NSW has two periods of party activity. The first is prior to the 1930s when most governments were minority governments and elections highly competitive. Since the 1930s and the UAP winning the election after Lang's dismissal NSW has seen the increasing party discipline form of government with strong majorities and long electoral success.

The party system as we know it in Australia is Labor's innovation. Prior to Labor's appearance in Australian electoral politics the governments were fluid bodies of coalitions who would often form around a strong leader. Because of the pledge and Labor's discipline to the party's national executive this factional form of organisation was broken.

The Liberals formed in 1904 as a response to Labor and basically out party organised the Protectionists and Ministerialists such that the latter two parties were not electorally competitive. (more)
With the national government digging its selective anti-federalist paws into the Tasmanian Health System it might be a good time to look at the nationalist (as opposed to federalist) structure of government. This usually takes the form of state abolition; where the states are seen as the unnecessary and duplicative level of government. This view has become increasing popular with all the federal parties in the Australian system and numerous advocacy groups. (more)
Via the SMH: "Under the legislation police will have the discretion to demand a hair sample or mouth swab after any arrest, no matter how minor. Police only have to believe that taking the sample will produce evidence linking the offender to a crime. At present samples can only be taken for serious offences such as murder, robbery and sexual assault." (more)
The NSW government has population demographics broken down by health areas. I am assuming AHS means Area Health Sector. The most interesting part of the graph is the 19-34 demographic which dips in the country regions, is flat in Sydney's north and west, and increases in the city's south and south-west. (more)
In 1932 Australia came close to civil war as NSW and the Federal Government fought over defaulted loans and tax rolls. The tensions between Jack Lang and Joe Lyons escalated until Sydney was rife with militia for both sides and the Lighthorse had been moved outside of Canberra to halt any invasion of the ACT from NSW. In the end Phillip Game, the Governor of NSW, dissolved Lang's government. (more)

This version changes how the vacancy of a Governor is handled, using the French method of having a leading legislator temporarily take over caretaker duties until an election is held. The members in a district has been increased to five to match the Tasmanian Assembly structure. (more)

An update to the prior gubernatorial NSW constitution . Includes removal of the Governor and what occurs in a vacancy. Also formalises succession from the Speaker and requires an immediate election to replace the Governor. Avo's Bill of Rights have been included. Tampering with the electoral system is now an out on the ear offence too. (more)

I believe that a separate executive is a more democratic form of government than a parliamentary system . In certain situations a gubernatorial system is superior to a parliamentary one. NSW is one such example that would benefit from a separate executive. So here is a gubernatorial NSW constitution which contains nothing innovative or new; it is a modern permutation of the current NSW Constitution Act . (more)

Should NSW have a separate executive? (more)

In the 19thC Australians knew their convict heritage as 'the stain' and did all they could to prove they were loyal to crown and above such social and genetic bottom-dwelling. For modern Australians the fear of 'the stain' is more curiosity than any deep cultural resentment. (more)
Cam Riley: South Sea Republic. Freedom, liberty, equity and an Australian Republic.