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'Mind-boggling' nomination failure sparks Liberal upset

The NSW Liberal Party director is defying calls to resign after "incompetence" left more than 130 candidates off upcoming election ballots.

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Liberal nomination 'debacle' splits Hunter council in 'worst act of mismanagement'

Maitland members appear to be swept up in the nomination scandal.

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NSW introduces legislation to overhaul environmental offset scheme – as it happened

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New figures show NSW children are being ‘criminalised for their disadvantage’, advocate says

More than half the 10- to 13-year-olds who faced court had been a victim of violence and about a third had accessed homelessness services, report finds

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Nervous wait for Hunter Liberals after party misses nomination deadline

One source said it was a 'huge administrative cock-up'.

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Labor, Liberals cash out on total gambling ad ban

The major parties voted against a total online gambling ad ban as the government works through its plan to temper the torrent of betting material during sports.

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Liberals miss deadline in council election 'shambles'

The NSW Liberal leader has called for a full explanation after the party failed to nominate candidates for a swathe of local council elections.

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Legal threat against Labor MP by business associate of Stuart Robert to be assessed for potential contempt of parliament

Powerful privileges committee will review complaint from Labor’s Julian Hill about defamation concerns notice from lawyers for John Margerison

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Linda Reynolds' ex-chief of staff in doubt for trial

Senator Linda Reynolds' former chief of staff may be too unwell to give evidence at her ex-boss's defamation stoush with Brittany Higgins.

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NSW Liberal party campaign in crisis after deadlines missed for council election nominations

Party’s state director apologises, blaming resourcing issues within the secretariat

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Bob Brown lashes magistrate after $500 protest fine

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has been fined $500 after being found guilty of trespassing during a anti-forestry protest in Tasmania.

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Amber Haigh murder trial hears police blinded by ‘presumption of guilt’ against Geeveses

Defence counsel makes closing submissions to two-month trial in supreme court in Wagga Wagga

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Push to 'rush' through Lawyer X bill faces opposition

Victoria's opposition won't support a bill that would stop compensation claims over the use of police informants the government is trying to "rush" through.

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Gold Coast mother charged with murder of 10-year-old daughter as police describe ‘incredibly confronting’ scene

Yingying Xu, 46, arrested and charged after Emmanuel College student Sophie Wang’s body discovered at home in Emerald Lakes area of Carrara

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Victoria’s about-face on raising the age is its surrender to a fear campaign

The decision will calm the nightly news cycle about youth crime but it has forever damaged the relationship with First Nations communities

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In Bathurst, memories of dispossession and war simmer beneath the surface

NSW town hopes to provide opportunity for reconciliation through a greater understanding of 1824 war between white settlers and local Wiradjuri people

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Indigenous people over represented in youth crime data

As Victoria backflips on lowering the age of criminal responsibility, NSW data shows Indigenous children feature heavily in its state figures.

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'Wake-up call': one in three kids fail basic standards

Calls to fully fund public schools are rising after the 2024 NAPLAN results showed thousands of students can't meet basic standards for literacy and numeracy.

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Labor urges court to bin obligations so it can keep documents secret in event of ministry changes

Albanese government brings landmark appeal against original ruling on freedom of information that says documents remain official once portfolio changes hands

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One in three children not meeting reading or writing standards: latest Naplan results in six graphs

Results show divisions between genders, Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and between students of varying socioeconomic backgrounds

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Dance and circus at Edinburgh fringe: high concepts and sky-scraping feats

This year’s offerings veer from visually stunning to ponderous as performers grapple with big ideas as well as each other’s bodies

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Jacinta Allan’s latest backflip has some MPs worried Labor is reacting ‘to every scare campaign’

Decision to walk away from raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 prompts outcry from experts – and discontent among party’s progressives

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Victorian government accused of undermining rule of law in bid to avoid Lawyer X scandal payouts

Lawyers express concern over Labor’s proposed reforms to prevent ‘specified human sources’ suing government or police

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'They're failing my people': calls for climate trigger

A climate trigger is urgently needed to stop gas and mining projects destroying Australia's environment, activists and Indigenous people say.

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Dancing the story of the celestial emu for science week

A new film will be shown at the Sydney Observatory, representing the story of the Indigenous emu constellation for National Science Week.

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