Last Saturday in a NSW state parliament by-election in the Hunter Valley the ALP secured just 20 per cent of the primary vote. Usually by-elections go against the incumbent government.

NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay is now fighting for her political life but the impact is also being felt in Canberra.

Today on Please Explain, state political editor Alexandra Smith joins Tory Maguire to discuss the existential crisis the Australian Labor Party appears to be facing.

Last Saturday in a NSW state parliament by-election in the Hunter Valley the ALP secured just 20 per cent of the primary vote. Usually by-elections go against the incumbent government.
NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay is now fighting for her political life but the impact is also being felt in Canberra.
Today on Please Explain, state political editor Alexandra Smith joins Tory Maguire to discuss the existential crisis the Australian Labor Party appears to be facing.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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