The Latest Breaking News from Coalition

Progressive shift in upper house possible while vote for minor parties and independents reaches record levels

Sometimes defeat can come with small victories. In his NSW election concession speech, defeated Liberal-National Coalition Premier Dominic Perrottet remarked the campaign had been a “race to the top”. Voters seemed to agree. Perrottet’s opponent, Labor’s Chris Minns, brought the conciliatory tone he maintained as opposition leader into the campaign.

Soul-searching starts at Liberal headquarters after a crushing defeat to Labor in the NSW election, as deputy leader Matt Kean says he won't be contesting the party's top job.

A ban on phones in schools, squashed road plans, and a lifted wage cap. Labor made some bold promises in opposition that it will now need to deliver. Here are five things we can expect from the new government.

Coalition suffers losses across western Sydney and key regional areas, losing at least nine seats to Labor

Gains in seats in Sydney’s west – even among previously safe Liberal seats – show Labor leader correctly picked mood of the state

The Coalition has suffered massive swings and some losses in several regional New South Wales seats on the way to its election loss on Saturday night, while independents in the state's west have increased their margins.

Labor’s victory comes after 12 long years in opposition, and wipes out the Coalition’s one remaining stronghold on the mainland.

The party is on track to govern in its own right after winning a series of previously safe Coalition seats