over its handling of the resource.
'Torbay had a clean record': Stoner justifies preselection
Sean Nicholls Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner has defended the Nationals' decision to preselect the dumped federal candidate Richard Torbay and slapped down MP Andrew Fraser for claiming the party ignored his...
Revealed: 'Obeid's grand plan' for Torbay as premier
Kate McClymont Former News Ltd chief John Hartigan was sounded out about whether his media organisation would support a plan to install Richard Torbay as NSW premier.
Revealed: Torbay's close links to Obeid
Kate McClymont, Sean Nicholls Dumped Nationals' candidate Richard Torbay has family and political links to the former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid and an extensive property portfolio, some of which does not appear on his...
Torbay disclosed information that led to his own resignation
Sean Nicholls The former state MP Richard Torbay disclosed information to the NSW Nationals that the party has referred to corruption authorities after learning Labor was preparing to leak it to help Tony Windsor...
ICAC officers search house of former MP Torbay
Kate McClymont Officers from the Independent Commission Against Corruption have executed a search warrant at the Armidale house of the recently resigned NSW MP Richard Torbay.
In his inner sanctum, where the state was run
Kate McClymont Room 1122 in the Parliament House of NSW may look unremarkable, but it was from this room that Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid effectively ran the state.
Can she do it?
Michelle Grattan and Tim Colebatch JulesGlasses are now a Twitter account. Of course. And who could they be watching?
Senior officer dead after neighbourhood row
Lisa Davies, Nick Ralston, Rachel Olding WHAT began as a simple neighbourhood dispute in Sydney's north-west quickly escalated into a violent standoff that ended with a senior police officer dead from a blow to the back of his head.
'No remorse': Mother and son deny murdering policeman
Two people have been charged with the murder of senior police officer Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson, who died after an alleged knife attack.
Hero officer had tried to end deadly standoff
Lisa Davies, Nick Ralston, Ilya Gridneff IT SHOULD have been the safest place to be - up against the back of a house as a teenager fired crossbow arrows at police from inside the semi-rural property.
Policeman dead after blow during neighbourhood row
Lisa Davies, Nick Ralston and Rachel Olding A SENIOR NSW police officer has died after being struck in the head with an axe at a home in north-west Sydney.
Liberal anger as Nationals take cash from election pot
Phillip Coorey NSW Liberals are fuming at being out-negotiated by the Nationals after a peace deal over federal seats cost the Liberals more than $1 million and possibly a spot in the Senate.
Did he or didn't he? Rudd denies asking powerbroker for help in hostile state
Phillip Coorey Kevin Rudd has been accused of meeting a factional powerbroker in South Australia to shore up his numbers.
