Homeless people will no longer have to prove they have been rejected from private rentals to receive support.
Politics
Posted inFederal Politics, Health
Petition to get PM to keep his word on newborn screening
Better Access Australia has launched a petition calling for the Albanese Government to honour their election commitment to introduce a national newborn screening program.
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics
Marshall pushes for more police
Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has taken his call for more police boots on the ground in the region direct to the Minister for Police Yasmin Catley, during a meeting in State Parliament.
Posted inGunnedah Shire, Local politics
Have your say on Gunnedah Shire’s 2023/24 Draft Operational Plan
Gunnedah Shire Council’s blueprint for the year ahead is now on public exhibition and the community is invited to comment.
Posted inFederal Politics
Labor’s budget hit and miss welfare payment plan
Welfare recipients have been named as one of the winners of Labor’s Tuesday night Federal Budget, but those on the front line say it isn’t enough.
Posted inMoree, NSW Politics
Marshall seeks assurances on Moree SAP
Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has sought clarification on the future of the Moree Special Activation Precinct.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local politics, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure, Tamworth
It’s over: response to the decision to abandon the Dungowan Dam project
Some are glad the issue of the Dungowan Dam Project has finally been settled, but Member for New England Barnaby Joyce says the decision shows Labor takes us for granted.
Posted inNSW Politics
Marshall busy at first parliament of new government
Local MP Adam Marshall is straight back into it with the return of parliament this week, raising a number of local issues including the impact of the Emergency Services Levy, the future of the Bingara Fire Station, and violence at Armidale Secondary College.
Posted inNSW Politics
Guyra’s Aileen MacDonald promoted to the front bench
Guyra local Aileen MacDonald has been promoted to the front bench of the NSW opposition taking on the portfolio of Youth Justice.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local politics, NSW Politics, Tamworth Regional
Dungowan Dam project dumped
Breaking: following the withdrawal of funding in last night’s federal Budget, the NSW Government have announced the Dungowan Dam project will not proceed.