Two state elections don’t offer a lot of insight into possible federal outcomes. But Pauline Hanson’s party has two leaders looking over their shoulders.
The state’s premier will continue to differentiate himself from the Albanese government as the minor party threatens his hold on power.
Emergency briefings and mandatory “buddy systems” for doorknocking have been imposed for members of parliament in NSW and Victoria ahead of state elections.
The state government wants to bring down its projected borrowing by channelling dividends from its stakes in privatised energy companies.
Mariana Boulos says blatant thieves take everything and anything from her Rozelle shop, “even the bathmats”. Data on retail crime in NSW backs her up.
It turns out both Liberal Party and family internal politics are transnational affairs.
The NSW premier has taken aim at the Coalition for backsliding on renewables and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s praise for “monoculture”.
Senior frontbencher Damien Tudehope says he is not under scrutiny, but will step aside to avoid becoming a distraction for the party.
NSW Electoral Commission reveals two Labor figures are being prosecuted for allegedly circumventing donation laws; ‘no active lines of inquiry’ for more charges
The Coalition will conduct a probe of the state renewable energy strategy it established in 2020, within 30 days of the next state election.
Perversely, in Australia’s preferential systems, One Nation will continue to elect Labor governments they do not want until the centre-right lifts its game.
The NSW budget has expense growth a third the size of the Commonwealth due to “difficult decisions” on public sector wages and not writing “empty cheques”.
The NSW government will allow electoral finance audits to be released, weeks after claims resurfaced about cash donations to Chris Minns’ 2015 campaign.
NSW Premier Chris Minns enjoys ‘wide, broad’ support, while the Coalition faces an uphill battle, particularly with young voters, according to a new poll.
NSW Liberal party boss Nick Greiner doesn’t want messy rule change debates spoiling the new leader’s dream run.
The federal Liberal party wants to rewrite the NSW branch’s constitution after a preselection debacle. Angry NSW members say the federal party has it’s own problems to worry about.
A teal independent has wrestled another blue-ribbon seat from the Liberals, this time in NSW, but the party is reluctant to draw conclusions.
As Liberals plot a path out of opposition and wall-to-wall red governments, a review of planning for the March NSW election said officials put factional power games ahead of victory.
NSW and Queensland officials are worried that CT Group can’t help the party woo younger voters, women and some ethnic groups.
He’s the congenial politico who has spent his career building consensus behind closed doors. And now he’ll represent big business to government. Is he ready?
An otherwise highly capable premier, who led both NSW and Australia out of pandemic lockdowns, has fallen to an all-too-human lapse of judgment.
The NSW corruption watchdog will be forced to stick to “time standards” under reforms being drafted by the Minns Labor government after taking nearly three years to investigate former premier Gladys Berejiklian.
Two steps forward, one step back: NSW Premier Chris Minns is set to introduce legislation tearing up stamp duty reforms in favour of more stamp duty breaks.
NSW Premier Chris Minns is facing his first industrial relations test just two months into power.
In his first major interview since taking on his new role, the former barrister talks about adjusting to life on the opposition benches and steadying a party used to being in power.
