As we continue our investigation into what went wrong on election day in Toomelah, we found every single booth in the Moree Plains Shire Council election, as well as postal votes, had issues in the count.
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Posted inInvestigation, Local Government Elections 2024, NSW Politics, Toomelah
The Toomelah in the Electoral System
Something went very wrong at Toomelah’s polling booth in the local government elections held on September 14. Like a canary in a coal mine, the abnormal election result at Toomelah may have revealed a much bigger problem state wide.
Posted inHousing, NSW Politics
Tenants to enforce ‘rules of the game’ in rent reforms
Rental reforms planned for NSW aim to make it easier for pet owners and tighten laws that are not always being followed.
Posted inEnergy, NSW Politics, Uralla, Walcha
Moylan calls for a halt to the REZ
Brendan Moylan has admitted to being uninformed as he called for a moratorium on renewable energy projects.
Posted inArmidale, NSW Politics
UNE Winter Graduation: Cold politics
NSW Premier Chris Minns spoke at UNE’s Winter Graduation Ceremony today. The speech was not the usual inspiring tale of the path from UNE graduand to success.
Posted inEducation, NSW Politics
School leadership back into the classroom more from next year
More than 4000 NSW teachers who left the classroom to take administrative roles such as assistant and deputy principal will have to return to the classroom next year, if they haven’t already.
Posted inNSW Politics, Social issues and services
NSW Parliamentary inquiry to ‘delve deeper’ into loneliness
The NSW government says a new parliamentary inquiry will look into the public health issue of loneliness across the state.
Posted inLocal News, NSW Politics
Voting by post in NSW council elections? Apply now
Postal vote applications are now open for eligible voters who are unable to vote in person at the upcoming NSW local council elections
Posted inNorthern Tablelands By-Election 2024, NSW Politics
Brendan Moylan delivers first speech in parliament
Wearing a UNE tie, and declaring himself a proud Albies, Joey’s, and Gunnedah boy, Brendan Moylan’s inaugural speech would be a contender for the most quintessentially New England utterance ever made.
Posted inGeneral News, NSW Politics, Public Transport
Major shift in rail campaign as rail union lends their weight
Supporters and advocates for the return of train transport north of Armidale are getting a significant boost this week from the rail union