His mum, Louisa, had a bright idea. In the political flurry that was Sydney in the 1880s, she'd intersected with the premier, the venerable Sir Henry Parkes. The Republican, Louisa's pushy little rag, ...

The National margin increases from 17.8% to 18.2%. The electorate of Parkes is named after five times Premier of NSW Sir Henry Parkes, whose 1889 Tenterfield address is credited with igniting the ...