Category: NSW Labor

Here Are the Key Seats That Helped Labor Claim Victory in the NSW Election

Labor has secured a clear victory over the Coalition in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), having enough seats in the lower house to form a majority government for the first time in 12 years. Overall, Labor snatched 10 seats from the Liberals, while there were no Labor seats that fell into the Liberals’…


Discontent Grumblings With Major Political Parties Grow Louder

Commentary The malaise within Australia’s two major political parties has been on regular display in recent times. The latest chapter is being written by New South Wales (NSW) state MP Tania Mihailuk who has left her former political home of 11 years in the Labor Party to join One Nation. One Nation is clearly a…


From Labor to One Nation, Will Tania Mihailuk’s Woke Warning Come True?

Commentary Ten weeks out from the New South Wales (NSW) state election, Tania Mihailuk, the independent member for Bankstown, has announced that she will run for an Upper House seat on the One Nation ticket. Formally of the Labor party, Mihailuk has been a member of the NSW Parliament since 2011 and served as the…


Ex-Labor MP Tried to Cover-Up $100,000 Donation From Chinese Billionaire: Corruption Body

Former state Labor MP, Ernest Wong, engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” by trying to hide the source of an AU$100,000 (US$71,830) donation to the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in 2015, according to the chief anti-corruption body of the country’s most populated state, New South Wales (NSW). The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) also found that…


NSW Labor Remains Silent on Candidate’s Pro-Belt and Road Stance

New South Wales (NSW) Labor has yet to respond to an enquiry asking about a state-election candidate who has expressed pro-Belt and Road Initiative views, despite a state by-election due to occur on Feb. 12. The Epoch Times sent enquiries to NSW Labor and the state opposition leader this week asking for the Australian Labor…


Pro-Belt and Road Candidate to Run in Sydney’s Inner-West

NSW Labor has named a pro-Belt and Road candidate to run in Sydney’s inner-west in the upcoming by-election slated to take place on Feb. 12. Jason Yat-Sen Li, former United Nations lawyer turned investment firm CEO, announced his candidacy for seat of Strathfield on Jan. 5. Pitching Li, the Labor party hopes to retain the…


Chris Minns New NSW Labor Leader After Daley Drops Out Race

Kogarah MP Chris Minns has become the new leader of NSW Labor after his rival Michael Daley withdrew from the race. Minns, the only candidate to nominate after Daley pulled out, was unanimously elected at the Labor caucus on Friday. “I’m very humbled to be elected leader of the parliamentary Labor Party with huge challenges…


Chris Minns New NSW Labor Leader After Daley Drops Out of Race

Kogarah MP Chris Minns has become the new leader of NSW Labor after his rival Michael Daley withdrew from the race. Minns, the only candidate to nominate after Daley pulled out, was unanimously elected at the Labor caucus on Friday. “I’m very humbled to be elected leader of the parliamentary Labor Party with huge challenges…