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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.

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NSW election campaigning by Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns puts spotlight on one battleground seat

Following the Liberal and Labor leaders' movements this month has revealed one Sydney battleground seat is getting the most attention, as people in NSW prepare to head to the polls next Saturday.

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Can Dominic Perrottet hold off Labor wave sweeping nation to continue Coalition's 12-year reign in NSW?

A Dominic Perrottet win on March 25 would not only continue the Coalition's 12-year reign in New South Wales but also stem the Labor tide sweeping across Australia.

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Both major parties in NSW face an uphill battle to win the March state election

A greater number of independents and minor party candidates creates more of a contest at this month's state election.

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UN torture prevention body cancels visit to Australia after access to facilities blocked

Rwanda is the only other country to have had a visit cancelled, with Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner calling decision ‘disappointing’

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Inadequate ‘Victorian era’ NSW prisons below state’s own standards

United Nations inspectors have suspended plans to look at Australian prisons after NSW and Queensland blocked access.

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NSW minister concerned United Nations prison inspectors would 'pick on' state government

NSW Corrections Minister Geoff Lee says a UN delegation denied access to inspect jails in the state had come to "pick on" the government and were targeting "spurious issues".

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Quitting, quietly and otherwise: more than two dozen Victorian, NSW pollies are heading to the exits

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his NSW counterpart Dominic Perrottet have both lost a number of high-profile government MPs going into their respective state elections.

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Blame game after UN drops NSW jail visits

The NSW government says some of the state's prisons are sub-standard but blocked UN inspectors should visit countries not signed up to international protocols.

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NSW passes 'no body, no parole' law

Convicted murderers in NSW are facing a new hurdle to early release after the state parliament passed "no body, no parole" laws.

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MPs to mull 'no body, no parole' laws

Proposed laws in NSW to deny bail to killers who have not revealed the location of their victim's remains have been introduced to state parliament.

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NSW to introduce 'no body no parole' law

Convicted murderers in NSW will be denied parole unless they reveal the location of their victim's body, under new legislation to be introduced to parliament.

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NSW government set to introduce 'no body, no parole' laws after Chris Dawson sentence

NSW is set to introduce a "no body, no parole" laws for inmates, as the issue attracts public scrutiny after last month's conviction of former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson for his wife Lynette's murder.

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Sydney news: Train commuters to face delays on Western, North Shore, Olympic Park, Northern and Cumberland lines

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney's train commuters are due to face major disruption today as the main rail union vows to push ahead with strike action as part of its long-running dispute with the state government.

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NSW minister to leave politics at election

NSW Liberal frontbencher Geoff Lee has announced he is retiring from state politics, having represented Parramatta in western Sydney for 12 years.

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Yarning circles in NSW prisons aim to reduce Indigenous incarceration rates

After early success at Broken Hill, the program will be rolled statewide with the aim of better connecting Indigenous prisoners with their culture, each other and ultimately reducing Aboriginal incarceration rates.

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