‘A Labor Party hit job’:Fury at move to outlaw private companies running council elections

‘A Labor Party hit job’:Fury at move to outlaw private companies running council elections

The premier says he’s inclined to ban private election companies. One mayor says he’s trying to deflect from Labor’s poor showing with voters.

  • byMax Maddison

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Stolen ballot boxes,corrupt officials:The fake information targeting NSW voters

Stolen ballot boxes,corrupt officials:The fake information targeting NSW voters

Heard the one about election officials using hidden graphite under their fingernails to change your vote?

  • byAlexandra Smith
Liberals’ new game plan to take on teals – and it involves women

Liberals’ new game plan to take on teals – and it involves women

The NSW Liberals ran male candidates in seats where a majority of voters are women. Was it surprising that female teals prevailed?

  • byAlexandra Smith
How the rental crisis ate its way into the middle class

How the rental crisis ate its way into the middle class

Renters will prove a political powerhouse at the 2027 election. Will the Minns government have done enough to help them?

  • byMax Maddison andNigel Gladstone
‘No place for arrogance’:Minns says poll dip is a serious wake-up call

‘No place for arrogance’:Minns says poll dip is a serious wake-up call

The NSW premier said he would tell his team to focus on the cost-of-living pressures facing families,conceding the fall in Labor’s primary vote was concerning.

  • byMichael Koziol
NSW Labor trailing Coalition for first time in two years

NSW Labor trailing Coalition for first time in two years

NSW Labor is preparing to celebrate its first year in power this month. But voters are unforgiving of their bumpy first 12 months.

  • byAlexandra Smith
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Ex-MP’s eight proposals to fix the NSW Liberal Party

Ex-MP’s eight proposals to fix the NSW Liberal Party

A phone hookup with Liberal powerbrokers on Thursday night will be the first step in implementing the major reforms proposed by the party’s state president.

  • byMax Maddison
NSW Liberals set their sights on winning over Gen Z
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NSW Liberals set their sights on winning over Gen Z

A post-mortem of the March election loss has suggested a major shift for the party if it is to win back power.

  • byMax Maddison
‘Hey Chris Minns,remember us?’:Paramedics turn on premier in TikTok tirade

‘Hey Chris Minns,remember us?’:Paramedics turn on premier in TikTok tirade

Two paramedics have taken to social media to accuse the NSW premier of using them to help him win government,saying they feel betrayed over public sector wages.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Staff cuts underscore GetUp’s slide into irrelevance

Staff cuts underscore GetUp’s slide into irrelevance

The progressive activist group has seen far better days.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman
NSW Liberals fly close to the sun with donations from property interests

NSW Liberals fly close to the sun with donations from property interests

NSW bans property developers from donating to political parties. No worries if you’re a construction company building shiny new apartment complexes.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell