While there’s welcome relief that won’t make heads spin, Labor thinks its strongest election card to play is its reputation for sound financial management.

Cost-of-living relief, a stamp duty downgrade, a $2.9 billion pay bump for nurses and a secretive Tomago bailout: here’s what we know so far.

The NSW budget for 2026-27 will be delivered just after noon. Follow along for updates.

The NSW budget for 2026-27 will be delivered just after noon. Follow along for updates.

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s budget has a few pre-election sweeteners but is banking on much to go right before returning to surplus.

The state government has unveiled the 2026/27 NSW budget, part of which includes a transport affordability package amid high fuel prices.

NSW budget shows pay rises totalling $12,000-17,000 for public servants, $100 off car registration for drivers and a question mark over the Tomago smelter.

Handouts for motorists and new schools, but little for businesses – here are the NSW budget winners and losers revealed.

A surge in federal funds, GST receipts and dividends has allowed NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey to project surpluses despite tough times and cost-of-living relief.

While there’s welcome relief that won’t make heads spin, Labor thinks its strongest election card to play is its reputation for sound financial management.

Here are the key details that shed light on the state’s finances, the economic outlook and what lies ahead for households and consumers.

Public transport users and coal miners are among the winners in NSW Labor’s 2026 budget, while NDIS participants and gun owners are among the losers

NSW Labor Treasurer Daniel Mookhey is doing a better job at containing spending than other governments around the country and helping the RBA contain inflation.

A freeze on Opal fares, shiny new hospitals but not much on housing: The Herald’s experts run their eyes over the budget and deliver their verdicts.

Cost of living handouts are nice, but Sydneysiders will always be hit hardest by things outside their control.

The NSW budget, delivered by Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on Tuesday, contains few sweeteners, a nod to Labor’s pre-election confidence and ongoing pressure on the state’s finances.