politics
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Health services not consulted on ‘merger’ stand
MILDURA MP Jade Benham did not raise hospital mergers with the leaders of three health services, including Robinvale, before demanding in Parliament that Health Minister…
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Labor ‘misled’ Victorians on cheaper rail fares
THE Coalition has accused the Victorian Government of misleading Victorians over the true cost of cheaper V/Line fares. Public transport spokesman Richard Riordan said independent…
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Don’t rock the boats, Webster says
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has labelled the Federal Government’s decision to provide a permanent visa pathway to more than 19,000 refugees living in Australia,…
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Kerang’s new Nationals leader
KERANG’S has gone into the political stratosphere with this week’s appointment of Shane Love as Western Australian leader of The Nationals and the WA Opposition.…
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How Mallee MP plans to `manage the argy-bargy’ in opposition
THERE’S a saying in politics that your worst day in government is better than your best day in opposition and, by the time the next…
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Call for regional mobile fix
NATIONALS leader David Littleproud has called on the Federal Government to mandate mobile phone coverage across regional areas. The party has been calling for reform…
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Feds must kick in council funds: Benham
THE Federal Government needs to increase funding to ease the pressure on councils to lift rates, says Mildura MP Jade Benham. Ms Benham said the…
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New role for Webster
LOCAL federal MP Anne Webster has become the Opposition’s assistant spokesperson for regional health. Dr Webster was previously the assistant spokesperson for regional development. The…
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Walsh slams annual reports delay
THE delayed tabling of more than 250 annual reports in Victorian Parliament on Tuesday has been slammed by Nationals leader Peter Walsh. Accusing the government…
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Walsh hands over agriculture portfolio
NATIONALS leader and Murray Plains MP Peter Walsh has relinquished the shadow agriculture portfolio in a Coalition shadow cabinet shake-up. New Liberal Party leader John…










