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Dec 4, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Alexandra Smith
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. NSW Premier Chris Minns has issued a stinging rebuttal to reports that a parliamentary inquiry has referred him to the state’s corruption watchdog, insisting Liberal and crossbench MPs were spreading “unsubstantiated rumours” for political point scoring.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
watoday.com.au | Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor November 28, 2024 — 2.00am November 28, 2024 — 2.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The one-time federal Labor leader Mark Latham – who has a history of defecting to political parties that were willing to take him – finished the 2024 parliamentary year in quintessential Latham style.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Harriet Alexander |Alexandra Smith
By Harriet Alexander and Alexandra Smith November 27, 2024 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Cash could still be used in poker machines but it would no longer be possible to play anonymously in a gambling reform model under consideration by the NSW government.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Alexandra Smith
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Some NSW MPs are using an annual taxpayer-funded allowance ranging from $77,000 to $203,000 to top up their salaries because there is no obligation to provide any documentation to the parliament on how they spend the entitlement.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Alexandra Smith
Opinion November 14, 2024 — 5.00am November 14, 2024 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Colette Duff is angry and ready to quit her job. Duff, a registered nurse with 30 years experience, works in the emergency department of Sutherland Hospital. She drives a beaten-up, 14-year-old Toyota Corolla and earns less than $50 an hour.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
watoday.com.au | Alexandra Smith
By Alexandra SmithUpdated October 19, 2024 — 6.05pmfirst published at 4.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. NSW is set to have its first teal candidate in state parliament after voters turned on the Liberal Party in the once blue ribbon seat of Pittwater following two high-profile scandals.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Alexandra Smith
‘I don’t think there will be’: Clover Moore says sixth term will be her lastWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
watoday.com.au | Anthony Segaert |Daniel Lo Surdo |Nick Newling |Alexandra Smith
Pinned post from By Alexandra SmithNSW Liberal head office has banned any party-branded corflutes, posters, T-shirts or hats from being used to help accidental Northern Beaches candidate Mandeep Singh. Singh should have been a victim of the NSW Liberals’ council nominations fiasco. Instead, the Pittwater businessman’s own administrative mishap means he is the party’s sole candidate running for Northern Beaches Council in Saturday’s local government election.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
theage.com.au | Alexandra Smith
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. NSW Liberal Leader Mark Speakman has lost his battle to convince his federal counterpart Peter Dutton that two women must serve on the committee appointed to oversee a takeover of the troubled state division of the party.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
watoday.com.au | Alexandra Smith
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Pittwater cafe owner Mandeep Singh should have been a victim of the NSW Liberals’ now-infamous council nominations fiasco. Instead, Singh’s own administrative mishap means he is the party’s sole candidate running for Northern Beaches Council at this weekend’s local government election.
