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A wild ride: former premier Gladys Berejiklian and her ex-partner Daryl Maguire, centre. Clockwise from top left, short-lived Labor leader Jodi McKay, former premier Dominc Perrottet, ex-Labor leader Luke Foley, 90-minute upper house speaker Natasha Maclaren-Jones, Fred Nile with Alex Greenwhich, and jailed former Liberal MP Gareth Ward.

After eight years in this mad house, I’ve seen it all – including surprising friendships

This is my last column as state political editor. It’s been a wild ride.

  • Alexandra Smith

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Reverand Fred Nile has told Sydney MP Alex Greenwich that he has his support in the wake of homophobic slurs made by Mark Latham.

‘He is loved’: Christian crusader Fred Nile supports Alex Greenwich

Long-term Christian crusader Fred Nile was a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage, but he has offered his support to one of its biggest backers.

  • Alexandra Smith
Fred Nile collapses at rally in Sydney on Saturday.

Fred Nile collapses at rally protesting against The Project’s Jesus joke

About 600 people gathered outside Channel 10 studios on Saturday to protest against a controversial joke two weeks ago.

  • Angus Thomson and Amber Schultz
Stan Grant: See him here, see him there.

ABC Plus: When too much Stan Grant is never enough

The public broadcaster’s “everything correspondent” goes big on the corporate speaker’s circuit.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
John Shakespeare illo CBD Tues Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott’s Scots College speech angers parents

The former PM will share his thoughts on “challenges and opportunities for Gen Z” – a demographic we’re sure he understands well.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Hundreds of thousands of megalitres being released from Wyangala Dam.

Floods result of decades of political climate inaction

Surely country and regional people will now realise the disaster of a near decade of neglect on climate action and hold the federal coalition to account.

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Christian Democrat MP Fred Nile will not back the government’s native forestry bill.

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.

  • Alexandra Smith
The Rev Fred Nile, calling it a day after four decades in parliament.

Fred Nile confesses: I’m sorry I prayed for rain on the Mardi Gras parade

After four decades in parliament, Rev Fred Nile has no regrets ... although he does confess a couple of excesses.

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Fred Nile and Silvana Nero in 2013. Nero to contest a seat in the upper house in a bid to replace him.

Fred Nile to retire from parliament to make way for his wife

The state’s longest-serving MP will retire from parliament at the state election, with his second wife Silvana Nile to contest a seat in the upper house in a bid to replace him.

  • Alexandra Smith
An unlikely alliance between MPs Fred Nile and Alex Greenwich will see a significant new bill introduced to NSW parliament.

Christian crusader and same-sex marriage campaigner form unlikely alliance

Fred Nile, who is heading towards the end of his 40-year parliamentary career, has forged an alliance with Alex Greenwich through shared passions.

  • Alexandra Smith