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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.

ABC News

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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"I'm certainly not upset about where we are": Nats close in on Upper Hunter

With 44% of votes counted, Upper Hunter was too close to call as counting wrapped up Saturday night.

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.

Newcastle Herald

Tobacco-linked organisations and executives fail to declare interests to TGA vaping inquiry

Known links to tobacco multinationals and vaping lobby groups omitted in submissions to federal government consultation on reform

The Guardian - AU

Mass fish kill a case of deja vu as Nationals look to win back seat of Barwon in NSW election

Four years ago, a mass fish kill was the backdrop for a massive upset in far-west NSW at the state election. Now, the Nationals are dealing with similar events as they try to reclaim the seat of Barwon.

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The state of play in every Hunter seat

The main focus in the Hunter on Saturday will be whether the Nationals hold on to what could be a key marginal seat for both sides.

Newcastle Herald

The One Rules Debate Players and MLB Officials Can’t Agree On

One of this season’s new rule changes seems to be working on the field. There’s just one problem: Players and league officials can’t agree on what to call it.

Sports Illustrated

Dutton declines to state position on voice referendum despite pressure on Liberals to decide stance

Opposition says it won’t be rushed into stating a position until closer to vote on bill to be introduced in June

The Guardian - AU

Kids ingesting nicotine reason for vaping crackdown

Health Minister Mark Butler is examining changes to vaping laws after news children under four have been reported to poisons hotlines for ingesting nicotine.

AAP

Afternoon Update: NSW election campaign gets messy; Uganda’s homosexuality death penalty; and polygamy killing male elephant seals

State politics heats up as Dominic Perrottet prepares to clash with Chris Minns in the final leaders’ debate

The Guardian - AU

Health minister Mark Butler accuses Nationals of trying to normalise vaping with ‘silly policy’

Federal health minister says his predecessor was unable to enact stronger border controls because he was ‘rolled’ by his party room

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: US to release intel on potential Covid-Wuhan lab links; RBA considering rate pause; and London’s ‘racist’ police

Plus: the Nationals’ ‘shocker’ vaping idea

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The Guardian - AU

‘Shocker’: health experts condemn Nationals proposal to relax vaping laws

David Littleproud says retailers should be permitted to sell nicotine e-cigarettes without a prescription to customers 18 and over

ABC News

Post-flood exodus may sway vote in Lismore in NSW state election, candidates say

The lingering effects of last year's catastrophic flood may be a key factor in deciding who wins the marginal seat of Lismore.

The Guardian - AU

Rural seats will be crucial to the NSW election outcome, so why aren’t we hearing about them?

Three key regional electorates will determine the makeup of the crossbench in the new parliament, yet campaign news seems to stop at Penrith

The Conversation

Labor is odds-on for a narrow victory in NSW election, but it is far from a sure bet

A gambler would probably feel the odds favour a Labor win at the upcoming New South Wales election. But, as Scott Morrison proved in 2019, underdog status is prized in politics. Favouritism brings its own challenges, especially when the game takes an unanticipated twist. In this setting, the wide path…

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Nationals propose easing of vaping rules for adults, arguing it is a 'common sense approach'

The Nationals want to ease rules around nicotine vapes in Australia, to provide access to them as a tool to help adults quit smoking, while tightening rules around young people accessing the highly addictive products.

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet on poking the ClubsNSW beast: ‘I didn’t start with many friends’

The NSW premier explains why he put his career on the line as the days count down to the state election

The Canberra Times

Still the Whan? 'Safe pair of hands' adds fresh edge to Monaro battle

Labor candidate Steve Whan said Terry Campese's treatment was terrible.

ABC News

Dubbo Council requests Nationals party to take down Dugald Saunders' campaign sign

Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders says he sent the request on to party headquarters.

ABC News

Liberals and Nationals battle for Port Macquarie this NSW election in first three-cornered contest since 1999

The Coalition's battle scars from the 2020 "koala wars" are exposed in the New South Wales election campaign for Port Macquarie, where the Nationals are running against the sitting member who left them to join the Liberal Party.

ABC News

New South Wales Nationals MP, former member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead dies

The Myall Lakes MP retired from state politics in October last year, after revealing his diagnosis of mesothelioma.

Newcastle Herald

'Most passionate advocate': Myall Lakes MP Stephen Bromhead remembered

"Yesterday I lost a colleague and a mate," NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole said on Friday.

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