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Coalition MPs say exclusion of Australian journalists from Victorian premier’s trip will force public to rely on coverage by China’s state-run media

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

Adam Bandt says deal puts ‘significant hurdles’ in the way of new coal and gas but Chris Bowen insists it will not kill off new investment

As Labor governments blanket the mainland, the Liberal party is left divided over the cause of its failures and a path back to government

A new era as Minns gets Labor home

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Vote counting for the New South Wales election will resume this morning and Labor will be keeping an eye on four seats where they have small leads. If they can't form a majority, crossbencher demands will come into play.

Progressive shift in upper house possible while vote for minor parties and independents reaches record levels

Sometimes defeat can come with small victories. In his NSW election concession speech, defeated Liberal-National Coalition Premier Dominic Perrottet remarked the campaign had been a “race to the top”. Voters seemed to agree. Perrottet’s opponent, Labor’s Chris Minns, brought the conciliatory tone he maintained as opposition leader into the campaign.