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Mike Baird has been re-elected as New South Wales Premier despite a big swing to Labor in the state election.

The Liberal leader was given a rapturous welcome at the Coalition HQ at a hotel in the Sydney CBD as he accepted victory at 9:40pm (AEDT) on Saturday.

“We sought a mandate to make NSW great,” Mr Baird said.

“And tonight, the people of NSW have given us that mandate, and to them we say thank you.”

“We will do what we say we are going to do, and to the people of NSW I say this: I will guarantee that we’ll work every day for you to make your lives better.

“That’s what we’re going to do and the reason we’re going to do it is because I love this state.”

Mr Baird also thanked his federal counterpart, Prime Minister Tony Abbott, for his support during the election campaign.

“He [Mr Abbott] understood the need to put more funds into NSW and he has done that as a Prime Minister,” Mr Baird said.

“I thank him for his support, his federal colleagues and it’s great to have [Foreign Minister] Julie Bishop with us tonight as well.”

The Germanwings co-pilot who crashed an Airbus into the French Alps, killing all 150 aboard, told his ex-girlfriend that “one day everyone will know my name”, according to German newspaper Bild.

In an interview, the 26-year-old flight attendant — identified only as Maria W — told Bild that when she heard about the crash she recalled Andreas Lubitz telling her last year: “One day I’m going to do something that will change the whole system, and everyone will know my name and remember.”

French officials have said the black box voice recorder indicates that Lubitz, 27, locked his captain out of the cockpit on Tuesday and deliberately flew Flight 4U 9525 into a mountainside in what appears to have been a case of suicide and mass killing.

French prime minister Manuel Valls said all signs were “pointing towards an act that we can’t describe: criminal, crazy, suicidal”.

German prosecutors revealed searches of Lubitz’s homes netted “medical documents that suggest an existing illness and appropriate medical treatment”, including “torn-up and current sick leave notes, among them one covering the day of the crash”.

They did not specify the illness.

A version of this article was originally published by ABC Online. It has been republished here with full permission.

The Queensland Labor party has been thrown into turmoil after the Member for Cook, Billy Gordon, admitted to a long criminal history that he had not disclosed to his colleagues.

Mr Gordon last night released a statement through the party outlining a criminal history dating back to the 1980s, including break and enter offences, public nuisance and breaching bail and probation.

He also revealed his mother took out an apprehended violence order against him in 2008.

Mr Gordon has been in the spotlight during the first week of parliament, since allegations of domestic violence were levelled against him by a former partner, who also claimed he did not pay child support.

In the letter he apologised to the people of Cook, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and the party for not disclosing the information and said he would cooperate with any investigation.

“Over the last couple of days details of my personal life have been made public … issues ranging from failure to lodge tax returns, failure to pay appropriate child support and most significantly allegations of domestic violence,” he said.

“In relation to allegations of domestic violence the Premier has referred this matter to the Queensland Police Commissioner for investigation.

“I welcome this investigation and will provide it with full cooperation.”

A version of this article was originally published by ABC Online. It has been republished here with full permission.