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Nelmes hit snag with voters looking to avoid the democracy sausage sizzle

Pre-poll voters set platform for Kerridge's lord mayoral win.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 19, 2024

'Protest vote': How Newcastle turned on lord mayor Nelmes' leadership style

Dr Ross Kerridge 'right person, in the right moment', says analyst.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18, 2024

PM's early election warning labelled an 'empty threat'

The prime minister has threatened a double dissolution over resistance to his government's housing policy but experts don't think this will benefit his party.

AAP · Sep 17, 2024

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The rise of the Libertarians: ‘fringe’ party could win 15 NSW council seats after Liberals’ bungle

Minor party could be largest group on MidCoast council and state MP John Ruddick says ‘if you put in a development [application] we will approve it’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2024

Lord Mayor closes in on sixth term, maybe her last

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is tipped to win her sixth term while some councils face a shift to the left after a nomination debacle by the Liberals.

AAP · Sep 14, 2024

Fierce renter advocate eyes Parliament House tenancy

After taking aim at landlords and real estate agents, internet sensation Jordan 'purplepingers' van den Lamb has his eyes on a new target: the Senate.

AAP · Aug 26, 2024

Liberals' council nomination extension plea rejected

The NSW electoral commissioner has rejected the state Liberals' request for more time after the party failed to nominate candidates for a string of local seats.

AAP · Aug 16, 2024

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‘Shocked and gutted’: NSW Liberal councillors mull legal action against own party over administrative disaster

Fallout continues over Liberal party’s failure to lodge paperwork to nominate 136 candidates in upcoming council local government elections

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2024

‘Labor doesn’t care what we think’: doctor to take on Tony Burke in safe western Sydney seat

Dr Ziad Basyouny is the first of several independents expected to challenge federal Labor seats amid the Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024

Muslim Vote group says it will target Labor ministers and whip at next federal election

First high-profile candidate due to be announced this week by ‘grassroots’ movement backing independents against Tony Burke and Jason Clare

The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2024

Knife-edge by-election has leaders sweating

As the Malinauskas government marks its halfway point, it faces an honest appraisal from voters at the knife-edge Dunstan by-election.

AAP · Mar 21, 2024

Leaders step up efforts as Indigenous voice vote fails

Both the 'yes' and 'no' camps say Australia needs to look forward and come together after a referendum to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament failed.

AAP · Oct 15, 2023

Independent MP Dai Le looks to spin success in western Sydney into new political movement

Despite Le’s self-belief, political experts aren’t convinced of necessity or potential reach of new party based in west of capital

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2023

Dead heat in upper house after NSW election leaves Chris Minns facing ‘messy’ negotiations

Legislative council’s even split of political leanings means Labor will need to work with conservatives to pass legislation

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2023

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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.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2023

Ballots are yet to open in the NSW election but have the teals already won?

Independent challengers spruik their influence on government policy as a sign of the benefits they bring

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023

Can poker machine reform save Dominic Perrottet from polls suggesting he’ll lose power in NSW?

After 12 years in power the Coalition has an uphill fight, say analysts, with a hung parliament a possibility

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2022

One Nation on track to have its first MP in Victorian parliament

Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell expected to enter upper house, where Labor needs six crossbench votes to pass legislation

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022

Legalise Cannabis and other progressive parties could hold balance of power in Victorian upper house

Counting suggests Legalise Cannabis party, Greens and Reason Party are likely to win seats in Legislative Council

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2022

Victorian ‘Greenslide’ fails to eventuate but progressives on track for upper house balance of power

Greens’ high hopes evaporate as prepoll vote comes in; leader Samantha Ratnam turns attention to Legislative Council

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2022

‘It was a charade’: preference whisperer Glenn Druery falls for Animal Justice party’s Victorian election sting

Exclusive: Having successfully attracted the support of Druery’s clients, minor party switched its allegiances at last minute

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2022

Railing against rail loop put Matthew Guy back on track - but there’s a long way to go

With 14 weeks until the Victorian state election, the opposition has a mountain to climb in order to form government

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2022

‘They wanted one of their own’: western Sydney election results show power of hyper-local politics

In an area hit hard by lockdowns, voters shifted away from ‘parachuted’ candidates and towards those with close community ties

The Conversation · May 30, 2022

Our new parliament will have record numbers of women – will this finally make it a safe place to work?

The 2022 federal election was a win for women candidates, and a historic moment in Australia’s journey towards a parliament that truly endorses and promotes gender equality in all its work.

The Canberra Times · May 25, 2022

'He will win': Pocock victory on the cards, but count could drag on

Independent experts surveyed by The Canberra Times all see one outcome as by far the most likely.

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