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Brad Norington is an Associate Editor at The Australian, writing about national affairs and NSW politics. Brad was previously The Australian’s Washington Correspondent during the Obama presidency and has been working at the paper since 2004. Prior to that, he was a journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald. Brad is the author of three books, including Planet Jackson about the HSU scandal and Kathy Jackson.

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EXCLUSIVEThe Nation

Labor's candidate Kristina Keneally concedes defeat against John Alexander for the seat of Bennelong at the Phoenix room at Club Ryde in Sydney, Saturday, December 16, 2017. (AAP Image/Ben Rushton) NO ARCHIVING

Keneally nabs Dastyari seat

Two union leaders have pulled out of the race for Sam Dastyari’s Senate seat, clearing the way for Kristina Keneally.

Andrew Clennell and Brad Norington

The Nation

10/12/2017 Bob Carr campaigns with Kristina Keneally in Bennelong. Source: Twitter

Beijing fallout worry for Liberals

John Alexander is working hard to hold the support of the 17,000-strong Chinese community in Bennelong.

Brad Norington

Inquirer

Job PD868806. Labor senator Sam Dastyari in the senate chamber.Labor senator Sam Dastyari is set to resign from his parliamentary responsibilities following another day of damaging reports about his dealings with businessman and political donor Huang Xiangmo.Senator Dastyari will quit his positions as deputy opposition whip in the Senate and as chairman of a committee but will remain in the Parliament. Picture Gary Ramage

The test Dastyari now faces

It may look like the ALP senator has been co-starring in a farce, but appearances can be deceptive. He’s not out of the woods yet.

Brad Norington

National Affairs

Labor Senator Steve Hutchins on the committee for Budget Estimates on Defence in Parliament House, Canberra.

Labor stalwart Hutchins dies

The former NSW Labor senator who played a key role in unseating Kevin Rudd as PM has died, aged 61, after a long battle with cancer.

Brad Norington

National Affairs

Childhood friends Zainab Ali (20) and Asra Saffar (21) at a cafe in the NSW Electorate of Blaxland which voted 74% against the same sex marriage. The friends both voted no but believed in tolerance. Seven million Australians voted Yes to same sex marriage after the plebiscite. (Jane Dempster/The Australian)

MPs in hot seat after No votes

Majority opposition to same-sex marriage in Labor seats across Sydney’s west has left eight federal MPs out of step.

Brad Norington and NICOLA BERKOVIC

National Affairs

Parliamentary secretary Maxine McKew sits in on the Future Security and Properity group discussions during 'Future Directions for the Australian Economy', the 2020 Summit at Parliament House in Canberra.

Stars suffer in the hot spot

Star candidates, as Labor knows well, often don’t work out.

Brad Norington

AnalysisOpinion

Chinese may be deciding factor

The make-up of key Bennelong suburbs has shifted still further away from middle-class and working-class people.

Brad Norington

UPDATEDNational Affairs

MP John Alexander Member for Bennelong arriving at his office today.(NO BYLINE OF MY NAME PLEASE, Tinny)

‘No idea why it takes so long’

Liberal MP whose citizenship doubt risks the Coalition’s grip on power says he’s at the mercy of UK authorities.

David Crowe and Brad Norington

The Nation

Flowers left at the front gate where 2 boys died after a car ran into there class room at the Banksia road public school .pic John Grainger

A tragic case of driver error

Early police investigations into the school accident that left two eight-year-old boys dead has made key findings.

Paul Maley, Brad Norington and Olivia Caisley

State Politics

Parents collect their kids following a car accident at the Banksia Road Primary School, in Greenacre, Sydney, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Two students have died from the accident with a number taken to hospital. (AAP Image/Paul Braven) NO ARCHIVING

Too early to make a call: Premier

It was too early to assess whether classroom rammed by a car was too weak to withstand the impact.

Brad Norington

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