Make schools businesses: Liberal Democrats MP on profit-motive education
John Ruddick was elected to the NSW Legislative Council this week.
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NSW upper house: Jeremy Buckingham back, Latham to return, Nile gone and LDP wins its first NSW seat
Results in the state's legislative council have now been confirmed.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #44: Labor won't form majority - so what is a confidence-and-supply deal?
1 week on from the NSW state election.
Fred Nile loses his seat after more than 4 decades in NSW's upper house
The ex-Christian Democrat's below-the-line group has only picked up a small amount of votes so far.
NSW Decides: Chris Minns is 47th Premier, Nationals won't be in government anywhere in Australia
In a resounding victory for Labor, the party will be in power for the first time since 2011.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #43: Optional Preferential Voting in NSW
The unique element of voting in the NSW lower house.
Greens senator David Shoebridge on the right to protest in Australia
Shoebridge was arrested in 2019 during a climate protest.
ANALYSIS: How the NSW upper house ballot paper positions could impact who wins
All candidates in both houses have been announced, with both major parties nominating a full 93 candidates in the Legislative Assembly.
Fred Nile to run for re-election in NSW despite announcing retirement
The former Christian Democrats member was first elected in 1981.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #38: Unions 3, New South Wales 0
A revisit of the definition of protected speech in Australia.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #36: What is a First Minister?
Cooperative federalism in post-COVID lockdown Australia.
Who attended George Pell's funeral in Sydney?
Protesters and mourners were seen outside St Mary's Cathedral.
Can you have an independent party? Elizabeth Farrelly thinks so
The author will be running in the NSW Legislative Council at the March state election.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #34: Why Edmund Barton shouldn't be forgettable
We take a look at why Edmund Barton was one of Australia’s most important Prime Ministers.
All the candidates no longer running in the NSW election
Multiple candidates from different parties have quit ahead of the March 25 election.
NSW Greens candidate pulls out of election and deletes social media accounts
Bradley Stanton was set to run in Wollongong at the March state election.
Former Labor MP to run for One Nation at the NSW election - but it won't be in her current seat
Tania Mihailuk has sat as an independent since quitting the ALP.
Labor’s cashless gaming trial to include 0.58% of all pokie machines as they release gambling policy
The trial would last for 12 months.
Sitting Liberal senator Jim Molan dies aged 72 after cancer battle
He was recently re-elected at the 2022 federal election.
6 News cameras capture grassfire next to highway near NSW-Victoria border
The fire has been been marked under control.
Here's everyone who has & hasn't committed to pokies reform in NSW
The issue is taking centre stage ahead of the state election on March 25.
Iconic WA fast-food chain flies east to Sydney
Chicken Treat has arrived in NSW.
Nationals MP Andrew Gee quits - here's what the Coalition's parliamentary numbers look like now
The move was sparked by the party's opposition to the Voice.
6 News looking for young passionate journalists to join growing team
In 2023, we'll celebrate our 4th birthday.
LIVE UPDATES: Products recalled as Australia deals with potentially hallucinogenic spinach
Recalls have been issued by multiple retailers.
The lowest score in T20 history: Sydney Thunder all out for 15
The score is a new low for Twenty20 cricket, not just in the BBL but anywhere in the world.
Common(wealth) Knowledge #26: Child Privacy and Political Communication
The implied freedom of political communication revisited in the context of child privacy.
Reason Party applies to change their name to Public Education Party in NSW
The move comes ahead of the state election in late March.
Man charged with murder of 'underworld figure' Bilal Hamze in Sydney
Hamze was allegedly gunned down in 2021.
Senior NSW bureaucrat Amy Brown stands aside amid John Barilaro saga
It follows a review ordered by the Premier's office.
More train strikes ahead in union bid to secure rail worker pay and conditions
The RTBU (Rail Tram & Bus Union) is set to strike from midnight next Thursday.
Drunk driver who killed 4 kids in NSW in 2020 has sentence reduced
Samuel Davidson was three times over the blood alcohol limit when the crash happened.
Seniors United Party becomes first post-election casualty, deregistered by the AEC after 7 years
The party is the first to lose registration since Australians headed to the polls on May 21.
Ex-UAP candidate Jamal Daoud says he's "in the process of suing" the party which "has no structure"
Daoud run unsuccessfully for the NSW seat of Reid at the May federal election.
Blockade Australia protest: Selfish demonstrations or a necessary disruption?
10 people were arrested after protesters blocked the Sydney Harbour Tunnel.
A comprehensive list of political parties that are unregistered or have never ran in elections
Plenty of parties have been formed over the years - but not all have run in elections.
A complete A-Z list of every political party that's ever existed in Australia
Yes, we're even including ones that never ran & ones that existed before federation.
NSW Government introduces bill to criminalise display of Nazi symbols
The bill aims ban the public displays of Nazi symbols, as well as provisions for further safeguards against hate speech and vilification.
UPDATE: Yallah Substation Fire | NSW
Emergency services responded to reports of a fire earlier today.
Grants for NSW women returning to work
Full details will be announced on June 21.
Hughes candidate Georgia Steele responds to allegations she's a 'fake independent'
Ms Steele is taking on UAP leader Craig Kelly for the NSW seat.
EV charging a problem of the past
We spoke to AEVA President Chris Jones to discuss.
Inquiry into NSW Floods Established
Heavy rain caused unprecedented flooding across northern New South Wales earlier this month, leaving roads closed, communities homeless...
Did Scott Morrison say flood victims were "weaponising their trauma" against the government?
The viral claim appears to show a source - but not everything is as seems.
NSW flood crisis leads to outdated images & half-truths spreading online
It's not the first time old images of the PM have spread amid the current flood crisis.
Old photos of Scott Morrison presented as new amid flood crisis & Russia-Ukraine War
Bogus claims about the Prime Minister often spread fair & wide on social media.
8 dead in Queensland as flood emergency continues in 2 states
Over 55,000 residents are currently in the dark.
Labor wins seat of Bega for the first time ever as 4 NSW electorates vote in by-elections
The NSW State Election is set to be held in March next year.
Are Aged Care deaths no longer included in NSW's daily COVID-19 updates?
The claim appears to have originated through a single line in a newspaper article.
Did the ABC refuse to cover NSW's COVID-19 situation? A quick Google search disproves that claim
The state today recorded 15,091 new COVID-19 cases & 24 deaths.
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