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After 12 years in opposition, grassroots politics restores Labor to power in New South Wales

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.

The Conversation

Labor MPs push for 'fair share' for Hunter as Minns leads red wave

The Hunter's Labor MPs say they will have strength in numbers when it comes to getting a fair share for the region from the newly elected state government.

Newcastle Herald

NSW National Party chair 'disappointed' with election result in state's west, says Liberals need to 'navel gaze'

The Nationals have failed to regain seats in what was once party heartland in western NSW, as divisions in the Coalition parties come under scrutiny after its NSW election loss.

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NSW election: Chris Minns to meet with senior colleagues immediately as Coalition recriminations begin

Labor’s premier-elect describes victory as ‘humbling experience’ that came from having an ‘ear to the ground’ on cost-of-living pressures

The Guardian - AU

NSW election: Gareth Ward leads primary vote in Kiama despite being suspended from parliament

The former Liberal minister, who is running as an independent, trails Labor candidate in two-party preferred count

The Guardian - AU

Former NSW treasurer Matt Kean rules out contesting Liberal Party's top job after Dominic Perrottet steps down

Soul-searching starts at Liberal headquarters after a crushing defeat to Labor in the NSW election, as deputy leader Matt Kean says he won't be contesting the party's top job.

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NSW has a new government — here are five things Labor has promised to do

A ban on phones in schools, squashed road plans, and a lifted wage cap. Labor made some bold promises in opposition that it will now need to deliver. Here are five things we can expect from the new government.

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Key results: where the NSW election was won by Labor and lost by the Coalition

Coalition suffers losses across western Sydney and key regional areas, losing at least nine seats to Labor

The Guardian - AU

Chris Minns’ narrow road to victory proves a winning formula with NSW voters

Gains in seats in Sydney’s west – even among previously safe Liberal seats – show Labor leader correctly picked mood of the state

The Guardian - AU

Liberals and Nationals lose regional NSW seats, while independents make gains in state's west

The Coalition has suffered massive swings and some losses in several regional New South Wales seats on the way to its election loss on Saturday night, while independents in the state's west have increased their margins.

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‘Back and ready’: Chris Minns leads Labor to power after 12 years in opposition at historic 2023 NSW election

The party is on track to govern in its own right after winning a series of previously safe Coalition seats

The Guardian - AU

Labor very likely to win majority in NSW election

This article was updated March 26.

The Conversation

RED LETTER DAY: Labor celebrating as Liberals take stock of dismal election night

A woeful night for the Liberals as Hunter MPs improved their already large margins.

Newcastle Herald

Labor wins govt in NSW after massive swing away from Coalition

Labor leader Chris Minns will be the next premier of NSW after a massive election landslide against the Coalition.

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Chris Minns voted NSW premier as Labor beats Coalition to win state election

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese introduces incoming NSW premier Chris Minns, saying "he was a leader whose vision is one that always has people at its heart".

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Polling booths close across NSW as vote counting to elect government begins

New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean says "the deck is stacked" against the Coalition holding onto power.

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NSW elects Labor's Chris Minns to be premier, Dominic Perrottet stands down as Liberal leader — as it happened

Labor will emerge from 12 years of opposition and form government, after seeing big swings in the NSW election. It's on track to win a majority of seats. As it happened.

The Guardian - AU

Chris Minns celebrates historic victory as Labor returns to power – as it happened

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Final NSW Newspoll gives Labor a thumping lead; federal Labor's lead widens

The New South Wales state election is today. Polls close at 6pm AEDT. Votes cast on election day should be counted quickly, but large pre-poll booths are likely to take until late at night or next week.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton is stuck in no-man’s land on the voice – and he risks cementing his reputation as a wrecker

Supporting the yes vote leaves him on the sidelines, but opposition in the face of a no win could be a pyhrric victory

The Guardian - AU

Judgment day arrives for NSW Labor after 12 years in the political wilderness

Though polls have tightened, this is an election Labor expects to win. Anything less will be a disaster for the party

The Guardian - AU

NSW election: Labor hopeful of win as leader Chris Minns eyes ‘mood for change’ across state

Polls point to victory but Labor faces a difficult electoral map, requiring an additional nine seats to govern in its own right

Newcastle Herald

Preferences hold the key to Upper Hunter as NSW votes

An Independent's decision to preference Labor could tip the balance of power.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ken Wyatt warns Liberals on opposing voice; NSW election race wraps up; and ‘city killer’ asteroid to pass us by

Former minister for Indigenous Australians says Liberal opposition to voice could add to ‘global perception’ they are a ‘racist party’

The Guardian - AU

The Greens face one of the biggest decisions of their political lives as Labor’s climate policy hangs in the balance

Some Greens want to pass the safeguard mechanism changes and keep fighting on fossil fuels while others want to attack it as a Coalition creation that can’t be redeemed

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