Alexandra Smith
@AlexSmithSMH
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State political editor at the Sydney Morning Herald, Walkley Award winner, author of The Secret- first biography of Gladys Berejiklian [email protected]
Views and typos are my own
Joined June 2010
On Wednesday, @1RossGittins marks 50 years at the Sydney Morning Herald. As tomorrow’s editorial says, “Ross Gittins is more than a journalist. He is an Australian institution, and we are proud, privileged and lucky to have him.”
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Economics editor Ross Gittins’ 50th anniversary at the Herald on Wednesday is a time to celebrate an Australian institution.
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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 😂
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
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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 corruption watchdog warns against NACC being ‘weaponised’, reports @LisaVisentin #auspol
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🚨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
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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
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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
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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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Sydney’s richest suburbs need to be built higher and become denser, nsw productivity commission finds. https://t.co/xmwVWeMF5B
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The NSW productivity commissioner wants Sydneysiders to get used to living in apartments, and has called for increased density in the inner city.
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This Herald analysis charts a century of women in state politics and the erosion of male political dominance in NSW. https://t.co/tRzkETiYfe via @smh
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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
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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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breaking: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has just called Labor leader Chris Minns to concede
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Coalition has been defeated: Decision Desk
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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?!
I absolutely stand by @AlexGreenwich on this issue. It is time this appalling practice is cast out of our society. https://t.co/XOAzlq0OQH
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Perrottet’s poker machine revolution passes snap meeting of cabinet
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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
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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
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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
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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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