The first Newspoll since the NSW electionBarry O’Farrell’s debut Newspoll net approval score as Premier is plus 29 (53% satisfied, 24% dissatisfied), which was exactly what Bob Carr achieved in his first poll as Premier in 1995, writes William Bowe.
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Libs party in Parra: even Bob Carr’s personal trainer voted blue
Parramatta Leagues Club is oversized and soulless, an eyesore reliant on profits from booze and poker machines to stay afloat (just like Labor?). Yet it was the perfect place for the Tories to celebrate the biggest defeat of a government in history.
Oops! NSW candidates forget to mention they’re Labor
Being a member of the NSW Labor Party is a fact many candidates aren’t making too public in their election campaigns, with several candidates in the Western Suburbs covering up the Labor logo on posters and leaving it off brochures, writes Anthony Brown.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Are the ALP forlorn in Drummoyne? In a sign of the Liberal Party’s confidence and campaigning resources, John Sidoti, the Liberal Party’s candidate for the NSW seat of Drummoyne in Sydney’s inner-west, recently distributed a glossy, neatly folded, colour A3 campaign pamphlet… This is the third mass mail out by Sidoti. He has previously distributed […]
Nick Campbell resigns, leaving unfinished business behind
The president of the NSW Liberal Party, Nick Campbell, resigned last night amid growing criticism of his role within the Party.
Devine: Turnbull for NSW Premier!
Oh, if Malcolm Turnbull was premier of NSW, the joys that he would bring! writes Miranda Devine. He’d fix the political mess, make Sydney greener, bring in new investments and make state governments prestigious again.
The Libs and the Scientologists — the film they’re happy for you to see
NSW Liberal Party members are hosting Scientology propaganda screenings in Parliament House, but insist it is the same invitation they would extend to any “community group”.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: The mess in the NSW Libs
It seems its not just the NSW ALP who’ve had internal fighting, with a a humiliated and wounded Alex Hawke too embarassed to show up to a Liberal Party meeting, following his failed attempt at a spill.
“Not Labor” is not a campaign slogan
NSW Labor may be a disappointing mess, but Liberal leader Barry O’Farrell needs an image makeover, alternative policies and some serious balls if he’s going to prove himself as a worthy leadership alternative, writes Malcolm Colless.
Political snippets: Bad Newspoll bears bad news for NSW Libs
We have to go back more than 100 years to find the last time that the Labor Party in New South Wales polled less than 30% of the primary vote, right back when the part was in its infancy.
Grattan: Can NSW Libs get their groove back?
The Bradfield preselection, won by Paul Fletcher, showed a strong field of NSW Liberal contenders. Can it help spark a renewal in the state branch? wonders Michelle Grattan.
Bradfield, the land of true maverick conservatives
All 20 candidates in this Saturday’s Bradfield preselection must be pondering one major question: exactly what do local Liberal Party preselectors in a safe seat look for in a candidate?
Bradfield preselection shows NSW Libs have changed
At this Saturday’s Bradfield preselection at the Hornsby RSL, one of the front runners will be a conservative who also happens to be openly gay, although Irfan Yusuf doubts that he’ll be wearing a skivvy.
Libs get their mojo back
Malcolm Turnbull now has the power to hand pick MP candidates, which will keep messy NSW factions in line. The Liberals are starting to look electable again, writes Glenn Milne.
No comment for NSW Liberal twits
Want to tweet your office politics? Then don’t join the NSW Liberals, who’ve just passed new policy banning members from using blogs or social networking sites to make public statements about the party.
Right battles over Libs power changes
Members of the NSW Right faction are expected to oppose the new powers of preselection given to Liberal leaders, after the messy treatment of Michael Towke in the federal seat of Cook.
Barry O’Farrell sticks his neck out on donations reform
Barry O’Farrell has stuck his neck out on political donations reform, lobbyist activities and election expenditure in an attempt to make ground on Premier Rees. But his own political fundraising is under question, writes Lee Rhiannon.
NSW Libs at loggerheads as intra-factional action heats up
The NSW Liberals’ religious right want to roll back secularism. But if they do that, hey’ll effectively make the Party unelectable. They’ll also be answering Nathan Rees’ prayers.
Have NSW political donors failed to disclose donations?
A number of NSW political donors may have failed to disclose the full extent of their political donations, a comparison of NSW and Commonwealth electoral disclosure data shows.
Politics in Sydney’s barmiest borough: Rockdale
While Liberal and Labor councillors are at each other’s throats all over NSW, not so in Rockdale, where they work hand-in-glove.
Trouble is that Turnbull’s dead wood is right
Malcolm Turnbull didn’t become a multimillionaire by being a stranger to big business, writes Irfan Yusuf.
Currawong Beach, Labor and the laps of developers
What a spectacle: the conservatives and arch-conservatives voting with the Greens to protect the Unions NSW-owned holiday venue from Labor-backed developers, writes Alex Mitchell.
