Julie Walton is an expert on traffic and cities.

The metro’s already proved its worth. But will Sydney’s transport mandarins get on board?

We now have all the evidence we need that building new freeways is not the solution to traffic congestion in the harbour city. We need to change.

  • Peter FitzSimons

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Matt Kean in Berowra Valley National Park in northern Sydney:“We’ve got a chance to have some of the cheapest energy bills anywhere in the world.”

Death threats,3am texts:Former Liberal MP Matt Kean on becoming a climate champion

His stance on global warming has earned him powerful enemies – but the Climate Change Authority chair believes the stakes are too high to beat about the bush.

  • Anne Hyland
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian outside her home in Sydney on Friday before the Court of Appeal judgment was handed down.

Is Gladys back? Berejiklian dips her toe back into Liberal politics

After shunning politics,the former NSW premier is making more appearances as an election campaign inches closer.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman andStephen Brook
A new regime is hoping to put Kooyong’s troubled past behind it.

Kooyong tennis club turns to ex-Bombers boss to steady the ship

Plus:Kylie serves to the Australian Open,Gladys is back,and TikTok doubles down on its Australian lobbying.

  • Stephen Brook andKishor Napier-Raman
COVID borders.

The forgotten human toll of locking up the state

Policymakers overlooked social cohesion and mental health factors when pushing through health orders,according to a panel of experts.

  • Michael Koziol andAlexandra Smith
From left:Former Coalition premiers Dominic Perrottet and Mike Baird,with Premier Chris Minns and Transport Minister Jo Haylen at Barangaroo metro station on Saturday.

‘Something else on’:Berejiklian a no-show as former premiers celebrate metro

Just five days after its historic opening,the Sydney metro has hit 1 million rides,but one invitee couldn’t attend the party.

  • Linda Morris andMichaela Whitbourn
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Passengers on the first regular passenger metro service left Sydenham at 4.54am on Monday.

How ‘metro mania’ could derail the housing crisis

Chris Minns and his government cannot claim credit for building the metro,but he should capitalise on it.

  • Alexandra Smith
Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian outside her home in Sydney on Friday before the judgment was handed down.

Gladys Berejiklian defends her leadership after losing ICAC court challenge

A majority of the NSW Court of Appeal dismissed the former premier’s challenge to damning corruption findings made against her.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman

NSW Liberal leader must stand his ground against junior Coalition partners

After 97 uninterrupted years,one side of the NSW Coalition is contemplating going its separate way.

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NSW Premier Chris Minns.

Chris Minns’ political platitudes do not pass the drug test

The premier makes the simplistic observation that it would be better if young people did not take drugs before music festivals,while we await a drug summit promised before the election.

  • The Herald's View