THEY didn’t think they would be out on strike again but public sector nurses and midwives across NSW took to the streets once more on Wednesday 13 November. Recent talks between the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) and the…
THE coalition is consolidating its popularity with voters, but political pundits believe Labor is still in a prime position to form government at the next federal election. The latest Newspoll, released on Monday, showed the coalition leading 51 percent to…
MIDCOAST Council has secured a renewable electricity supply agreement with Iberdrola Australia, extending through to the end of 2030. This agreement is part of a collaborative buyer’s group facilitating a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 13 regional councils in New…
THE major parties must come clean on a 2035 climate target and how they’re going to get Australia there, a united front of independent MPs says. Leading the charge in Canberra on Tuesday, independent MP for North Sydney Kylea Tink…
BACKYARDS, houses and pub meals have long been bigger in the bush. If that hasn’t been enough to tempt Australians to move to the country, perhaps a bigger bank balance will do the trick. Regional blue collar workers, like childcare…
REPEALING nuclear bans and drafting new environmental, safety and technical guidelines are expected to blow the opposition’s nuclear timeline. Australian Energy Regulator chair Clare Savage confirmed to a federal inquiry last Wednesday that Australia would be “looking at eight to…
SCHOOL leavers from across the Lyne electorate can now apply for financial assistance to undertake university study or an apprenticeship through the NSW Young Nationals Jenny Gardiner Scholarship. The scholarship provides funding of $1000 to a student who is attending…
NUCLEAR power plants could take up to fifteen years to establish in Australia and facilities to dispose of high-level nuclear waste twice as long, an inquiry has heard. Waste produced by the power plants might have to be stored at…
A COALITION government will make home ownership viable for more Australians, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says, promising $5 billion to fast-track building projects. Mr Dutton on Saturday unveiled the coalition’s Housing Infrastructure Program, designed to expedite construction of up to…
HOUSING developments in flood-prone areas should be banned and properties in very high-risk areas must be eligible for buyback schemes. That’s according to a federal parliamentary inquiry into the responses from insurers to major flood claims, which also called for…