Alexander Lewis is a multi-platform journalist reporting for ABC News in Sydney. He began his career at the Seven Network and worked as a TV reporter in Queensland, with stints in Mackay, on the Gold Coast, and in Brisbane. Since joining the ABC in 2022, Alexander has covered several inquiries including the Robodebt Royal Commission. He was the NSW newsroom's lead TV reporter for Sydney WorldPride.
An upper house committee voted to refer its report to the corruption watchdog because of "unanswered questions" about the premier's involvement in the Rosehill Racecourse proposal.
Energy experts say authorities in New South Wales will be on alert this summer for energy shortages with planned and unplanned outages at coal-fired power stations removing important supply from the grid at times of peak demand.
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As the busy lead-up to Christmas fast approaches, Sydney's train-travelling public is hoping the premier knows what he is doing to keep the trains running.
Hundreds of people gather across the country to honour the scores of women who have died in acts of violence.
Premier Chris Minns says a new Housing Development Authority will make it easier to "build the homes we need" as the state trails behind less than six months into a national race to deliver more homes.
A Qantas aircraft that made an emergency landing in Sydney on Friday could return to the skies as early as this week as engineers work to replace the right engine of the Boeing 737-800.
Public school teachers in NSW are set to receive a 10 per cent pay increase over three years, along with two extra staff development days per year. The extra pupil free days have sparked fears of the impact on working parents.
The fallout from a storm that destroyed transmission infrastructure from Menindee to Tibooburra in regional NSW threatens to leave locals without power until November 6.
The ABC has projected independent Jacqui Scruby will win the traditionally blue-ribbon electorate, which was thrust into a by-election after Liberal Rory Anon quit parliament in August after being charged with child-sex offences, which he denies.
Pauline David had to sleep in her wheelchair after an accessible taxi failed to arrive to take her home. She's one of many people with a disability struggling to maintain independence as the number of accessible cabs in NSW declines.
An industrial dispute had threatened to disrupt Sydney's rail network on one of the busiest weekends of the year, just days before the closure of the T3 Bankstown line but the union said the promise of free travel this weekend has led to action being called off.
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When voters in New South Wales head to the polls on Saturday, some will be required to do more than elect their local government representatives.
With the NSW Hunter Region in the midst of an "earthquake swarm", and mining found to have caused tremors overseas, could it be the cause here too?
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It began with an argument between Coalition colleagues, Wes Fang and Natalie Ward, an ended with Mr Fang taking a swipe at the Liberal leader before being removed from a hearing in NSW parliament.
Rory Amon is accused of five counts of sexual intercourse with a person between 10 and 14 and two counts of attempting sexual intercourse with a person between 10 and 14.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has been heckled at a community forum, after claiming her council's work on laneways and small bars have put the city ahead of Melbourne.
City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore defends the council's efforts to return Oxford Street to its former glory, but for the mayoral candidates in next month's council election say "nothing ever changes".
Seismologist Michael Turnbull predicts "reasonably sized" earthquakes of at least magnitude 3 could hit the area for the next couple of months.
A second earthquake hits the Hunter Region of NSW, with a magnitude-4.5 quake striking at 4:40pm.
The NSW Electoral Commission has denied a request from the state Liberal Party president Don Harwin for more time to lodge nominations in next month's council elections.
The state executive of the NSW Liberal Party sacks state director Richard Shields after dozens of Liberal-endorsed candidates were failed to be nominated for upcoming local elections.
Robb Evans said his teenage daughter, Liv, went into a downward spiral through the internet before taking her own life. He has since called for change to the social media age limit, joining other advocates in NSW parliament.
Latest data show Walgett Shire and Northern Beaches councils among the top five where ratepayers spent the most on general managers.
The former NSW premier reflected on the mandate during his tenure in a speech given during his last week in parliament.
NSW state government workers have been told working from home will be less common after a new directive from the premier's department nudged people back into the office.