As the Federal Election looms closer, Muswellbrook residents are settling into their new electorate of New England and sharing some of the issues they’re hoping to see addressed by candidates and the Federal Government.
New England Electorate
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, New England Times Engage Poll
Engage Poll: Is New England ready to dump the Nationals?
New England is National Party heartland, but the results of the latest New England Times Engage Poll indicate this love affair may be at risk of ending.
Posted inMuswellbrook, New England Electorate, Roads and Infrastructure
Muswellbrook Bypass promised again
After years of delays and rescheduling, it appears the Muswellbrook Bypass is again an election carrot
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Explainers and backgrounders, New England Electorate
EXPLAINER: Changes to the New England Electorate
Muswellbrook and half of Gwydir Shire are now part of the New England electorate
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Education, New England Electorate
Laura Hughes backs education deal for NSW schools
Labor candidate for New England and primary school teacher Laura Hughes has welcomed the landmark agreement to fully and fairly fund New South Wales public schools.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Explainers and backgrounders, New England Electorate
Myth Buster: Is New England a Safe Seat?
One of the most common refrains you’ll hear anytime commentators are talking about the New England electorate is that it’s a ‘very safe National seat’. But is it?
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Indigenous, New England Electorate, Parkes Electorate
AEC work underway to ensure remote, Indigenous votes are counted
Following electoral disaster in Toomelah at last year’s council election, the Australian Electoral Commission is pulling out all the stops to make sure that those who live remotely or in small villages have their vote counted.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate
Laura Hughes stands for ALP again in New England
Tamworth local Laura Hughes has been announced as the ALP candidate for the seat of New England in the upcoming federal election. But the electorate is very different this time around…
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate
Barnaby Joyce wants crime in the federal election
Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has ratcheted up the rhetoric to a campaign footing already, travelling to the new boundaries of his electorate and talking crime and fear to win some votes.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, Parkes Electorate
“It’s a stock route”: leaders struggle to understand AEC redistributions
The release of the proposed redistributions of federal electorates in New South Wales has left many scratching their heads.