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

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.

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.

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has announced handouts for motorists – but there’s little new to report on other big-ticket issues.

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.

Commuters will save on public transport and car rego as part of cost-of-living relief in the NSW budget.

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

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.