Labor’s bad politics in Upper Hunter:clumsiest of all,we should never have suggested we’d win
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NSW Votes

Labor’s bad politics in Upper Hunter:clumsiest of all,we should never have suggested we’d win

A former NSW Labor minister and general-secretary finds lessons for the party in the Upper Hunter byelection loss.

  • byJohn Della Bosca

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The four candidates lining up for Labor leadership after disastrous byelection

NSW Labor is facing a bitter internal battle over leadership as MPs prepare for Jodi McKay’s fall.

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After a decade in opposition,NSW Labor has not been able to save itself

Opposition Leader Jodi McKay says there are fundamental problems with the Labor Party.

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Remarkable victory for a fractured Coalition:now only a miracle can save Labor’s Jodi McKay

Remarkable victory for a fractured Coalition:now only a miracle can save Labor’s Jodi McKay

Given all the scandals engulfing Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her Nationals partners in government,they will treasure their victory in the Upper Hunter byelection at the weekend.

  • byDavid Clune
‘Shell-shocked’:McKay concedes voters have stopped listening to Labor

‘Shell-shocked’:McKay concedes voters have stopped listening to Labor

NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay says the Upper Hunter byelection came too early for her party to be competitive.

  • byAlexandra Smith
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‘It’s not the jockey,it’s the horse’:Barilaro weighs in on Labor woes

Deputy Premier John Barilaro says Labor’s problems go beyond Labor leader Jodi McKay. And the beaten Labor candidate says his party has some soul searching to do.

  • byAlexandra Smith
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Upper Hunter byelection result disastrous for Labor

Upper Hunter byelection result disastrous for Labor

To ever return to government,Labor must be picking up votes,not bleeding them.

  • byAlexandra Smith
D-Day for Labor’s Ms 17%:Jodi McKay must win the Hunter or become hunted

D-Day for Labor’s Ms 17%:Jodi McKay must win the Hunter or become hunted

John Howard had a second coming,even after he was ousted as Liberal leader with a lowly preferred prime minister rating. But unless NSW Labor can seize the Upper Hunter in Saturday’s byelection,Jodi McKay’s leadership looks terminal.

  • byAlexandra Smith
NSW Labor Party fails to cut through to voters
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NSW Votes

NSW Labor Party fails to cut through to voters

The pandemic has favoured incumbent politicians around the country and that seems especially true in NSW.

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Follow the leader:Labor’s mass walk-out amid question time chaos

Follow the leader:Labor’s mass walk-out amid question time chaos

In the latest chaotic scenes to erupt at State Parliament this week,Labor walked out en masse after Speaker Jonathan O’Dea kicked Opposition Leader Jodi McKay out of the house after she refused to follow his orders.

  • byLucy Cormack,Alexandra Smith andTom Rabe
‘Draconian’:Key independent MP demands changes to disease testing bill
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‘Draconian’:Key independent MP demands changes to disease testing bill

Sydney MP Alex Greenwich says Labor leader Jodi McKay is to blame for the government drafting a bill to allow mandatory disease testing.

  • byAlexandra Smith