Mysterious international student agitator Jan "Master" Shang's web stretches far and wide. Crikey investigates his business dealings and offerings to students.
Lee Rhiannon supporters inside the NSW Greens are dancing in the aisles after a smackdown of party rivals at the weekend's State Delegates Council on the weekend. So what will this mean for the national Greens?
There's life in the old (Labor) dog yet. The NSW ALP romped home in a byelection on Saturday, with a 26% swing. Is this the first sign of recovery -- or a false dawn?
Populist laws aimed at regulating lobbyists might seem butch, but looking deeper they are a sham, writes STW Group government lobbyist Justin Di Lollo.
The NSW government intends to dump an independent scientific committee that guarded the health of the Snowy River for a hand-picked, government-controlled body.
What's next for Newcastle when the coal runs out? A conference last week urged an innovation drive to kickstart a new business boom for the region.
The gas industry has taken a problem of its own making to spin its drilling activities. And the federal government seems to have taken the bait, writes Australian Institute economist Matt Grudnoff.
The polls pointed to a landslide to the Liberals in Sydney, but Labor managed to retain its base. How did they do it, and how did the polls get it so wrong? Crikey intern Angelo Risso reports.
Crikey asks the sharpest political commentators which leader got the best of the campaigning day yesterday, plus we track where the leaders are and what cash promises they’ve made …
Labor campaigners have been caught red-handed ripping down Liberal Party posters in Western Sydney. Party HQ has sacked the staffer and volunteer from the campaign.
