New Englanders would have access to round-the-clock health advice and an after-hours GP telehealth service under a proposed 1800MEDICARE service.
Laura Hughes
Posted inAgriculture, Australia Votes 2025, Grants and funding, New England Electorate
Bipartisan support delivers $2.5 million for farm safety after horror year
In a show of bipartisan unity, both Labor and the Coalition have pledged $2.5 million over three years to support Farmsafe Australia in its mission to make Australian farms safer places to live and work.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, Tamworth
Meet Laura Hughes, Labor Candidate, New England
Local teacher and Labor candidate Laura Hughes is taking a second tilt at running for New England.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, Workers and Unions
Barnaby legacy vs Dutton ideology: Regional public servants under threat
Coalition policy of cutting public servants is sharply at odds with Barnaby Joyce’s legacy on fighting for public service jobs, with no sign regional public servants will be spared from the proposed cuts.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Muswellbrook, New England Electorate
Meet the candidates in Muswellbrook
The New England’s federal candidates have had a chance to introduce themselves and debate on local issues at a local forum in Muswellbrook.
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, 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, 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 inLocal Government Elections 2024, Tamworth
Labor stands five for Tamworth council elections
Country Labor is again running a group ticket at the local Tamworth Elections with a complement of five candidates in an attempt to stop Labor’s “retreat” and “go on the offensive” in regional NSW.