PROPELLED to victory by an aggressive union campaign that pinned the blame for the region’s growing pains on Dominic Perrottet’s head, Sydney’s booming Western Suburbs have a new sheriff.

Liberals left licking their wounds after Saturday’s bruising loss have described the election as a “referendum on Matt Kean”, which they lost.

James Packer is back in the Harbour City as workers rush to complete a swish new penthouse apartment for him in Barangaroo.

PUBLIC servants will not be “required” to consult with the Voice on policies but must be able to show they have listened to any advice presented in ­relation to major changes that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, the government’s first law officer has clarified.