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Chris Minns sworn in as NSW premier, but two seats short of majority government

Chris Minns' first appointment after being sworn in as NSW's 47th premier was at Liverpool Hospital, where he announced a "surgical care task force" to tackle elective surgery pressures in emergency departments.

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Minns sworn in as Labor hopes for NSW majority fade

Labor's hope of forming a majority government in NSW is fading as the Minns' government prepares to be sworn in and counting continues in eight seats.

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NSW's new government is sworn in, Terrigal win looking unlikely for Labor — as it happened

Chris Minns is sworn in as NSW premier, but his government will likely need to work with the crossbench, with Labor now looking like it will struggle to get a majority in the lower house. Look back on the events of the day.

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NSW upper house results hang in the balance

The NSW upper house's slim right-wing majority could shift left as minor parties vie to join the largest crossbench in modern history.

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Chris Minns sworn in as NSW Labor premier

Chris Minns has been sworn in as the 47th premier of NSW, along with key members of his frontbench, as Labor looks likely to form a minority government.

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NSW election results: Labor sweats on possibility of minority government as jostle for Liberal leadership begins

Incoming Chris Minns government will have an interim cabinet sworn in as vote counting continues in key seats

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NSW Labor faces prospect of a leftwing upper house as it edges closer to majority

The party has definitively won 45 seats in the 2023 election and with leads in Ryde and Kiama, it is likely to secure the numbers to govern outright

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NSW election result ‘deeply rooted’ in western Sydney’s cost-of-living crisis

Labor victory shows the region lost trust in Coalition, experts say, and is not afraid to ‘flex its political muscle’

The Guardian - AU

Labor set to govern NSW, with majority in doubt

Needing 47 seats to form a lower house majority in NSW, Labor remained stuck on 45 on Monday afternoon.

The New Daily

NSW election: Voting comes down to the wire as Labor's leadership team poised to take over

Twelve seats remain in the balance with less than 60 per cent of the vote counted in NSW, as three prominent crossbenchers confirm they will "offer confidence and supply" if Labor fails to reach majority government.

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Labor majority at risk as Liberals pull ahead in crucial seat

The Liberals have pulled ahead in the crucial seat of Terrigal, as counting continues in the NSW election.

The New Daily

NSW election 2023: Counting resumes with at least 13 seats too close to call — as it happened

It was Labor's night on Saturday, as Australia's most populous state voted in a new government. Whether it gets a majority or not, will come down to the wire. Here's how day two of counting unfolded.

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Electoral history against us in NSW loss: federal Libs

Federal Liberals says retaining government in NSW was always going to be an uphill battle, as the party licks its wounds from the weekend's state election loss.

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Expectations of the Hunter as a new Labor government takes office

A new era as Minns gets Labor home

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New South Wales election: Labor pins hopes on four seats still in doubt to achieve a majority

Vote counting for the New South Wales election will resume this morning and Labor will be keeping an eye on four seats where they have small leads. If they can't form a majority, crossbencher demands will come into play.

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How Labor's 'new working class' helped the party secure victory in New South Wales

A third of the nearly 400,000 public sector workers across New South Wales are women, and a third are aged under 35 — they are now seen as the "biggest supporters of the red side of politics."

The Guardian - AU

NSW election trends: a decisive Labor win, uneven swings and a large crossbench

Progressive shift in upper house possible while vote for minor parties and independents reaches record levels

The Guardian - AU

Legalise Cannabis and independents buoyed by NSW election result despite no teal wave

Several would-be crossbenchers remain in the hunt as vote counting resumes on Monday

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‘Golden opportunity’: NSW Labor under pressure to deliver promised public sector wage rises

Unions urge incoming premier Chris Minns to overhaul working conditions for frontline workers

The New Daily

Mining boss denies intimidating pre-election call

Leader choices indivisible from the question of where NSW election campaign went wrong and what the future direction of the party should be.

The Conversation

After 12 years in opposition, grassroots politics restores Labor to power in New South Wales

Sometimes defeat can come with small victories. In his NSW election concession speech, defeated Liberal-National Coalition Premier Dominic Perrottet remarked the campaign had been a “race to the top”. Voters seemed to agree. Perrottet’s opponent, Labor’s Chris Minns, brought the conciliatory tone he maintained as opposition leader into the campaign.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Dutton saddles up for Aston race amid Victorian Liberal infighting

Byelections for leaders are rather like steeplechases for horses: there is always the risk of serious injury.

Newcastle Herald

What went wrong for the Libs in Hunter

The Liberals were left soul-searching in the Hunter and across NSW after a dismal showing at the polls which some party members blamed on a drift to the left.

The Guardian - AU

Matt Kean rules himself out of NSW Liberal leadership amid speculation about federal move

Widely touted frontrunner to replace Dominic Perrottet says he wants to spend more time with family after NSW election loss

Newcastle Herald

Labor MPs push for 'fair share' for Hunter as Minns leads red wave

The Hunter's Labor MPs say they will have strength in numbers when it comes to getting a fair share for the region from the newly elected state government.

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