Posts in Category: Politics
Pricey childcare is still a barrier for nation’s parents re-entering workforce
RE-ENTRY into the workforce after maternity leave is continuing to be stymied by high childcare costs and a lack of opportunity for women.
JobSeeker numbers have risen sharply
A 50 per cent rise in the number of Wangaratta job seekers relying on social welfare payments is largely being attributed to COVID-19’s harsh impact…
MP marks FRV the ‘death of CFA’
TANIA Maxwell (MLC, Northern Victoria) claimed the establishment of Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) will be the “death of CFA as we know it” and wore…
It’s a serious matter of integrity, says Haines
WANGARATTA’S Federal Independent MP, Helen Haines (MHR, Indi) says voters will not accept a ‘limp lettuce’ serve from the Federal Government when it brings its…
IT’S NEVER BEEN ENOUGH
WANGARATTA single mum Linda Grimshaw says the Federal Government’s Newstart allowance for job seekers “has never been enough”.
Idol of team orange
INDI MP Helen Haines (MHR, Indi) has used the topic of reconciliation with the nation’s first people as one of her key agendas during the…
Martin concedes: Indi is Independent a third time
LIBERAL candidate Steve Martin has officially conceded defeat in Indi, acknowledging that Independent candidate Helen Haines is merely awaiting the finalisation of electoral formalities before…
Postal vote preferences re-affirm Haines victory
ANY remote hope Liberal candidate for Indi, Steve Martin, was holding onto for a miracle postal vote preference share, to resurrect victory from Independent Helen…
INDI ELECTION TOO CLOSE TO CALL
INDI locals have the electorate as a two candidate race with the result expected to be on a knife’s edge between Liberal Steve Martin and…
PM visits Wangaratta days before election
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison visited Wangaratta on Wednesday alongside Liberal candidate for Indi Steve Martin, with stops at Burder Industries and Baltimore Park Estate.
MAIL-OUT FURORE
THE 2019 Federal Election for Indi has stepped up a few notches with Independent candidate Helen Haines labelling a Liberal Party mail-out yesterday as an…
$300m more is needed for rural health – Haines
INDEPENDENT candidate for Indi, Helen Haines, has called on both major parties to develop policies and commit more funding for a national rural health strategy…