NSW Votes 2023

• Analysis

Minns brings his party in from the cold after 12 long years

Barely two hours after the closing of the polls on Saturday evening, it was clear that whatever faint hopes the Coalition might have had of retaining power in NSW had crumbled.

• Deborah Snow

Doomed from the start: How the Liberal campaign went from bad to worse

Humbled members of the Liberal Party’s moderate faction have met at a Sydney restaurant to discuss where it all went wrong.

• Michael Koziol

• Analysis

The two maps that show how western Sydney deserted the Liberals

The Coalition’s electoral presence in Sydney’s west has been dramatically curtailed.

• Matt Wade

• Analysis

From enigma to premier: How Chris Minns and Labor won the election

Just months ago, Labor strategists were worried: Dominic Perrottet’s profile was rapidly rising but the Labor leader remained an enigma to voters.

• Alexandra Smith

• Exclusive

Now deliver on your promises, unions tell newly elected Labor

Unions want Labor to deliver on its pre-election promises – including its pledge to scrap the wage cap – by beginning negotiations over pay and conditions.

• Jordan Baker and Tom Rabe

Matt Kean bows out of Liberal leadership contest before it begins

Outgoing treasurer’s decision cuts the pool of potential contenders to four.

• Lucy Cormack

Meet the people set to make up the next NSW government

Chris Minns has indicated that he will keep the same frontbench he took to the election. Meet the senior Labor personalities likely to make up the team.

• Christopher Harris

• Analysis

Despite his trademark even-handedness, the magnitude of Minns’ success can’t be downplayed

If anyone was expecting overt displays of euphoria from Labor’s premier elect Chris Minns on Sunday morning, they would have been disappointed.

• Deborah Snow

‘The work starts today’: Minns, senior MPs meet to tackle Labor’s urgent priorities

Just hours after he claimed a historic win for Labor, the Premier-elect said scrapping the 3 per cent wages cap for nurses, teachers and other state workers was an urgent priority.

• Tom Rabe

Mega transport projects fail to win voters in ‘Sydney’s Paris’

Parramatta may have been called the Paris of western Sydney, but Saturday’s election shows large long-term projects seldom sways voters.

• Matt O'Sullivan

Every seat that changed hands – and those that are still in doubt

The counting has stopped, for now, and resumes Monday. Here are the seats still too close to call.

Exhausted candidates in limbo as seats hang in the balance

Independent for the NSW seat of Willoughby Larissa Penn is among those candidates nervously awaiting their political fate.

• Megan Gorrey

• Analysis

Do the teals need Scott Morrison in order to succeed?

Structural problems hastened the NSW Liberal Party’s loss. But the teals in NSW were unable to exploit it.

• Jacqueline Maley

I can still get gaming reform through, says Greenwich

Independent MP Alex Greenwich insists his record of passing difficult reforms proves he can induce the parliament to legislate cashless gaming in the next term of government.

• Lucy Cormack

Labor promised a lot during the election. Here’s what you should expect to see

Here’s everything we know about the major policies unveiled by Chris Minns and Labor during the campaign, and what you can expect from them in government.

• Anthony Segaert

• Exclusive

Who will lead the Liberals now that Perrottet lost the election?

The Coalition is looking for a new leader after Dominic Perrottet stood down on Saturday.

• Alexandra Smith

• Analysis

The tip from Paul Keating that Perrottet says changed his premiership

An intriguing relationship has developed between the Labor titan, now nearly 80, and the 40-year-old Liberal premier.

• Deborah Snow

• Analysis

‘We’re not going in with hubris or arrogance’: How Minns plans to win the election

The NSW Labor leader is doing everything he can, including giving up alcohol, to put his party back in government.

• Deborah Snow

‘I haven’t been on time for work in months’: Voter fury over northern beaches buses

Bus services crippled by a driver shortage have residents in the key seat of Manly up in arms about cancelled services and stranded schoolkids.

• Angus Dalton

People are flocking to this electorate on the promise of big builds. Now they’re waiting

The story of Penrith, an electorate on a knife’s edge in the state election, is more complicated than infrastructure failing to meet population growth.

• Harriet Alexander

• Analysis

What will wall-to-wall Labor mainland states mean for NSW, and the country?

It’s been nearly 16 years since Kevin Rudd’s election win meant Labor held power in every mainland state and territory, as well as federally. Last time it happened, state governments started to fall.

• James Massola

Seven Sydney seats that will sway the election

A string of marginal seats in the city’s west form a crucial battleground that both major parties are desperate to win.

• Matt Wade and The Visual Stories Team

Every big promise the Coalition and Labor have made so far

The Coalition and Labor have made dozens of promises this election season. This is what they’ve promised.

• Anthony Segaert

• Exclusive

Perrottet claws back ground in tight contest, but Labor tipped to return to power

Exclusive polling for the Herald shows that while Labor is on track to win on Saturday, it may need the backing of crossbench MPs to form government.

• Alexandra Smith

• Exclusive

The verdict is in from voters about Perrottet’s future fund for children

The majority of people are either undecided or against the NSW premier’s signature election promise to set up a superannuation-style savings fund for children.

• Alexandra Smith

‘Classic liberal’ Matt Kean in his dream job as NSW treasurer

Matt Kean is enthusiastic about being NSW treasurer but rising inflation is keeping him up at night.

• Matt Wade

Daniel Mookhey led charge on the Barilaro trade saga, now he wants to be treasurer

The colourful NSW Labor figure packs his lunch each day. If his party gets into power next weekend, he plans to bring the same frugality to the state’s finances.

• Tom Rabe

‘It’s a job that rewards cold patience’: Inside the party dirt units

With the NSW election just weeks away, the small teams of loyalists who look for mud to throw at their political opponents are in full swing.

• Jordan Baker

• Analysis

How the NSW political map has changed and given the election an unusual twist

A raft of electoral boundaries have changed since NSW last went to the polls. How will that affect the election?

• Matt Wade

• Analysis

Tougher economic times ahead, no matter who wins the NSW election

Deteriorating economic conditions have cast a shadow over the March 25 state election – and whoever wins will confront a raft of financial challenges.

• Matt Wade

Why Sydney’s South by Southwest festival feels like a public snub to the city’s western suburbs

Western Sydney has always felt like the city’s poor cousin, but the announcement to bring the global music and talks festival South By Southwest to the inner suburbs has sparked criticism amid confirmation of a geographic funding divide.

• Linda Morris

• Exclusive

How Millennials are reshaping the NSW election

When the Coalition won in 2011, Millennials made up just 17.9 per cent of the NSW voting age population – that share has now reached 28 per cent.

• Matt Wade, Craig Butt and Sarah Keoghan

• Analysis

Why neither party wants to talk about Sydney’s road toll mess

Driving on one motorway costs $9.21, another one sets you back $5.32. Welcome to Sydney’s patchwork tolling regime.

• Matt O'Sullivan