Politics
Exclusive
Political leadership
Voters want Labor to allow MPs more freedom to break ranks
The exclusive findings highlight public support for politicians to speak out against the party line when they feel strongly on big issues.
- by David Crowe
Private school charity status sacrosanct despite calls to scrap it
- by Shane Wright and Lucy Carroll
Exclusive
Building Bad
Labor-linked judge in government sights to take over CFMEU
- by Paul Sakkal, Angus Thompson and Ben Schneiders
Opinion & Perspectives
‘For the first time, I feel unsafe.’ Trump attack has fearful Australian MPs on edge
Australia does not have America’s gun culture or record of political violence, but many of our politicians are increasingly concerned about their security.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Conduct unbecoming at Liverpool Council reaps its own reward
Liverpool City Council has long been the poster boy for councils behaving badly, but those days are over.
The Herald's View
Editorial
This is not the time to flinch on union corruption
Will Labor look after households or protect its friends in the union movement? One way to tell will be whether it forces tainted officials out the door.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Federal
Opinion
Extremism
‘For the first time, I feel unsafe.’ Trump attack has fearful Australian MPs on edge
Australia does not have America’s gun culture or record of political violence, but many of our politicians are increasingly concerned about their security.
- by David Crowe
Exclusive
Political leadership
Voters want Labor to allow MPs more freedom to break ranks
The exclusive findings highlight public support for politicians to speak out against the party line when they feel strongly on big issues.
- by David Crowe
NSW
Nepotism, wasted money and potential corruption: Liverpool Council on the brink
- by Kate McClymont, Ben Cubby and Max Maddison
Updated
Sydney councils
Liverpool City Council under threat of suspension, election delayed over ‘widespread dysfunction’
- by Max Maddison, Ben Cubby and Kate McClymont
Editorial
Sydney councils
Conduct unbecoming at Liverpool Council reaps its own reward
- The Herald's View
Updated
Roads
The blueprint for Sydney’s toll shake-up is here. This is what it says
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Max Maddison
Exclusive
Property development
The next three Sydney zones in line for greater density revealed
- by Alexandra Smith
Victoria
Opinion
Political leadership
Jacinta Allan is failing to cut through. The denials are making it worse
- by Annika Smethurst
Indigenous justice commission to probe worksite allegations amid CFMEU fallout
- by Broede Carmody and Kieran Rooney
Queensland
Perspective
Government
A Queensland Senate may be the only thing to protect the LNP from itself
- by Cameron Atfield
