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Last year NSW Labor overreached with a document outlining 100 so-called ‘broken’ promises from Barry O’Farrell. They haven’t learnt their lesson, as a new document demonstrates, writes Mr Tiedt.

Barry O’Farrell’s bombastic claims that Labor ”cooked the books” to cover up a $4.5 billion hole in the state’s finances are wrong many times over.

A week after the massacre, and the New South Wales election is wrapping up. The last doubtful seat in the lower house was decided on Friday, when the Greens claimed victory in Balmain — comfortably from the Liberals on preferences, but by just 205 votes ahead of Labor at the critical point. (They will almost certainly also […]

O’Farrell already looks uncomfortable in spouting Abbott’s command-and-control carbon policies, and the tensions will get more pronounced as he takes on the mantle of Australia’s senior elected Liberal.

The NSW arts community is bracing for a grim future after both major political parties reneged on promises to release detailed arts policies during the state election campaign.

With control of the legislative assembly having been set in stone for many months now, the only doubtful aspect in tomorrow’s New South Wales election is the fate of the legislative council.

Life under Barry O’Farrell’s premiership is upon the citizens of NSW. As they witness the changing of the guard, what brave new world can they expect? Candace Sutton examines the difficult transition of people and power.

Come Monday, NSW opposition leader Barry O’Farrell will be one of the most powerful men in Australia. But when it comes to his policy platform, many voters don’t know and don’t care what’s on the table. Crikey examines the pitch.

Less than a week before the axe falls in NSW, to the extent that the commencement of pre-polling at the start of this week hasn’t lowered it already. William Bowe offers local level intelligence from around the place.

William Bowe wraps the latest news and updates — from the latest Newspoll to where Greens preferences will be going — from the upcoming NSW election.

Ten days to go now to the New South Wales election, and Labor, not surprisingly, just wants it to be over.

It’s always good to go to a political launch with very low expectations, and I was pleasantly surprised to find yesterday’s NSW Greens party launch not nearly as bad as I expected. Real policies were announced, Bob Brown was eloquent and passionate, and there were only a couple of the sort of cultish, quasi-religious moments that irritate the crap out of me.

William Bowe discusses the latest happenings from the slow-motion train wreck that is the New South Wales state election campaign, including the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Liberals to make inroads in the Newcastle/Hunter region.

A Morgan phone poll in NSW state politics has Labor on 22 per cent of the primary vote, the Coalition on 53 per cent and the Greens on 13.5 per cent, with the Coalition’s two-party lead at 65-35, reports William Bowe.

The latest NSW state Newspoll has the Labor government digging further below what previously looked to be rock bottom. The two-party preferred rose to 61-39 for the Coalition, writes William Bowe.

It is possible that, buried in some such dark and dusty place, there might be found details of a by-election defeat as bad for a major political party as the one suffered by New South Wales Labor in Penrith on Saturday.

Kristina Keneally may be the popular new school captain, but Labor’s vote is still as low as ever. If NSW had an election last weekend, Barry O’Farrell would now be Premier of NSW, explains Antony Green.

NSW ALP has become the notorious, messy state government. But can the Coalition win in 2011? Well, says Anthony Green, the Coalition can win as long as it gets votes in the right seats.

Despite its marginal nature, Wentworth is likely to attract a strong field of candidates for Liberal preselection. A party insider runs the ruler over the likely starters.

Labor’s “White Lady Funerals strategy” has Kristina Keneally sitting atop the polls. But it’s hard to imagine her as the real circuit-breaker NSW desperately needs to fix its mess.

NSW Liberal factional unity held firm as the attempt to oust right-wing powerbroker David Clarke came to naught last Friday.

Conservative NSW powerbroker David Clarke faces preselection tonight — and there’ll be more casualties than just him if he loses, supporters say.