Despite being in power for 12 years, Dominic Perrottet’s government is making an unusual pitch for re-election and giving Chris Minns’ Labor opposition a run for its money.
In this podcast, Michelle Grattan canvasses the New South Wales election with the ABC's chief election analyst Antony Green, Professor Andy Marks from the Western Sydney University, and the ABC's NSW state political reporter Ashleigh Raper
The Coalition won the 2019 NSW election by a 52-48 margin, so this poll represents an 8% swing to Labor. But voters are largely indifferent to the Dominic Perrottet Nazi costume scandal.
The NSW Crime Commission says cashless gambling cards are needed to stop billions of dollars of ‘dirty money’ being funnelled through NSW pokie venues,
McQueen – who ousted a moderate, former MP Trish Worth, to become a vice-president – is known for airing her frank opinions, often unhelpful for her party.
A recent NSW Resolve poll gave Labor 43% of the primary vote, and the Coalition just 30%, though the major party leaders were tied for preferred premier.
The release of an independent report into the New York trade appointment will not put an end to questions of integrity, culture and accountability - because the right questions are not being asked.
In this week’s NSW disaster, federal-state relations have been much smoother (acknowledging that things can fray somewhat as the clean-up goes on). The Albanese government learned from watching its predecessor’s problems.
Scott Morrison finally got his way at the weekend when the Liberal federal executive agreed to candidates for several key NSW seats being picked by a three-person committee rather than the rank and file having their say
Scott Morrison made three foolish and arrogant assumptions this week when he embarked on trying to push his controversial religious discrimination legislation through parliament.