April
Australians need to be better at disagreeing: Dutton
The opposition leader was forced to cancel a campaign stop in a must-win seat on the NSW south coast because of protesters, and has had his office vandalised.
The $600b nuclear claim bedevilling Dutton
Labor’s assertion of how much the Coalition’s nuclear power plan will cost is selective at best. But that’s not the point.
February
Liberal hopeful says Paris climate target is ‘off the table’
Former state MP Andrew Constance, who is gunning for the coastal seat of Gilmore, says the Coalition will take a 2035 climate target “off the table”.
October 2023
Former Wentworth MP Dave Sharma chases Senate spot
Zed Seselja, who lost his Senate spot to independent David Pocock, has also nominated in a field of 10 candidates.
September 2023
Mundine, Constance in the Senate mix as Payne retires
Former foreign minister and Australia’s first female defence minister Senator Marise Payne announced on Friday she would leave parliament at the end of the month, after 26 years in federal politics.
May 2023
‘Formidable woman’ to fill Jim Molan’s Senate vacancy
A “formidable woman” and former president of the NSW Liberal Party will fill the Senate vacancy left by Jim Molan.
Andrew Constance leads NSW Senate race to be Jim Molan’s successor
The preselection battle has drawn six candidates in a wide open contest, with the moderate faction split.
June 2022
Electoral commission considers Constance request for recount
Andrew Constance said he was concerned with the scrutiny of informal votes in Gilmore, hours before the AEC was due to declare Labor’s Fiona Phillips the winner.
May 2022
Coalition’s best chance to win a seat is on a knife-edge
Just 306 votes separate the Liberal Party’s star candidate, Andrew Constance, and Labor’s Fiona Phillips in the race for Gilmore on NSW’s South Coast.
April 2022
Morrison makes a play for Gilmore, but Black Summer memories linger
The Prime Minister headed to the NSW South Coast for day one of his campaign, where he faced questions about his handling of the Black Summer bushfires.
Morrison makes a play for Gilmore with $40m roads package
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will spend the first morning of his campaign on the NSW South Coast, where he will announce a $40 million package to upgrade roads.
February 2022
Morrison accentuates the positive in NSW byelections
Scott Morrison is keen to avoid any suggestion that swings against a state Coalition government the weekend by-elections reflect badly on his government’s chances.
Big swings in Bega threaten a not-so-happy Gilmore
Scott Morrison will hope voters, having vented in Bega, will come back to the Liberals in Gilmore at the federal election.
Super Saturday makes Perrottet the canary in the coal mine
Similarities in style between Premier Dominic Perrottet and Scott Morrison in handling the pandemic make super-Saturday more than about NSW.
January 2022
Morrison and Albanese are both hostage to COVID
Scott Morrison’s political summer did not go according to plan, but few voters are sure what Labor’s plan is or who Anthony Albanese is.
December 2021
Perrottet stamps authority with sweeping cabinet reshuffle
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has put nine first-time ministers into cabinet and added three portfolios: Cities; Science, Innovation and Technology; and Homes.
Grassroots pushback against Liberal Party star candidate for Gilmore
Local party members are worried that the Liberal Party executive will install NSW MP Andrew Constance, who is the preferred pick of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
November 2021
Asset recycling incentives should be reinstated: Constance
Former NSW transport minister says broader federation reform is needed to boost new builds, and infrastructure planning for the next decade needs to begin now.
October 2021
Start-up rides high on electric buses
The electrification of global bus fleets is proving a boon for a Sydney-based start-up selling software for optimising the management of green public transport.
Premiership hopeful Perrottet will back euthanasia vote
Conservative NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet supports a vote on voluntary euthanasia, which could win over Liberal moderates as he fights to be Premier.