@AlexSmithSMH

State political editor at the Sydney Morning Herald, Walkley Award winner, author of The Secret- first biography of Gladys Berejiklian [email protected]

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Joined June 2010
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It’s here! So excited to come home to a box of my books! #thesecret @MacmillanAus
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Walkley Foundation@walkleys12 Oct 2023
The finalists for All Media: Coverage of a Major News Event or Issue, supported by @SkyNewsAust, are: The Australian Financial Review Team, @FinancialReview. #walkleys
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Thrilled to win this with my fab colleagues. Only wish they could have been with me but I juggled four trophies as best I could 😂
Kennedy Foundation@kennedyawards18 Aug 2023
The Kennedy Award for Outstanding Political Reporting goes to @lucycormack Tom Rabe, @alexsmithsmh & @jordsbaker from @smh for Game Over for Lobbyist after “Catholic Gut” Comment 📸 @saltydingomedia
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Matildas’ shootout win delivers biggest TV audience since Cathy Freeman smh.com.au/business/companie…

Matildas’ shootout win delivers one of the biggest TV audiences in 20 years

The Matildas’ nail-biting penalty-shootout win over France was one of Australia’s most-viewed sporting TV events in the past 20 years.

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Brereton did not weigh into the NSW controversy, but said it was important to recognise that conduct could be corrupt without being criminal. @LisaVisentin
Federal Politics@Politics_SMHAGE3 Jul 2023
Federal corruption watchdog warns against NACC being ‘weaponised’, reports @LisaVisentin #auspol smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Federal corruption watchdog warns against NACC being ‘weaponised’

National Anti-Corruption Commissioner Paul Brereton says he will publicly call out inappropriate referrals to the new agency if they’re designed to damage reputations.

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Max Maddison@maxmaddison23 Jun 2023
🚨Gratuitous news🚨 After 3.5 years, today will be my last day at The Australian. Excited to announce I'll be joining the @smh's stellar state politics team, starting on July 17. Until then, I'll be in Asia avoiding Sydney's frigid winter.
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Long-awaited corruption report into Gladys Berejiklian to be released next week smh.com.au/politics/nsw/long…

Long-awaited ICAC report into Gladys Berejiklian to be released next week

The long-delayed report into the conduct of former premier Gladys Berejiklian will be released on Thursday, June 29.

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An excellent take by @JacquelineMaley Mutually-assured misery of Higgins case is rough justice for all smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Mutually assured misery of Higgins case is rough justice for all

There are no winners in this brutal case, but nothing justifies the public rubbishing of the complainant’s privacy.

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As always, a beautifully written piece by @HatAlexander Spectre of a killer looms over judgment day in defamation case without compare smh.com.au/national/spectre-…

Spectre of a killer looms over judgment day in defamation case without compare

Every day during his trial, Ben Roberts-Smith strode imperiously into court. But on the day he lost, the former soldier was nowhere to be found.

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Nick McKenzie@Ageinvestigates1 Jun 2023
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This Herald analysis charts a century of women in state politics and the erosion of male political dominance in NSW. smh.com.au/interactive/2023/… via @smh

The rise of female state election candidates from 1901 to 2023.

This Herald analysis charts a century of women in state politics and the erosion of male political dominance in NSW.

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Labor secures historic upset in Aston byelection smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Labor secures historic upset in Aston, ‘worst byelection result in 100 years’ for Liberals

Liberal candidate Roshena Campbell has called Labor’s Mary Doyle to concede in Aston – the first time in a century that a sitting government has won a seat from the opposition in a byelection since...

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Tom Rabe@Rabe925 Mar 2023
breaking: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has just called Labor leader Chris Minns to concede – at Sydney, New South Wales
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Coalition has been defeated: Decision Desk smh.com.au/politics/nsw/nsw-…

As it happened: NSW election results 2023 as Chris Minns defeats Dominic Perrottet to become next...

Election day has finally arrived and polling booths are open, as Premier Dominic Perrottet and NSW Labor leader Chris Minns wait to see who will be the next leader of NSW.

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How can gay conversion practices still be legal?!
Mark Coure MP@markcourelive9 Feb 2023
I absolutely stand by @AlexGreenwich on this issue. It is time this appalling practice is cast out of our society. smh.com.au/politics/nsw/gree…
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Perrottet’s poker machine revolution passes snap meeting of cabinet smh.com.au/politics/nsw/perr…

Perrottet’s poker machine revolution passes snap meeting of cabinet

All poker machines in the state would be cashless within five years under a raft of measures in the Coalition’s new gambling reform package.

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Stuart Ayres will return to cabinet if Coalition wins election smh.com.au/politics/nsw/stua…

Stuart Ayres will return to cabinet if Coalition wins election

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will return Stuart Ayres to his frontbench if the Coalition claims victory in the state election, almost six months after he resigned over his role in the John Barilaro...

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Cardinal George Pell dies at the age of 81, reports smh.com.au/national/cardinal…

Cardinal George Pell dies, aged 81, after complications from hip surgery

The Vatican plans to hold a Requiem Mass to commemorate Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most prominent Catholic cleric and a staunch defender of Christian conservatism, who died in Rome at the age...

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NSW Liberals block candidate over mandatory vax, lockdown opposition smh.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-…

NSW Liberals block candidate over mandatory vax, lockdown opposition

Noel McCoy was preselection favourite for the coveted seat of Castle Hill, but his nomination was blocked over comments about the state’s COVID-19 response.

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NSW government forced to pull divisive ‘koala wars’ bill smh.com.au/politics/nsw/nsw-…

NSW government forced to pull divisive ‘koala wars’ bill

The NSW government has been forced into a humiliating backdown after Christian Democrat MP Fred Nile refused to back its native forestry bill.

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‘It fundamentally changed the social fabric of NSW’: How clubs got hooked on pokies smh.com.au/national/nsw/it-f…

‘It fundamentally changed the social fabric of NSW’: How clubs got hooked on pokies

Once they were modest affairs, but now they are Taj Mahals with a dark underbelly.

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