A man with suspected links to the global drug trade flew into Sydney to set up drug labs - police allegedly found millions in drugs and heavy weapons in raids.
She left her mother’s world of fashion to enter politics like her father. Here,she details how life has changed,and why she’s making paid parental leave a firm focus.
From canvas totes to organic cotton caps and doggy bandanas,Allegra Spender,the independent candidate for the federal seat of Wentworth,has an online shop bursting with political merchandise.
It’s proving to be the wedding of the year with the coming together of two Sydney society families – the O’Neils and Hays.
The newly elected Wentworth MP says he was "honoured and humbled" to be elected on his second attempt after a bruising byelection loss in October.
The race for the blue-ribbon seat has been neck and neck with Dave Sharma leading the sitting MP by just 1751 votes.
The fixated persons unit is also involved after a complaint to NSW Police following the distribution of the latest email which said "LGBT are no better than pigs or dogs".
One of the emails falsely states she has been disqualified from election because she "is a Jew and entitled to automatic Israeli citizenship".
On its first outing,the fuchsia WomenVote bus rolled in to Wentworth. Next stop,Warringah.
Federal MP Kerryn Phelps said Mr Sharma had no reason to be at a funding announcement in her eastern suburbs electorate as the battle for Wentworth heats up.