Senator Sam Dastyari's Elvis trip

For the past three months media appearances by NSW Senator Sam Dastyari have been as rare as Elvis sightings.

Department fixes 'error' following questions about Turnbull election eligibility

Malcolm Turnbull's own department has been forced to correct records after questions were raised about the validity of his 2010 election to Parliament.

No discrimination in branch stacking comment: MP

A member of the Liberal party has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission against new Liberal MP and former party president Trent Zimmerman for saying ethnic communities engaged in branch stacking.

Bad news for Baird in the west

• COMMENT

An understated factor behind voters' switch to Labor heralds bad news for the Baird Liberal government.

Did this one decision cost Bill Shorten the Prime Ministership?

• ANALYSIS

Insiders say if funds were redirected, Labor could have done even better in NSW.

'Monumental screw up': The five ways the west was lost

• ANALYSIS

For the second election in a row, western Sydney has performed much better for Labor than expected.

Labor's Mike Freelander wins Macarthur

Labor has had a surprisingly strong showing in key western Sydney on Saturday night, claiming a key seat from the Liberals, tracking ahead in two others and holding off a pair of late serious challenges. 

How to swing a Sydney voter in a boring election

• COMMENT

Politics is boring again and it's because the kooks have left the building.

Ancient software you paid millions for

Taxpayers have been paying millions for "antiquated" and simple software that should cost a fraction, experts say.