Mark Speakman
Students protest at Sydney school after Muslim staffer told to work from home
Granville Boys High student support officer Sheikh Wesam Charkawi was ordered to remove social media posts where he downplayed antisemitic comments made by two Sydney nurses.
- Lucy Carroll and Christopher Harris
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- Exclusive
- Political leadership
Train dispute and chauffeur scandals: NSW Labor takes a hit
NSW Labor has scored its lowest primary vote since Gladys Berejiklian was premier.
- Alexandra Smith
How Bruce McAvaney helped Adelaide snare the AFL Gather Round
McAvaney had a hand in the event going to South Australia, although he tried to play it down at Channel Seven’s big reveal of its expanded football coverage.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Unforced errors like Haylen’s are signs of hubris. Voters will have taken note
Jo Haylen’s unauthorised use of a government car and driver begs the question: has the Minns government grown too comfortable with the trappings of power?
- Alexandra Smith
- Exclusive
- Development
‘Nothing off the table’: Libs offer rare olive branch to help Labor fix housing crisis
The NSW Coalition vowed to work with, not against, the Minns government to solve the housing crisis. What are their ideas?
- Alexandra Smith
- Exclusive
- University
Forty arts students and one engineer: What NSW politicians studied at uni
They attend university at a higher rate than their constituents, but when it comes to discipline, most MPs in the state opt for one of a small handful of subjects.
- Cindy Yin
- Opinion
- Housing crisis
The U-turn on Sydney’s housing crisis no one saw coming
The NSW Coalition suddenly promises to work with the premier to build homes. There will be a reckoning on that pledge.
- Alexandra Smith
- Analysis
- Property development
How a 45-year-old act is holding Sydney hostage on housing reform
This unruly 327-page document is holding Sydney back on housing. Could there finally be a fix?
- Alexandra Smith and Michael McGowan
Liberal leader claims ‘overwhelming support’ after heavy Pittwater loss
The Liberals suffered a bad loss in Pittwater on Saturday, but NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman says a “perfect storm” conspired against the party and his MPs are still backing him in.
- Max Maddison
- Analysis
- NSW byelection
When it rains it pours, and right now it feels like the NSW Liberal Party is drowning
The most interesting part of this byelection is what it means for Mark Speakman, for whom 2024 has oscillated between horror and vaudeville.
- Michael McGowan
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