As disgraced MP Daryl Maguire gives evidence to ICAC, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s future appears ever shakier. She would hardly be the first to fall in the state’s sordid political history.
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Scott Morrison has said NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian, has been “a tremendous premier”, and has his “absolute support”.
News of the NSW premier’s ‘close personal relationship’ with a former MP under investigation by ICAC is a hit to her hitherto squeaky clean public persona.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has admitted having a relationship with former MP Daryl Maguire, which she only ended recently, despite his being forced to quit state parliament in 2018.
The NSW coalition remains intact, but no one can miss the crack that has been repaired by superglue.
That old adage “never get between a premier and a bucket of money” has become “never get between a premier and a COVID election”.
Eating at a restaurant and want to stay COVID safe? Check to see if staff are sanitising surfaces, wearing masks, using contactless payment, and spacing out customers.
Uncertainty surrounding a cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to a Sydney hotel has prompted reactions from the Queensland and South Australian governments, as the Victorian situation continues to be critical.
We judge the competency of politicians by what they say and do. This creates perverse incentives for even competent politicians to refuse to admit mistakes.
In political terms, Palaszczuk is on risky ground whatever she does; depriving the economy through continued border closure, or risking a serious outbreak.
NSW and Victoria are shutting down non-essential services and activities over the next 48 hours, and the federal government has announced it will widen eligibility and increase income support as the coronavirus crisis escalates.
Michelle Grattan discusses the government’s new family law inquiry, and Australia being banned from the speaking list at the upcoming UN climate change summit.
With her party ideologically riven and a difficult parliament, the NSW premier finds herself in political trouble, despite performing well on key measures.
Similar laws in the US have actually led to increasing the risk of fatal drug overdoses.
Although abortions have been legally performed in NSW for years, doctors have long called for greater clarity in the law in regard to the possible criminality of their actions.
Selective schools aim to give all gifted students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, opportunities they may not have had otherwise. But that’s not what’s actually happening.
The sense that the Berejiklian government had done enough to be re-elected proved correct, with a strong economy and a big infrastructure program enough to secure the Coalition a third term.
The Berejiklian government has been returned to power, with Labor having a poorer-than-expected showing following a disastrous final week of campaigning.
With the polls showing the main parties neck and neck, the question for NSW voters this Saturday is whether they have lost faith in the Coalition government enough to elect Labor again.
Mark Latham in the upper house? A Coalition minority government? The NSW election is nearly upon us, and it’s going to be a wild ride
It's worth keeping an eye on the NSW election outcome. It may end up telling us a lot about how global political themes, like the erosion of centrist politics, are playing out here in Australia.
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