McKay says coal is ‘a given’ with Labor’s candidate for Upper Hunter

McKay says coal is ‘a given’ with Labor’s candidate for Upper Hunter

NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay says she does not support a moratorium on new coal mines in a move likely to cause division in the party as it grapples with balancing mining and environmental issues.

  • byLucy Cormack andAlexandra Smith

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Shooters boost Labor’s chances in make-or-break byelection

Shooters boost Labor’s chances in make-or-break byelection

This coming byelection will have a serious impact on the state’s two female political leaders.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Fitzgibbon:Labor must set aside all opposition to coal mining to win byelection

Fitzgibbon:Labor must set aside all opposition to coal mining to win byelection

While Labor is yet to formally endorse a candidate,senior sources have indicated former Muswellbrook deputy mayor,coal miner and CFMEU Mining and Energy official Jeff Drayton is emerging as a contender for the byelection.

  • byTom Rabe
Transport Minister confident in new train rollout despite union dispute

Transport Minister confident in new train rollout despite union dispute

Andrew Constance says the state’s new multibillion-dollar intercity trains will be in service within weeks even though the rail union is refusing to staff the fleet.

  • byTom Rabe
Major union breaks away from NSW Labor over poor performance

Major union breaks away from NSW Labor over poor performance

The Health Services Union says NSW Labor is not delivering value for money and will no longer be affiliated with it.

  • byAlexandra Smith
ALP risks another decade in opposition,adrift in defeatism:insider
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ALP risks another decade in opposition,adrift in defeatism:insider

The mayor of Inner West Council dissects the NSW party’s 10 years of lost chances and offers a plan for rebuilding faith in Labor as an alternative government.

  • byDarcy Byrne
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Upper Hunter MP accused of rape plunges NSW government into minority

Upper Hunter MP accused of rape plunges NSW government into minority

NSW detectives will speak with suspended Nationals MP Michael Johnsen on Friday over allegations he raped a sex worker.

  • byAlexandra Smith,Lucy Cormack andTom Rabe
Jodi McKay:‘My position is more secure than any other leader,ever’

Jodi McKay:‘My position is more secure than any other leader,ever’

The NSW Opposition Leader came back from political exile to lead her party but the pandemic threw up challenges she never expected.

  • byDeborah Snow
‘Devastating’:NSW female leaders snub historic women’s march

‘Devastating’:NSW female leaders snub historic women’s march

NSW’s female political leaders will snub the historic Women March 4 Justice Rally in Sydney on Monday.

  • byAlexandra Smith andJewel Topsfield
‘Ten wasted years’:NSW Labor polls just 23.9 per cent of primary vote

‘Ten wasted years’:NSW Labor polls just 23.9 per cent of primary vote

NSW Labor could be headed for its worst primary vote in generations,with a new poll suggesting Jodi McKay could lose up to 12 seats at the next election.

  • byChris O'Keefe
Chinese Australians must not be blamed for China’s policies

Chinese Australians must not be blamed for China’s policies

We must defend our open and tolerant society,which is our trump card in relations with China.

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