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July 5, 2021
The Herald’s state politics reporting team: state political reporter Lucy Cormack, state political editor Alexandra Smith and transport reporter Tom Rabe.
Credit:James Brickwood
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So much for thinking 2021 was going to be a slower year for NSW politics. As we continue to adapt to living with a virus that was unheard of 18 months ago, the weird world of Macquarie Street has continued.
State governments have played a major role in the pandemic, from running quarantine to contact tracing and administering vaccines. As we hit mid-year, COVID-19 has stayed a constant topic for us in the
Federal Leaders Circumspect on Byelection Result in Coal-Rich Mining Region
Australia’s Federal Finance Minister Simon Birmingham is circumspect on the national implications of the weekend New South Wales (NSW) byelection in the coal-rich mining region of Upper Hunter, just north of Sydney.
The byelection was watched closely by major political parties keen to see how popular support for the incumbent New South Wales (NSW) state government was tracking, particularly considering its handling of COVID-19 and recent sexual assault allegations against several MPs including retiring Member for Upper Hunter Michael Johnsen.
Likewise, the Australian Labor Party (ALP), which polled poorly at the 2019 federal election in the region, was keen to see how voters would respond to the party’s recent attempts to refocus its policy agenda towards its traditional base of mining and blue-collar communities.