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Liberals to regroup after devastating defeat in NSW

After a resounding loss in the NSW election, the Liberal Party will seek its own fresh start as the search begins for a new leader.

AAP

PM puts final squeeze on NSW as Labor ascendancy looms

Anthony Albanese and other senior Labor figures have been on the hustings for the NSW state election as his Liberal rival Peter Dutton remains notably absent.

AAP

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 Conversation

NSW voters head to polls with Labor in box seat

NSW voters will cast their ballots as the latest polling tips a Labor victory to end a run of 12 years in opposition.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Integrity – the lack of it – is at heart of voters’ NSW election dilemma

The best outcome will be for a minority government forced to deal with a strong integrity-first crossbench not prepared to compromise

The New Daily

NSW voters head to polls in tightly contested election

Polling centres have opened in NSW, with four million voters to decide if the Liberals gain a fourth term or Labor breaks a 12-year stretch in opposition.

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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

The Moira Deeming question: Victorian Liberals are at war, but leader John Pesutto knows the party must change

Pesutto’s firm stance on the expulsion of the backbencher will cost him the leadership, some say, while others say it will be the making of him – and 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

The Guardian - AU

After criticism for ‘reviewing, not doing’, Queensland’s government is now announcing policies on the run

The government hasn’t referred anything to the law reform commission since 2021. Insiders worry about a pattern of reactive policy

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

Julia Banks: Why the modern Liberal Party seems unable to ‘do the right thing’

At the end of the day, robust political debate shouldn’t displace civility, treating people with respect and doing the right thing.

The New Daily

NSW election: Liberal government’s hopes fade as contest with Labor tightens

NSW elections – with a hard to read electoral system – are famous for producing highly variable results across electorates.

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Preferences hold the key to Upper Hunter as NSW votes

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

AAP

Independent office corrects NSW Libs over WestInvest

Both major parties say they have the best plan for spending $3 billion in key western Sydney electorates as an independent office says it was misrepresented.

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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Ex-NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald gets 14-year jail sentence for corruptly awarding mine licence

Former resources minister Ian Macdonald will stay in jail until at least 2027 for misconduct in public office involving two mining licences.

Newcastle Herald

One in five have already voted says NSW Electoral Commission

Early voters make their mark before the final election pitches

ABC News

Andy Yin complains to Human Rights Commission after being rejected by Liberal Party as Strathfield candidate for NSW election

The Human Rights Commission is investigating a complaint by a high-profile Chinese-Australian, who claims the New South Wales Liberal Party rejected his nomination to run in Saturday's state election on racial grounds.

Newcastle Herald

Ex-NSW minister given second jail term for corruption

He will be eligible for parole in 2027.

AAP

Greens confident of federal result repeat in NSW

The Greens are hoping to hold the balance of power in NSW even as both major parties gun for a clean sweep into government.

ABC News

NSW election final day of campaigning sees Chris Minns congratulate Dominic Perrottet, but says 'don't vote for him'

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has congratulated the premier on his election campaign, and revealed he "likes" Dominic Perrottet, before urging people not to vote for him.

Reuters

Australia's biggest state to vote in close-run election

Australia's most populous state will vote for a new government on Saturday with most opinion polls showing a close-run election with the opposition centre-left Labor party ahead of the ruling conservative coalition by a narrow margin.

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