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Libs and Nats to battle it out in by-election test

The two coalition allies plan to run separate candidates in a by-election triggered by the political knifing of Sussan Ley.

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NSW MPs slammed for 'part-time' parliamentary year

Sixteen weeks is all some backbench MPs will have to spend in the NSW Parliament in 2025 under a new schedule put forward by the Labor government.

AAP

NSW announces $2m to research regional motor neurone disease hotspot

Rates of the disease in Griffith, Wagga Wagga and Leeton are seven times the national average and researchers suspect a link to blue-green algae

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Shooters may wield influence in NSW parliament as preferences deliver Robert Borsak a seat

The Shooters could still hold sway with the Minns government after being annihilated in the NSW lower house, as controversial leader Robert Borsak nabs a spot in the tight upper-house contest on preferences.

ABC News

NSW election: crossbench to push Labor on gambling reform as hopes of majority government fade

Planning changes and environmental issues also put forward as priorities as counting continues

The Guardian - AU

Who's sitting on the crossbench in NSW parliament, and what they'll be asking from Labor

NSW Labor is likely to need the crossbench if its going to pass its legislation through the lower house. These are the people they’ll have court, and what they’ll be expecting in return.

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Liberals and Nationals lose regional NSW seats, while independents make gains in state's west

The Coalition has suffered massive swings and some losses in several regional New South Wales seats on the way to its election loss on Saturday night, while independents in the state's west have increased their margins.

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Michael Pascoe: Integrity – the lack of it – is at heart of voters’ NSW election dilemma

The best outcome will be for a minority government forced to deal with a strong integrity-first crossbench not prepared to compromise

The New Daily

As NSW election looms, voters in marginal seat of Murray feel forgotten

With voters set to head to the polls this weekend across the state, some communities in the state's south-west say they have not been listened to or considered in the lead up to the election.

ABC News

Seats to watch: the NSW election is likely to come down to these key electorates

It looks like being close. The Coalition faces threats on a number of fronts but Labor’s path to victory is uncertain

The Guardian - AU

Rural seats will be crucial to the NSW election outcome, so why aren’t we hearing about them?

Three key regional electorates will determine the makeup of the crossbench in the new parliament, yet campaign news seems to stop at Penrith

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor criticised for directing preferences to Shooters party in key seats

Opposition says decision in regional electorates made to contain potential influence of One Nation’s Mark Latham

The Guardian - AU

Greens push for abortions in all NSW public hospitals

The NSW Greens are calling to make abortions and other reproductive services more readily available in public hospitals across the state.

The New Daily

Minister Victor Dominello was targeted by ClubsNSW over poker machine reform. Now he's speaking out

A senior Liberal minister has spoken for the first time about how a powerful Australian gambling lobby group forced him out of the portfolio and has called for an investigation into its influence over government.

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Horses, housing and LGBTQ+ rights: would-be NSW kingmakers outline demands

With a hung state parliament a real possibility, independents are listing the issues they want addressed to guarantee their support

ABC News

How will the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party fare in the March state election?

Previously seen as an alternative to the Nationals, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party has lost all three of its lower house members since the 2019 NSW election. Can the party recover, or will the Nationals and independents shine through?

ABC News

Labor promises more health workers, new senior bureaucrat for regional NSW ahead of March election

NSW Labor says it will give regional communities a greater "seat at the decision-making table" when it comes to healthcare if the party forms government on March 25.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: How the pokies lobby comes after politicians

There’s a quick way to tell if an electronic gaming machine policy is good or bad: If ClubsNSW is backing it, it will be bad.

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NSW Coalition split on cashless gaming as independent warns against regional exemptions

Premier Dominic Perrottet rules out different rules for clubs and pubs in the bush, in contrast to deputy premier Paul Toole

Newcastle Herald

Singleton's Sue Gilroy quits as Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party candidate at March state election

Shooters Upper Hunter candidate quits

ABC News

Dominic Perrottet stares down pokie 'threats' as gambling lobby targets independent MP

Dominic Perrottet says the government will do "the right thing" in its plans for gambling reform as ClubsNSW targets one MP for supporting law changes.

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet says he won’t be ‘threatened’ into pokies backdown amid ClubsNSW campaign

Clubs lobby group has warned of action against other MPs after clubs unveil campaign against Helen Dalton

Newcastle Herald

Shooters Party in disarray as two NSW MPs quit over leader's misogyny

Two NSW MPs have quit the Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Party over the leader's misogynistic comments and other internal party ructions.

AAP

Shooters Party disarray, two NSW MPs quit

Two NSW MPs have quit the Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Party over the leader's misogynistic comments and other internal party ructions.

ABC News

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MPs resign from party over behaviour of leader Robert Borsak

The two MPs say they had no choice but to resign after comments made in parliament earlier this year by Shooters leader Robert Borsak about another former MP Helen Dalton.

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