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Labor MP Sally Sitou, Liberal MP Bridget Archer and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young are co-chairs of a new federal parliamentary group aimed at boosting the ranks of women in public office.

Female MPs lead push to drive more women into parliament

A new cross-party group of federal women MPs has been created to help mentor staffers into political careers and leadership positions.

  • Lisa Visentin

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Liberal candidates Natasha Maclaren-Jones, Felicity Wilson and Natalie Ward

Libs fail to fix women problem, and they’ll pay on the north shore

The Liberals’ stated ambition is to preselect women in 40 per cent of seats, but they’re doing little about it. They currently have 13 women among 44 MPs in Macquarie Street - and teal independents are coming for their vulnerable seats.

  • Alexandra Smith
Pauline Hanson shows Ralph Babet the ropes

Pauline Hanson shows Clive Palmer’s man around the Canberra bubble

There was plenty going on for the first (real) sitting day of the 47th parliament.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
NSW Liberal Party vice-president Mary-Lou Jarvis says targets are critical to getting more women in parliament.

NSW Liberals set targets to ensure more women contest state election

The NSW Liberals have set ambitious targets to guarantee more women contest next year’s state election.

  • Alexandra Smith and Tom Rabe
State MP Gabrielle Upton.

Vaucluse Liberal MP Gabrielle Upton to quit politics ahead of next election

The former environment minister and attorney-general released a statement on Wednesday morning confirming she would not recontest her seat at the March 2023 election.

  • Tom Rabe
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian directly approved council grants under the Stronger Communities Fund.

Premier approved controversial grants before councils knew they could apply

The $252-million Stronger Communities Fund is now the subject of a pork-barrelling inquiry.

  • Angus Thompson
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An artist's impression of the wheelchair accessible path through South Head national park.

Controversial $80m South Head proposal stirs local outrage

A plan by a hedge fund millionaire to redevelop parts of Sydney’s South Head national park has been met by fierce opposition.

  • Tom Rabe
Liberal MP Melanie Gibbons' Wikipedia page has had a spring clean from someone in Parliament House.

'A strong campaigner': the beauty of Wikipedia

Someone operating from a Parliament House computer decided it was time to make subtle changes to a NSW MP's Wikipedia entry.

  • Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
Centenary Park estate at Homebush West is home to about 2500 residents.

Sydney housing estate to get contamination test after three-year delay

Since 2015, Ford has suspected chemicals could have spread from a former waste dump at its old factory to the sprawling housing estate.

  • Megan Gorrey
Locals and opposition parties have been pushing for a trust to manage Callan Park.

'Cracking result': Labor open to commercialising historic Sydney park

NSW Labor leader Michael Daley has opened the door to commercialising the heritage-listed Callan Park in Sydney's inner west.

  • Esther Han

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