
Matt Wade
Senior Economics Writer at Sydney Morning Herald
Journalist, The Sydney Morning Herald
Articles
-
2 weeks ago |
smh.com.au | Alexandra Smith |Matt Wade
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australian elections often throw up ultra-tight contests. But this year’s battle for the seat of Bradfield on Sydney’s north shore has been a roller coaster ride from the start. More than four weeks after election day, only a few votes separated Liberal hopeful Gisele Kapterian and teal independent Nicolette Boele.
-
2 weeks ago |
smh.com.au | Matt Wade
By Matt Wade June 2, 2025 — 11.30am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A mismatch between where most of Sydney’s care workforce lives and where they work is hampering services that support tens of thousands of vulnerable people and taking a toll on the city’s economy.
-
3 weeks ago |
brisbanetimes.com.au | Matt Wade |Shane Wright |Olivia Ireland
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Victorian seat of Calwell has finally been called for the Labor Party, leaving neck-and-neck Bradfield as the sole remaining electorate in doubt from the May 3 election. Held by now-retired Labor veteran Maria Vamvakinou for more than two decades, Calwell – a working-class north suburban seat – should have been safe.
-
4 weeks ago |
smh.com.au | Matt Wade |Olivia Ireland
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Victorian seat of Calwell is now the only seat in Australia that’s too close to call after Bradfield was tenuously secured by an independent on Monday. Held by now-retired Labor veteran Maria Vamvakinou for more than two decades, Calwell – a working-class north suburban seat – should have been safe.
-
4 weeks ago |
smh.com.au | Matt Wade |Craig Butt
By Matt Wade and Craig Butt May 19, 2025 — 11.31am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The top 1 per cent of income earners in a ring of Sydney harbourside suburbs take home more than $5 million a year on average, while in another 25 neighbourhoods across the city the best-paid 1 per cent make more than $2 million.
Journalists covering the same region
Lisa Allen
Associate Editor at The Australian
Lisa Allen primarily covers news in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas including the Blue Mountains and Central Coast.

Tamaryn McGregor
Sports Journalist at The Seven Network
Tamaryn McGregor primarily covers news in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas.

Ben Jaffrey
Digital Journalist at Northern Daily Leader
Ben Jaffrey primarily covers news in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas.
Troy Dodds
Editor at Parra News
Troy Dodds primarily covers news in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and surrounding areas including the Blue Mountains and Central Coast.

Joshua Hanrahan
Crime and General News Reporter at The Daily Telegraph
Joshua Hanrahan primarily covers news in the Greater Sydney area including surrounding regions in New South Wales, Australia.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 2K
- Tweets
- 1K
- DMs Open
- No

RT @soutikBBC: Brilliant https://t.co/Glrfr8jq4X

RT @DalrympleWill: Want to know more about the Koh-i-Noor, the much-looted diamond at the heart of the debate about theCorination & a now m…

Climate change, COVID-19 and conflict have combined to make 2022 a year of hunger. https://t.co/0qVnKCeaKn