Conservative shows hand for NSW Liberal leadership role Conservative Tanya Davies has thrown her hat into the ring to become the deputy leader of the NSW Liberals, with at least three MPs eyeing off the top job. AAP · Mar 28, 2023
MP pushes to make it easier to take down crime videos on Instagram, TikTok Helen Bell says she was greeted with videos of young criminals hooning when she went to watch dance videos on TikTok. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Chris Minns sworn in as NSW premier, but two seats short of majority government Chris Minns' first appointment after being sworn in as NSW's 47th premier was at Liverpool Hospital, where he announced a "surgical care task force" to tackle elective surgery pressures in emergency departments. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Don't feed the trolls: Social media self-defence tools The eSafety Commission has launched a range of resources to help combat online hate directed at Indigenous people in the lead up to the voice referendum. AAP · Mar 27, 2023
Katherine youth crime petition to be tabled in NT parliament, as justice reinvestment continues A petition calling for tougher action on youth crime in Katherine is due to be tabled in the NT parliament this week as residents report an escalation in theft and property damage. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Counting to resume in NSW seat of Kiama as incumbent Gareth Ward prepares to face court Liberal turned independent Kiama MP Gareth Ward is closing in on Labor candidate Katelin McInerney's lead after a batch of pre-poll votes favoured the incumbent. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Alice Springs Aboriginal artist develops health promotion material for vision loss prevention First Nations artist Curtis Haines is moving in a different direction to his contemporaries, creating art on how to maintain eye health and the steps to seek help and receive treatment. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Customers of failed funeral insurer ACBF/Youpla plead with government for compensation Vennessa Poelina is flying 3,000 kilometres to try to convince the government to fulfil its "moral obligation" to compensate for her $20,000 in lost pre-paid funeral plans. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Labor and the Greens have cut a deal to get its key climate policy through the parliament. So what is it, and what's changing? After weeks of negotiations and plenty of strong words, the federal government has secured the support it needs to pass its key climate policy into law. So what is it, and what's changing? ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Victorian government apologises to Yoorrook Justice Commission amid delays to Indigenous truth-telling inquiry Internal police reports on systemic racism and confidential ministerial briefings on bail reform are among the thousands of documents the state government is withholding from Victoria's Indigenous truth-telling inquiry. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Paul Bongiorno: High stakes in Aston for worried Liberals Dutton is the one leader who has most to lose in the Aston by-election, the odds are favouring him, he’ll be desperately hoping that they hold. The New Daily · Mar 27, 2023
Pitlochry Community Council reforms after two month slump brought by resignations A return to positivity is hoped for Pitlochry, now that once again the Highland Perthshire town has a functioning community council. Daily Record · Mar 27, 2023
NSW election results pave way for Mark Latham to re-enter NSW upper house The former federal Labor leader returned to elected office at the 2019 NSW election, but resigned from the Legislative Council earlier this month, in the middle of his eight-year term in a bid to strengthen One Nation's presence in the chamber. ABC News · Mar 27, 2023
Senate gives green light to $15b manufacturing fund The Albanese government's signature $15 billion manufacturing fund has passed the Senate after weeks of tense negotiations. AAP · Mar 27, 2023
AAP · Mar 27, 2023 NSW upper house results hang in the balance The NSW upper house's slim right-wing majority could shift left as minor parties vie to join the largest crossbench in modern history.
AAP · Mar 27, 2023 Chris Minns sworn in as NSW Labor premier Chris Minns has been sworn in as the 47th premier of NSW, along with key members of his frontbench, as Labor looks likely to form a minority government.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023 Dominic Perrottet, Matt Kean and the lure of Canberra: what next for NSW power duo? While Kean has ambitions to move into federal politics, the outgoing premier’s friends say the more likely direction for him is business
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023 NSW election results: Labor sweats on possibility of minority government as jostle for Liberal leadership begins Incoming Chris Minns government will have an interim cabinet sworn in as vote counting continues in key seats
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023 Youpla victims asking ‘when they should die’ to be eligible for funeral relief, advocates say Government urged to give ‘certainty’ to more than 13,000 Aboriginal policy holders of defunct fund
ABC News · Mar 27, 2023 Greens senator Jordon Steele-John calls on Australia to question AUKUS pact as Jacinta Price continues to rail against Voice on Q+A The former secretary of the US Navy and South Australia's premier take Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John to task over him questioning Australia's relationship with the USA and the AUKUS agreement.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023 John Pesutto’s failure to expel Moira Deeming could prove to be his undoing Victorian opposition leader says backflip on pledge to expel MP who attended anti-transgender rally was leadership – but it looks like the opposite
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023 Independent Judy Hannan expected to win seat of Wollondilly in NSW election Former mayor of Wollondilly is on track to win seat while teal independent is neck and neck in Pittwater
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023 NSW Labor faces prospect of a leftwing upper house as it edges closer to majority The party has definitively won 45 seats in the 2023 election and with leads in Ryde and Kiama, it is likely to secure the numbers to govern outright
The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2023 NSW election result ‘deeply rooted’ in western Sydney’s cost-of-living crisis Labor victory shows the region lost trust in Coalition, experts say, and is not afraid to ‘flex its political muscle’
ABC News · Mar 27, 2023 Former Anglican priest Louis Daniels pleads guilty to abuse after extradition back to Tasmania A man abused as a child by convicted former priest Louis Daniels confronts him in court, saying he manipulated his parents to gain their trust and detailing the psychological trauma and shame he has to deal with.