A new national deal has just delivered a big funding win for councils. Here’s what mayors and MPs say it means for your rates, roads and jobs.
Federal Politics
Posted inFederal Politics, Legal, National News
Confirmed racist: Hanson loses appeal over ‘seriously offensive’ tweet
Four years on from her “piss off back to Pakistan” tweet, Pauline Hanson has lost her appeal and will have to live with the courts saying she is racist.
Posted inParkes Electorate, Social issues and services
National gun buyback deadline expires as Parkes MP joins criticism
Labor promised a national gun buyback by 1 July. It’s now collapsed, with states walking away and Parkes MP Jamie Chaffey saying regional gun owners were made a scapegoat.
Posted inArmidale, Grants and funding, Parkes Electorate
Airport funding grants open as report warns regional aviation at a crossroads
Half of NSW’s regional airports are running at a loss. The latest funding round has opened — and the Member for Parkes is urging councils to get their applications in before 28 July.
Posted inNew England Electorate, What's on
Voices of New England hosts online event tonight with campaign veteran
Tonight from 6pm: Voices of New England is hosting the woman who helped beat a Prime Minister.
Posted inCommunity action, Local News, New England Electorate
Joyce party switch triggers resurgence of Voices
A renewed community movement is taking shape across the New England electorate, with Voices of New England officially regrouping and committing to strengthening active democracy in the lead up to the 2028 Federal Election.
Posted inLocal News, New England Electorate
Joyce confirms One Nation switch as staff depart and community patience wears thin
In the latest twist in a political saga that now bores much of the New England, Barnaby Joyce has confirmed he will join One Nation, triggering further staff departures and deepening disquiet among voters.
Posted inLocal News, New England Electorate
No animosity: Littleproud leaves the door open for Joyce to return to Nationals
National Party Leader David Littleproud Nationals leader David Littleproud says he holds “no animosity” towards Barnaby Joyce and is leaving the door open for the New England MP to return to the party.
Posted inLocal News, New England Electorate
Not surprised: muted reaction to Barnaby quitting the Nationals
Political operatives around the region are not surprised, and are not changing any of their campaign plans, in response to the news that the Member for New England Barnaby Joyce is now an Independent.
Posted inParkes Electorate, Roads and Infrastructure
Albo, fund our Councils!
The Coalition has attacked the lack of urgency in addressing financial sustainability for Australia’s 537 local governments, as the Albanese Labor Government quietly reinstated a sustainability inquiry – something the Coalition has been calling for since early June.