politics
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Cupper to request a Victorian Autism Minister
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper will ask the Victorian Government to follow South Australia’s lead and appoint an Assistant Minister for Autism. “South Australia’s recent…
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Calls for drug kits in all patrol cars
MEMBER for Northern Victoria Tania Maxwell has backed a call from the Police Association Victoria for all patrol cars to be equipped with drug-testing kits.…
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Parents need answers now
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says his office is “under siege” from exhausted parents asking why they are Number 70 on the waiting list…
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Anger over windfalls gains tax
FARMERS who live close to country towns are concerned that there financial plans will be destroyed by the new windfall gains tax, according to Murray…
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Take water buybacks off table, says Cupper
MEMBER for Mildura Ali Cupper says floodplain harvesting crackdowns, not water buybacks, are the key to getting the Murray-Darling Basin Plan back on target. “Any…
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Floodplain harvesting ‘an election issue’
THE sharing of water must prioritise human need and the environment over extractive users, says Independent MP Justin Field, who has vowed to make floodplain…
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Little goes a long way
PRIOR to being elected to office, I spent time working in the not-for-profit charity sector. I worked with some wonderful and generous people and the…
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Fears over river health
FOR the first time in five years, Independent Member for Murray, Helen Dalton this week launched a disallowance motion in the Legislative Assembly to block…
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Bullying in parliament ‘normal’ says Helen Dalton
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says she never would have survived being in Parliament if she was “sensitive”, as former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick’s…
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Boundary redraw won’t beat me, vows Cupper
THE Nationals would have retained the seat of Mildura at the 2018 state election under Victoria’s revised electoral boundaries that will be in place for…
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