Posts in Category: Politics
Indi boundary objections
PROPOSED boundary changes to the federal seat of Indi have garnered objections, as well as support, in the handful of public submissions lodged with the…
Mirabella wins
A TEARFUL Sophie Mirabella embraced her husband and her lawyers after she won a defamation case against the Benalla Ensign.
BUDGET RELIEF
A 30-bed alcohol and other drugs residential rehabilitation centre for the Hume region will be built in Wangaratta.
Question what’s normal to build gender equality
CHALLENGING gender stereotypes is central to encouraging gender equality.
Trains’ ‘intolerable situation’ must end
CATHY McGowan (MHR, Indi) has called on state and federal governments to address the “intolerable situation” of multiple train service cancellations over the festive period.
Bishop welcomes vote, notes ‘holy’ distinction
WANGARATTA Anglican Bishop John Parkes has welcomed Australia’s overwhelming support of same sex marriage…
Euthanasia prospect given a life line
THE prospect of Victoria becoming the first state in Australia to introduce voluntary euthanasia laws remains alive.
Win for environment
SINGLE-USE plastic bags will be banned across Victoria as part of $30.4 million in the 2017/18 State Budget to improve the ways we manage waste…
Right of choice
WANGARATTA state MP Tim McCurdy (MLA, Ovens Valley) said he voted against the assisted dying legislation because of concerns over the Bill, not on religious…
MP fuels public energy model
CATHY McGowan (MHR, Indi) has called on the Federal Government, as it grapples with national energy strategy and security, to recognise the potential of community…
Government buy-in sought
CATHY McGowan (MHR) was still buoyed with enthusiasm a day after the Federal Government Inquiry into Regional Development and Decentralisation public hearing in Wodonga on…
Gas to ease energy crisis
THE Victorian Liberal Nationals’ newly unveiled policy to address our state’s energy crisis will protect Victorian jobs and industry, and bring down household bills, according…