State Labor dithers over preselections
Anna Patty The NSW ALP is under growing internal pressure to intervene in the preselection of a candidate for the federal seat of Throsby.
O'Farrell still opposed to second airport despite Melbourne deal
Anna Patty, Matt O'Sullivan, Jacob Saulwick Premier Barry O'Farrell has refused to budge from his opposition to a second Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek after Victoria announced it would build a second international airport.
Community groups to take over running of 1300 homes
Anna Patty The ownership of 1300 public housing properties will be transferred to community groups which will be expected to increase social housing stock numbers.
Greiner's roads push a source of confusion
Anna Patty A few folks on Barry O'Farrell's backbench - and maybe one or two in his cabinet - are scratching their heads about his decision to appoint a former Liberal premier, Nick Greiner, to head its...
Will Rees be left to make Labor right?
Anna Patty An appearance before the Independent Commission Against Corruption is often lethal for a politician's career - unless you're Nathan Rees.
Gillard accused of vote mongering
Asher Moses, Anna Patty, Daniel Hurst Australian technology industry figures have condemned Prime Minister Julia Gillard for ''desperate vote mongering'' over ''outrageous'' comments she made accusing IT firms of abusing the skilled...
PM accused of vote mongering on 457 visas
Asher Moses, Anna Patty and Daniel Hurst Australian technology industry figures have condemned Prime Minister Julia Gillard for ''desperate vote mongering'' over ''outrageous'' comments she made accusing IT firms of abusing the skilled...
Taylor or Kirby? Premier thinks outside the square
Anna Patty THE Premier, Barry O'Farrell, has suggested switching the name of one Sydney icon with another on the eve of this weekend's gay and lesbian mardi gras.
Duelling factions threaten Labor's democracy drive
Anna Patty NSW Labor is struggling internally with its promise to deliver greater democracy through rank-and-file preselections before the federal election.
Premier takes shot at PM, but it backfires
Anna Patty The issue of gun-crime control turned into a blame game after the NSW Premier accused the federal government of being too soft before he was pulled up for failing to deliver promised regulations on...
Young Labor's Faulkner motion a ' joke'
Anna Patty The ALP Senator John Faulkner has been labelled a ''hypocrite'' and a ''contemptible charlatan'' by members of Australian Young Labor in a draft motion to the organisation's annual conference.
'Charlatan': Young Labor members take a swing at Faulkner
Anna Patty ALP Senator John Faulkner has been labelled a "hypocrite" and a "contemptible charlatan" by members of Australian Young Labor in a draft motion to the organisation's annual conference.
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Then there's the Right way to do things
Anna Patty Don't hold your breath waiting for a mea culpa from the Labor Party's Right faction over the allegedly corrupt behaviour of its warrior Eddie Obeid.
Piccoli won't support bill based on Gonski review
Anna Patty, Bianca Hall A ROW has broken out between the state and federal governments over a new system of schools funding on the eve of its introduction to Federal Parliament later this month.
Swear if you dare, but be careful where they might hear you
Anna Patty SWEARING in public is an offence, but the severity of the penalty varies widely depending on where you are at the time.
Labor MPs set out to teach Abbott a lesson
Anna Patty Federal Labor MPs in NSW are stepping up a campaign against the NSW government's decision to slash $1.
Shorten to protect state government jobs
Anna Patty The federal government will change national laws to protect the entitlements of thousands of public servants whose work is outsourced to the private sector.
Big earners to be hit by education 'crusade'
Phillip Coorey, Anna Patty HIGH earners are set to bear the brunt of a new round of budget cuts to help fund Julia Gillard's annual $6.5 billion education ''crusade'', which will begin if Labor wins the next election.
I will boost school rankings - PM
Jacqueline Maley, Anna Patty THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will pledge today to elevate the international standing of Australian schools so they rank among the top five systems in the world by 2025.
Gillard threatens to use shock therapy on electricity prices
Phillip Coorey, Anna Patty THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has given the states until December to adopt measures to take pressure off electricity prices or be hit with ''the big stick of regulation''.
