NSW deputy premier John Barilaro announced his resignation from politics on Monday, forcing a by-election in his seat of Monaro and the third across the state.

It comes after former premier Gladys Berejiklian’s resignation on Friday amid an Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry.

Today on Please Explain, The Sydney Morning Herald’s state political editor Alexandra Smith joins Bianca Hall to discuss Ms Berejiklian’s downfall and what sort of premier her likely successor Dominic Perrottet might be.

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NSW deputy premier John Barilaro announced his resignation from politics on Monday, forcing a by-election in his seat of Monaro and the third across the state.


It comes after former premier Gladys Berejiklian’s resignation on Friday amid an Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry.


Today on Please Explain, The Sydney Morning Herald’s state political editor Alexandra Smith joins Bianca Hall to discuss Ms Berejiklian’s downfall and what sort of premier her likely successor Dominic Perrottet might be.

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