From battlers to basket weavers:a guide to Australian voters.

From battlers to basket weavers:A guide to Australia’s voter types

A rich vocabulary has emerged to describe different voter groups in increasingly complex electorates.

  • Matt Wade

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GP and Muslim community leader Jamal Rifi in front of his medical centre in Belmore,Sydney.

In Sydney’s west,division over Gaza action drives election debate

An activist group’s attempt to ban politicians from attending Muslim events has drawn criticism from some community leaders,but others insist politicians haven’t got the message.

  • Perry Duffin,Anthony Segaert andMatt Wade
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How new electoral boundaries have changed Sydney’s political map

A Sydney electorate contested for 120 years has been abolished,and another high-profile seat is now ultra-marginal following a sweeping redistribution.

  • Matt Wade andAlexandra Smith
Jim Chalmers has delivered his fourth Labor budget.

The budget explained in seven charts

Here are seven key budget charts that shed light on the nation’s finances,the economic outlook and what lies ahead.

  • Matt Wade andCraig Butt
The former premier thinks losing the election in 2023 was the best thing that could have happened to him.

‘Losing was the best thing that ever happened to me’:What Dom Perrottet did next

The state’s youngest ex-premier is relishing a life out of the spotlight but still moves in powerful circles in Washington.

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Sydney businesses.

The hidden cost smashing NSW businesses

The state’s peak business body warns insurance premiums are spiralling out of control. It’s keeping some people up at night.

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Sydney’s most advantaged suburb? It’s not where you think

Prosperity in Sydney has taken a giant step west due to a focus on education and entrepreneurship.

  • Matt Wade andNigel Gladstone
Lara Bowden,10,playing in the mud in the wake of ex-cyclone Alfred,at Skennars Head in northern NSW

‘We need you’:NSW’s plea to rely on Defence in natural disasters

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred stalked the coast for days,but while the flooding risk for Lismore was downgraded,NSW is not out of the woods yet.

  • Matt Wade andChris Barrett
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says international students will always remain key to the state’s economy.

‘Not problems to be capped’:NSW treasurer defends international students

International education is second only to coal in terms of NSW’s export industries. Would a cap on overseas student numbers put that at risk?

  • Alexandra Smith andMatt Wade
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the state must prioritise growth in 2025.

The boom industries NSW must rely on to avoid a grim decade

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says NSW this year must focus on planning reforms – but delivering much-needed housing is not the only reason.

  • Matt Wade andAlexandra Smith