Politics
NSW
Female Liberal MP to face preselection challenge from male barrister
Miranda MP Eleni Petinos will face a preselection challenge from barrister Jeff Clarke in her seat of Miranda.
- by Alexandra Smith
Latest
Opinion
State Parliament
Berejiklian should see red about shortage of Liberal women
Having a female leader in NSW is not enough. She has to take the lead.
- by Alexandra Smith
State Parliament
Gareth Ward accused of bullying by second woman, Parliament hears
NSW Liberal MP Gareth Ward has been accused of bullying a second woman, after the opposition revealed a written complaint from a community member had been sent to the premier's office.
- by Lisa Visentin & Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Liberal Party
'Stay in the fray': How women can stop the bullies
As elected officials we should be doing everything we can to halt those who believe they can bully their way to a position or bully someone out of one.
- by Shelley Hancock
State Parliament
MP Gareth Ward hits back at 'incredibly hurtful' bullying claims
Gareth Ward says he has had many disagreements with colleagues, but that does not make him a bully.
- by Alexandra Smith
State Parliament
NSW Premier rejects nurses' demand for higher nurse-to-patient ratios
Nurses are pleading for higher nurse-to-patient ratios, saying this will save lives. But the NSW Premier appears to have dashed their hopes.
- by Esther Han
Drug reform
Pill testing ruled out as Premier looks to experts after music festival deaths
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will seek the advice of an expert panel on how to make music festivals safer, but the panel will not consider the merits of pill testing.
- by Lisa Visentin
State Parliament
Horse riders warn government inaction will 'cost a child's life' at Centennial Park
Horse riders warn Centennial Parklands' unwillingness to move the entrance of a new multi-million dollar 'wild play' park might 'cost the life of a child'.
- by Esther Han
Opinion
Drugs
My child goes to music festivals but I don't want them shut down
Who, in the real world, thinks that shutting down music festivals is going to help win the war on drugs?
- by Peter FitzSimons
State Parliament
Fishing lockouts 'off the table' after NSW government cops widespread backlash
There will be no new fishing lockout zones along the NSW coast, as the state government scrapped a key element of its marine park strategy after it faced an substantial backlash from fishing groups.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Crime
Police can seize money from 'cuckoo smurfing' victims: court
Australian bank account holders can lose money they innocently acquired.
- by Patrick Begley