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Gareth Ward departs Darlinghurst Court in Sydney after being found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and indecent assault.

Convicted rapist MP Gareth Ward ultimatum: Quit or be expelled from parliament

A leading solicitor and advocate for victim-survivors of sexual assault says the Kiama MP has grossly misread the expectations of society by not immediately resigning from parliament.

  • Alexandra Smith and Max Maddison

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Gareth Ward arriving at his trial and leaving after a guilty verdict.

Guilty verdict has wiped the creepy smile off Gareth Ward’s face. Now he must resign

The farce surrounding the Kiama MP is another demonstration that the antiquated rules over who stays and who goes from parliament are no longer fit for purpose. 

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Liberal Party vice-president Tina McQueen is said to be paid about $400 every time she appears on Sky News.

What ‘morons’ mentioned the Q word? They’d be the smart Libs trying to save their party

Do the Liberal reformers who want to bring in quotas for women have the numbers? The party’s survival might depend on it.

  • Alexandra Smith
Billionaire Justin Hemmes.

Liberal leaders distance themselves from Hemmes as Merivale faces investigation

NSW Liberal leader said he would back “any worker who speaks up” in relation to the Merivale allegations, months after the billionaire hosted a party fundraiser.

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NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman says his parliamentary party is more diverse than Labor’s.

Speakman says quotas no longer necessary for the NSW Libs

Federal Liberal Leader Sussan Ley has left a decision on quotas to each state division. The NSW leader says his state has ended the boys’ club in the party.

  • Alexandra Smith and Jessica McSweeney
Treasurer Daniel Mookheu.

Mookhey created a $860 million pool in the budget. We don’t know how he will spend it

The treasurer has more than doubled a pool of money set aside in the budget for unspecified “election commitments, essential services and contingencies”.

  • Alexandra Smith and Jessica McSweeney
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An attempt to ban black roofs in new suburbs such as Marsden Park was scrapped.

NSW needs to build thousands more homes. Developers say this change will help

The state government has released long-awaited draft guidelines for a scheme that enables developers to choose between paying a $12,000 levy or delivering infrastructure.

  • Megan Gorrey
Sussan Ley and Mark Speakman

Octogenarian Victorians ousted from NSW Libs, but not before trying to block appointment of a woman

The Liberals have also appointed Pru Goward, a former NSW minister and sex discrimination commissioner, and conservative powerbroker Nick Minchin to review its historic federal election defeat.

  • Alexandra Smith and Natassia Chrysanthos
Police Minister Yasmin Catley answers a question in the NSW Legislative Assembly this week.

‘A sexist man’: Catley slams Speakman after he calls her ‘hysterical’

The NSW Liberal leader made the comments on the same day he slammed a Victorian party elder for claiming Liberal women were “sufficiently assertive”.

  • Penry Buckley and Alexandra Smith
NSW Opposition Mark Speakman says the Coalition cannot support changes to workers compensation laws in their current form.

The unlikely bedfellows as Labor faces showdown on workers’ comp laws

The Coalition will oppose Labor’s bill to overhaul workers’ compensation unless the government agrees to its demands. 

  • Alexandra Smith and Penry Buckley

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