Alexandra Smith
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Everything you need to know before heading to the polls
Whether you’ve already voted, you still don’t know which side to vote for, or you’re just in it for the democracy sausages, there’s a lot to keep tabs on as NSW votes for its 58th parliament. → Read More
Perrottet’s leadership in turmoil after Nazi uniform revelation
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet made the stunning revelation after a conversation with Transport Minister David Elliott on Tuesday night. → Read More
Ayres interviewed as part of independent inquiry into Barilaro trade appointment
NSW Trade Minister Stuart Ayres has been interviewed as part of the independent inquiry into the controversial appointment of John Barilaro to a plum New York role. → Read More
Position ‘not tenable’: John Barilaro quits role as US trade commissioner
Former deputy premier John Barilaro has quit his role as trade commissioner. → Read More
Railroaded and enraged: Premier Perrottet rides out rough week
Monday’s rail meltdown revealed some very significant cracks in Dominic Perrottet’s third-term government. → Read More
Dossier compiled for NSW Premier furious over Sydney rail shutdown
A furious Premier Dominic Perrottet tasked senior staff to urgently investigate the timeline of events that led to the Sydney train shutdown debacle. → Read More
Super Saturday: Perrottet’s big test as voters go to polls in four byelections
Dominic Perrottet says the government will be judged on its record on Saturday. Chris Minns says that record will be the premier’s handling of Omicron. → Read More
Blokes and beer: Perrottet’s messaging won’t help get the Coalition re-elected
A line of men drank beers at Premier Dominic Perrottet’s media conference marking NSW’s reopening. There wasn’t a woman in sight. → Read More
Perrottet writes new story as he vows to take state ‘from good to great’
But in striving for greatness, will he move too far from the story voters are familiar with and deliver an unhappy ending? → Read More
Perrottet favourite to replace Berejiklian after shock resignation
An emotional Gladys Berejiklian revealed on Friday that she will stand down and will be replaced on Tuesday, when the Liberal party room meets to elect a new leader. → Read More
Perrottet and Stokes emerge as frontrunners for NSW Premier
Dominic Perrottet has the backing of his faction as well as a large proportion of moderates MPs and three unaligned MP. However, the moderates are the dominant faction and Rob Stokes could emerge as their preferred candidate. → Read More
Independent Commission Against Corruption announces investigation into NSW Premier
Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s future is in doubt after the NSW corruption watchdog announced it will investigate whether she breached public trust. → Read More
Minns forces ALP to suspend NSW CFMEU officials
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has demanded the suspension of top NSW union officials. → Read More
Hospitals prepare emergency plans for ICU operations to reach ‘overwhelming’ status
Sydney’s worst-affected COVID-19 areas will have 2000 cases a day by next week as hospitals prepare to implement emergency plans to call back nurses from vaccination hubs and turn operating theatres into intensive care units. → Read More
Three Sydney hospitals carrying the load of NSW’s COVID-19 outbreak
Premier Gladys Berejiklian is forewarning that October will be the worst month for hospitalisations and new figures show the rising number of COVID-19 patients at each NSW hospital. → Read More
Twists, turns and outright backflips: Delta takes its toll
Questions are mounting about whether Premier Berejiklian and her crisis cabinet adopted the right Delta strategy at the start or was it too little, too late. → Read More
Police Minister says public tip-offs needed to stop COVID-19 outbreak
As a 21-day police blitz began across the state on people flaunting the public health orders, Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned NSW could reach 1000 cases a day “if people keep ignoring the rules”. → Read More
Almost 70 per cent of new cases under 40s as virus spills to regions
More than two-thirds of new COVID-19 cases in Sydney in just 24 hours were in people aged under 40, increasing concerns about the long-term impact of the Delta strain as it spilled into the regions, forcing more lockdowns. → Read More
Hillsong pastor Brian Houston charged for allegedly concealing child sexual abuse by his father
Brian Houston was charged following a two-year investigation into allegations he had failed to report the alleged abuse of a young male in the 1970s. → Read More
NSW Labor without a leader as candidates test the numbers
NSW Labor faces a messy leadership battle that could see it without a leader for weeks after Jodi McKay resigned from the top job. → Read More