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MPs call for leader to quit over ‘clocked her’ remarks

Three Shooters MPs have asked leader Robert Borsak to resign from parliament after his comments calling for a female MP to be “clocked”.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP Robert Borsak.

‘Should have got up and clocked her’: anger over Borsak’s comments about female MP

NSW upper house MP Robert Borsak has said a female member should have been “clocked” following a fiery debate last week.

  • Lucy Cormack and Tom Rabe
A crowd gathers outside the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, Sydney last week, to protest at the NSW government's plan to relocate the museum to Parramatta.

Berejiklian's Powerhouse backflip a crowd-pleaser for east and west

The pragmatic appeal of a museum working out of multiple locations and serving different audiences has global precedent.

  • Linda Morris
Spot fires threaten to overwhelm RFS volunteer firefighters on the NSW Mid North Coast.

'Cows can't stop bushfires': Minister at odds with Nats

The Environment Minister says he will not allow any new grazing in national parks, as the Agriculture Minister calls for farmers to have more access to fire-prone public land.

  • Alexandra Smith
The government wants to crack down on motorists illegally using a mobile phone.

Phone detection cameras risk 'overwhelming' courts

Almost 2.5 million motorists in NSW could be hit with infringement notices each year under a high-tech mobile phone detection system, a report says.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

Berejiklian's agenda risks getting stuck in legislative 'graveyard': MPs

Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s political agenda could be at risk due to a deteriorating relationship with key minor parties, warn Liberal MPs.

  • Kylar Loussikian
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The Berejiklian government and the crossbench are at a stand-off over the powers of the Upper House.

Blunt advice for unlikely upper house pair

Lost among the back-and-forth over Treasurer Dominic Perrottet’s third budget on Tuesday was the escalation of a long-running debate over a promised disability commissioner.

  • Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
Australia's national radio and television school is interviewing for a new boss. Illustration: Matt Golding

Slow motion search for film school head

One of the new Communication Minister Paul Fletcher’s lesser known responsibilities is the Australian Film Television and Radio School, the national broadcast academy that has been without a chief executive since Neil Peplow called it quits on Friday.

  • Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers leader Robert Borsak says his party has never had dealings with the National Rifle Association, as he slammed One Nation as "almost traitorous" for seeking millions of dollars in donations from the US gun lobby.

'Almost traitorous': Shooters slam One Nation over al-Jazeera gun exposé

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers leader Robert Borsak says his party has never had dealings with the National Rifle Association.

  • Lisa Visentin

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