This Month
- Opinion
- Rear Window
Peter V’landys bogged down in a multibillion-dollar property play
The influential CEO of Racing NSW is staring down allegations aired confidentially by purported whistleblowers to a parliamentary inquiry.
- Mark Di Stefano
September
Peter V’landys’ extraordinary times against the NIMBYs
The Racing NSW chief executive is the lightning rod for criticism from wealthy horse owners furious about a proposal to sell one of Sydney’s premier racetracks.
- Mark Di Stefano
August
Plan for 25,000 homes on racecourse site a ‘fantasy’: inquiry
Peter V’landys and Mark Latham clashed in a fiery hearing as the Australian Turf Club blamed a “high Indian population” for declining Rosehill racecourse crowds.
- Gus McCubbing
August 2023
Latham quits One Nation, accuses Hanson of rorting NSW
Mark Latham on Tuesday accused Pauline Hanson’s federal party of financial impropriety in an extraordinary session of parliament where he quit for the crossbench.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Hanson, Latham yet to speak after shock One Nation takeover
Pauline Hanson argues action vital after poor showing in NSW election and confirms she has not spoken with Mark Latham since intervening in the state branch.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Hanson and Latham set for war after federal takeover of NSW branch
It’s daggers at 50 paces inside Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, which has dumped Mark Latham as NSW leader in a takeover of the state branch.
- Samantha Hutchinson
April 2023
- Exclusive
- State Parliament
How Mark Latham blew himself up
The former Labor leader was primed to emerge as a powerful figure in NSW politics as a conservative populist. Then he miscalculated.
- Aaron Patrick
March 2023
Josh Frydenberg passes No 1 ticket to Dylan Alcott, twice
The AFL didn’t become the nation’s premier football code without exhibiting a certain ruthlessness.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- NSW Election
NSW election result another boost for Albanese
The federal Liberals are now in hostile territory in every state in Australia bar Tasmania. The NSW result is another wake-up call for the Liberal Party, but will it heed the message?
- Jennifer Hewett
May 2022
NSW to require public interest test for all new legislation
Pioneering legislation has the potential to boost public accountability, policy outcomes and transparency in state and federal jurisdictions.
- Samantha Hutchinson
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Last two weeks a goalmouth scramble for Morrison
The Coalition is a bit like the polar bear on a shrinking ice floe. This election is as much about not losing voters as it is about trying to win new ones.
- Phillip Coorey
March 2022
Australian Club skirmishes over Alan Jones
While he’s no stranger to its hallowed dining hall, former shock jock Alan Jones is not at present a member of the storied institution. Though that could soon change.
- Myriam Robin
December 2021
- Opinion
- Scott Morrison
It’s time for Scott Morrison to govern, except he never will
Politics for Morrison’s Coalition is about scheming to stay in power, while Australia starts regressing into its old insular ways.
- Geoff Kitney
September 2021
Ban on unvaccinated is ‘bullying’, says Byron mayor
Michael Lyon is one of the few community leaders to raise concerns about ending most pandemic restrictions in NSW for people who are fully vaccinated.
- Aaron Patrick
June 2021
Foreign influence laws pass free speech test in High Court
A challenge to the laws by right-wing think tank Libertyworks, which held a conference aligned with US conservatives, was rejected.
- Michael Pelly
November 2020
Power barons pocket $62m, slash Vales Point value
Trevor St Baker and Brian Flannery have slashed the value of the Vales Point power station by almost half despite posting a profit and pocketing a $62m dividend.
- Elouise Fowler
November 2020
Replacing Liddell with renewables cheaper, cleaner and reliable
Investment aligned with the NSW renewables road map will be a cheaper and lower-emissions option to replace AGL's ageing coal-fired power plant than gas, research shows.
- Elouise Fowler
October 2020
Labor, One Nation say disgraced MP had key to Berejiklian's house
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's former lover, disgraced MP Daryl Maguire, is alleged to have had a key to the leader's home while they were together.
- Finbar O'Mallon
September 2020
NSW considers crackdown on 'dominating' husbands
Police would be allowed to prosecute spouses who coerce their partners with emotional or financial pressure.
- Aaron Patrick
July 2020
NSW lockdown warning as outbreak gathers pace
An AMA official says the virus could quickly get out of control in NSW and force the state to impose movement restrictions.
- Aaron Patrick and Hannah Wootton