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Labor retains large lead in Victorian Resolve poll four weeks from election; also leads in NSW

The Victorian state election will be held in four weeks, on November 26. A Resolve poll for The Age, conducted October 20-24 from a sample of “more than 800”, gave Labor a 59-41 lead over the Coalition.

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2022

Minns stands by treatment of quitting MP

NSW Labor has defended its sacking of disgruntled MP Tanya Mihailuk after she attacked the party by saying it was not ready to govern.

AAP · Oct 21, 2022

NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk resigns from party, says Labor not ready to govern

Ms Mihailuk says the party's endorsement of Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour gives her no option but to resign from the party.

ABC News · Oct 20, 2022

Sydney ferries should be 'diving wrecks'

Maritime workers say a troubled fleet of Sydney ferries are duds and should be sunk to the bottom of the ocean after a series of faults.

AAP · Oct 19, 2022

Foreign trains bring no savings: NSW Labor

NSW Labor has committed the state to building its own train, tram, bus and ferry fleets again, after multiple defects in overseas-built public transport.

AAP · Oct 17, 2022

Sydney news: Fears for NSW's Moama Indigenous community as Victoria flood threat intensifies

MORNING BRIEFING: Residents from an Indigenous community on the NSW-Victorian border are being evacuated as the flood threat intensifies.

ABC News · Oct 16, 2022

NSW Labor commits to building trains locally, more full-time teacher spots if it wins March election

Opposition Leader Chris Minns unveils Labor's plan to revive rail manufacturing and "backs the NSW teaching workforce" with a promise of creating more permanent jobs.

ABC News · Oct 15, 2022

'It's time': NSW Labor prepares for 2023

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has promised a fresh start for the state if his party wins in March after nearly 12 years in opposition.

AAP · Oct 15, 2022

Unions NSW to campaign against Perrottet government in lead up to March state election

Unions NSW says public sector workers are planning to leave the state in droves and confidence in essential services is collapsing, as it puts the Perrottet government on notice ahead of the March election.

ABC News · Oct 15, 2022

PM hails parental leave to Labor faithful

Australian families will get an extra six weeks of paid parental leave under a policy designed to improve gender equity and help with the rising cost of living.

AAP · Oct 14, 2022