politics

THE federal opposition government must rule out water buybacks and meet its goal of delivering 450GL of environmental water to South Australia by targeting northern…

LABOR and the Greens have announced their candidates for the federal seat of Mallee ahead of the May 21 election. Carole Hart, who grew up…

THE six week-closure of the Tooleybuc Bridge for maintenance will “destroy” local businesses, and the Federal Government should deploy an army bridge to avert the…

SWAN Hill Mayor Jade Benham has vowed to “keep delivering” for the local community until she is forced to step down from the top job…

2022 FEDERAL BUDGET SUMMARY ECONOMY * Budget deficit of $78 billion in 2022/23 * Deficit narrows to $56.5 billion in 2023/24, $47.1 billion in 2024/25…

SWAN Hill Rural City Council will write to relevant ministers and MPs requesting they do everything possible to expedite the building of a new bridge…

NSW independent MP Helen Dalton called for an urgent increase in the state government’s “grossly unfair” rural patient travel allowance in a parliamentary debate on…

COUNCILLORS around the state, including in Swan Hill, are in for a rise in payments in recognition of their evolving role and workload. Swan Hill…

THE United Australia Party candidate for Mallee in the looming federal election says his party wants the Murray-Darling Basin Plan overhauled. Stuart King, a member…

MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton says it’s business as usual after parting ways and shots with the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF) Party last week.…