Sydney News: Labor announces Jeff Drayton as Upper Hunter candidate, Ramadan officially begins

Here’s what you need to know this morning.

Labor announces Upper Hunter candidate

NSW Labor has endorsed local coal miner Jeff Drayton as their candidate to contest the Upper Hunter by-election next month.

The by-election comes after Nationals MP Michael Johnsen was forced to resign after he was accused of raping a sex worker and inviting her to Parliament House for sex.

Mr Drayton, who is a district vice-president for the CFMEU, said he was putting his name forward as he was “sick of the Upper Hunter being forgotten” by the Nationals.

“Whether it’s people having a go at coalminers who are the backbone of our community, our manufacturing…