On a election day with a entirely predictable outcome, it was great to live in an electorate where your vote actually counted. By 6.30pm, I’d heard all the conspiracy theories and so headed off to the Randwick Labor Club to wait for Kristina.
Carmel tebbutt
NSW Greens: not easy being green, as high hopes fizzle
It’s not only NSW Labor with some serious soul searching to do. Like at the Victorian election last November, expectations of a Greenslide in NSW did not eventuate. So what went wrong?
NSW election: Greens Marrickville candidate labelled ‘Hamas harlot’
The campaign against the Greens candidate for Marrickville is not all fair and above board.
Dirty tricks in Marrickville campaign: illegal push-polling claims
One of the Greens candidates expected to win a lower house seat at the NSW election claims she’s the victim of a deceptive and potentially illegal push-polling campaign aimed at smearing her reputation.
So long, good riddance: the dubious legacy of NSW ministers
When the moon spins into its last quarter on March 26, members of the NSW Cabinet will say goodbye to taxpayers — and to the pretty sight of their ministerial offices and parliamentary bonuses we fund.
Progressives face-off in the People’s Republic of Marrickville
During two and a half hours of questioning last night, not a single person asked about the economy. Rather, education, which been all but ignored so far in the wider campaign, dominated the event.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Why Crikey is “Tebbutt” of the joke
Crikey readers get angry over our coverage of recent NSW politics, and also blast the Greens, Westpac… and each other.
Premier Keneally: how the deal was done
The deal was done to keep the NSW premiership in the hands of the Left — and then Nathan Rees blew it, writes Joe Sammaras.
Arise, Premier Carmel Tebbutt, your hour is now
It now seems inevitable that deputy Premier Carmel Tebbutt will replace Nathan Rees. Her critics say she is likeable, lovely and limited. This seems to also reflect her assessment, writes NSW ALP Left insider Joe Sammaras.
Deluded Della Bosca still wants the top job
It’s sadly obvious that John Della Bosca still wants the premier job, writes Andrew Clennell. Lucky for embattled leader Nathan Rees, Della Bosca has no chance and there are no other alternatives. Apart from Carmel Tebbutt…
Who could replace Rees as Premier?
It is the disunity in the NSW Labor government that has kept Nathan Rees as Premier for so long. But, the main issue for voters is, who is a valid leadership option? asks Simon Benson.
Tips and rumours: Another refugee boat intercepted?
Rumours are surfacing that Immigration chiefs are worried stiff this morning about overcrowding on Christmas Island on the back of Unannounced Boat Number 14 (UBN14*)…
“Freo doctor” blows across Marrickville and Balmain
Community protest is rising in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Marrickville over the Labor Government’s proposed sale of a heritage-listed school site into 19 apartments.
Tonight the right toasts its Young Labor might
Tonight, the NSW Right of the Labor Party will do what it does best: revel in a night of backslapping and self-congratulation at the LeMontage restaurant in Sydney. The event is to commemorate and to celebrate the Young Labor right’s victory over the Left in Young Labor 15 years ago. Bob Carr and John McCarthy […]
