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Malcolm Turnbull has been urged to resign from the Liberal Party after he donated $3,000 to an independent candidate fighting the government in Saturdays Upper Hunter by-election. New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro has called the former prime minister treacherous and a disgrace after he threw his support behind anti-coal farmer Kirsty OConnell in the seat held by the National Party. Mr Turnbull owns two huge farms in the region and wants to stop the local Mount Pleasant coalmine from ...

Advertisement Gladys Berejiklian is the preferred premier among Labor voters and NSW Labor’s primary vote has slumped to 28 per cent as the Coalition’s handling of the pandemic wins voters. As Labor tries to wrest Upper Hunter from the government in a critical byelection on Saturday, the opposition’s statewide primary vote has slipped five points since the 2019 state election. Labor leader Jodi McKay and Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Credit:Kate Geraghty/Rhett Wyman The latest Res...

Just days before a critical by-election in NSW a new poll shows Premier Gladys Berejiklian is the preferred premier among 57 per cent of voters, with just 17 per cent choosing Labor leader Jodi McKay. The Resolve Political Monitor poll published on Wednesday in the Sydney Morning Herald found that even Labor voters prefer Ms Berejiklian, with NSW Labors primary vote slumping to 28 per cent. Despite a string of scandals that have left the Berejiklian government in minority, the poll found the op...

Liberal MPs will wait until the outcome of Saturday’s Upper Hunter byelection before counselling Kiama MP Gareth Ward to consider his political future as he faces sexual violence allegations.

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she was shocked and distressed to learn of allegations of sexual violence against Disability Services Minister Gareth Ward.

Premier ‘shocked and distressed’ by MP sex case Gladys Berejiklian said allegations involving Kiama MP Gareth Ward were ‘extremely concerning’ as the crisis plunged the Government further into minority. Politics by Anna Caldwell, James ODoherty and Kelsey Hogan 14th May 2021 9:53 AM Premium Content Subscriber only Premier Gladys Berejiklian has denied any knowledge of Gareth Wards alleged sexual violence-r...

44 mins ago Mike Baird launches ‘Fortress Australia’ fight Former NSW premier Mike Baird will launch a campaign by a University of Sydney taskforce today which urges the Commonwealth and the states to establish a national roadmap to re-engage with the world. The report being launched by Chancellor Belinda Hutchinson and Mr Baird at 2.30pm includes a new poll which finds the majority of Australians support a careful reopening of international borders once more people are vaccinated, an...

People are asking ‘what’s gone wrong?’: Second scandal weighs on byelection voters We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Upper Hunter voters will consider a fresh scandal embroiling a Berejiklian government MP when they head to the polls next Saturday after revelations NSW Disability Services Minister Gareth Ward has been accused of sexual violence allegations. Constituents of one of the state�...

Premier ‘shocked and distressed’ by MP sex case Gladys Berejiklian said allegations involving Kiama MP Gareth Ward were ‘extremely concerning’ as the crisis plunged the Government further into minority. Politics by Anna Caldwell, James ODoherty and Kelsey Hogan 14th May 2021 9:53 AM Premium Content Subscriber only Premier Gladys Berejiklian has denied any knowledge of Gareth Wards alleged sexual violence-r...