Libs cling on in Bradfield after teal onslaught
It appears the Liberals have held off a teal challenge in the once blue-ribbon Sydney seat of Bradfield after a week-long count and on a razor-thin margin.
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Karen Webb has rejected claims she was ‘pushed’ from the role, saying the ‘time’ had come to pass on the ‘reins’, as the jostling for the coveted commissioner position ramped up.
‘Attacks opened old wounds,’ say local Kashmiri Hindus
Australia’s Kashmiri Hindus say they long for peace and despise war, with April’s terror attack having reopened wounds for the diaspora who had fled the region.
Labor Right ‘sharpening knives’ for Marles over Husic, Dreyfus axing
Outgoing frontbencher Ed Husic believes his support for Palestine and criticisms of Israel were among the reasons he lost his spot in the second-term Albanese cabinet.
‘Lobby groups, war industry’ to blame for Greens’ losses
David Shoebridge has denied the party’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war cost it seats, blaming the ‘property and war industry’, billionaires and lobby groups ahead of a leadership contest.
Islamic community leaders back Husic and raise Gaza war link
Muslim community leaders including representatives of the Islamic Councils and Imams Council have deplored Labor’s cabinet dumping of fellow Muslim Ed Husic, pressing Anthony Albanese to explain or intervene.
Warning for Greens as party faces a Bandt-less future
Former Greens leader Christine Milne says her party needs to focus on core green issues to be effective in the new parliament, as Adam Bandt called on the left to treat climate change like an ‘invasion’.
Top cop to stand down after tenure of tumult and triumph
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb will stand down in September following a three-year tenure marred by controversies, but also achievements in tackling domestic violence and the force’s response to anti-Semitic attacks.
Minns pursues Obeid millions
Chris Minns has promised the state’s crime commission that his government would empower it with resources and even legislative changes to ensure it went after Eddie Obeid’s corrupt $30m haul.
NSW Liberal leader urges fed to return to ‘sensible centre’
Mark Speakman has urged his party to reach out to women and migrant voters, vowing to stick to the ‘sensible centre’ of politics as the NSW Liberal Party grapples with Saturday’s electoral wipeout.
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