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NSW Labor unlikely to win majority after flopping on pre-poll votes

Labor is unlikely to win more than 46 of the 93 lower house seats at Saturday’s New South Wales state election, which would be short of the 47 required for a majority. The Coalition is likely to win 35 seats, the Greens three and independents nine. Depending on the outcome…

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2023

Who's sitting on the crossbench in NSW parliament, and what they'll be asking from Labor

NSW Labor is likely to need the crossbench if its going to pass its legislation through the lower house. These are the people they’ll have court, and what they’ll be expecting in return.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

Big win for crossbench in NSW elections

Up to 12 independent and Greens MPs are set to be sworn in to the NSW Parliament, with one returning MP hailing the crossbench as "historically large".

The New Daily · Mar 28, 2023

NSW MP pleads not guilty to rape and indecent assaults

Independent NSW MP Gareth Ward has pleaded not guilty after being charged with the historical indecent assault of a teenage boy and rape of a young man.

The New Daily · Mar 28, 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

Minns sworn in as Labor hopes for NSW majority fade

Labor's hope of forming a majority government in NSW is fading as the Minns' government prepares to be sworn in and counting continues in eight seats.

The New Daily · 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

Ynyshir's Gareth Ward announces opening date for new restaurant Gwen

The sister restaurant of Ynyshir will not be run by Gareth Ward, but by one of his culinary protegees, Corrin Harrison

Wales Online · Mar 27, 2023

NSW election: Voting comes down to the wire as Labor's leadership team poised to take over

Twelve seats remain in the balance with less than 60 per cent of the vote counted in NSW, as three prominent crossbenchers confirm they will "offer confidence and supply" if Labor fails to reach majority government.

ABC News · Mar 27, 2023

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 · Mar 26, 2023