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SHOCKING: Strathfield - You Need To See This

Thousands isolated after heavy rainfall in New South Wales – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Andy Yin complains to Human Rights Commission after being rejected by Liberal Party as Strathfield candidate for NSW election

The Human Rights Commission is investigating a complaint by a high-profile Chinese-Australian, who claims the New South Wales Liberal Party rejected his nomination to run in Saturday's state election on racial grounds.

ABC News

Plan your trip from Newcastle and the Central Coast to Harry Styles this weekend

It's going to be a big weekend in NSW. Plan your trip to avoid getting stuck.

Newcastle Herald

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Undecided, uninterested, unsure: major parties vie to flip long-held seats of Reid and Parramatta

Scott Morrison’s name may be a negative in the marginal seats of the inner west, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into enthusiasm for Labor

The Guardian - AU

Natalie Morel-Lewis fears being forced to give up dream job if NSW road tolls keep rising

Natalie Morel-Lewis spends over $2,000 a year on road tolls travelling from her home in the Blue Mountains to her part-time job in Strathfield. She says it's not sustainable.

ABC News

Mixed NSW byelection results do not imply voters in a 'baseball bat' mood

NSW state byelections occurred Saturday in the seats of Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby. Labor gained Bega and held Strathfield, but the Nationals held Monaro. In Willoughby, the Liberals are likely to hold off an independent challenger.

The Conversation

NSW byelections: ‘disappointing across the board’, Perrottet says after Coalition suffers double-digit swings

Labor and Coalition likely to win two super Saturday contests each, but final result unlikely to be known for at least a week

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NSW by-elections a 'huge disappointment' for Liberals as Labor claims Bega and Nationals hold Monaro

NSW Labor is celebrating significant swings in several by-elections — the government is set to lose the seat of Bega but claimed victory in Willoughby, while the Nationals will retain Monaro.

ABC News

As it happened: Labor to win Bega by-election, plunging NSW government further into minority

ABC chief elections analyst Antony Green says Labor is set to win the seat of Bega off the government, as Liberal candidate Tim James claims victory in Willoughby and results are returned in two other electorates.

ABC News

Thousands protest in Canberra; NSW records 32 Covid deaths and Vic 19 – as it happened

Pauline Hanson mobbed by protesters as Lifeline book fair forced to cancel. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Pollies out in force for NSW by-elections

Politicians were out in force in Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby as voters cast ballots in Super Saturday by-elections.

AAP

NSW by-elections to be held in Bega, Monaro, Willoughby and Strathfield this weekend

Thousands of votes have already been cast for this weekend's by-elections, but Green says with an extended deadline for mailed-in ballots we're not likely to know who's come out on top for quite some time.

ABC News

Strathfield's lack of multilingual information in by-election postal votes not serving democracy, peak ethnic body says

Voters heading to the polls next week in the four by-elections across New South Wales have, for the first time, the option of casting their ballot by post, but there are concerns for those in one of Sydney's most-diverse suburbs.

ABC News

‘We’re preparing for it to be bad’: Perrottet missing in action before NSW byelections

A large swing against Liberals may create ‘uncomfortable questions’ before the next state election

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NSW by-elections to be held within weeks

By-elections in Bega, Willoughby, Monaro and Strathfield will be held on February 12, with voters unable to vote online because of technological problems.

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