The NSW premier has backed two of his ministers embroiled in scandal after using a taxpayer-funded driver to take them to and from a boozy winery lunch in the Hunter Valley.
Melbourne is no longer on track to overtake Greater Sydney's population, meaning Sydney will retain its position as Australia's largest city for at least another decade.
Thom Woodroofe is a senior international fellow with the Smart Energy Council. He is a former climate diplomat and worked at the Australian Embassy in Washington, DC.