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Michael DiFabrizio

Michael is a sub editor at Sunraysia Daily. Email [email protected] to get in touch.

Farrer keeps shape in boundary redraw

VOTERS in the Balranald and Murray River municipalities are set to remain in the same federal electorate as Albury and Griffith. A draft redistribution of NSW seats published by the Australian Electoral Commission on Friday opted...

18 Jun 2024

News

Mallee growth spurt surprise

THE Mallee federal electorate was drawn so big three years ago that a fresh review of boundaries has found it doesn’t need to get any bigger. Victoria will lose one of its federal seats this year due to population changes relative to other states...

04 Jun 2024

politics

Waiting game on bill relief

LABOR could be about to break a promise on reducing electricity bills, according to Member for Mallee Anne Webster, however data from the energy-market operator suggests it remains too early to tell. Before winning government at...

20 Mar 2024

News

Childcare fails Swan Hill, says Productivity Commission

POOR rates of access to early childhood education and care in the Swan Hill municipality has been highlighted in a draft Productivity Commission report. Comparing the number of places in various forms of childcare with the number of children up to...

06 Dec 2023

News

$65k fine for amputation

A WORKER’S thumb was amputated by a sanding machine at a Swan Hill business despite a “known and documented” risk of entanglement, a court has heard. Polymaster Pty Ltd, appearing at Swan Hill Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to...

27 Oct 2023

News

Update after ‘rare’ vote error

REFERENDUM results for two polling places in Mallee and Farrer have been corrected after an input error meant their “yes” and “no” tallies were initially around the wrong way. St Arnaud in Mallee and the NSW Murray River town of Moama recorded “no”...

16 Oct 2023

Opinion

An invitation for Anne Webster to vote ‘yes’

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster, you have been a committed supporter of the campaign to vote “no” at the Voice referendum. With Australians about to head to the polls, now seems a good time to explore some of the arguments...

04 Sep 2023

Opinion

Voting integrity isn’t a political plaything

GOING after the integrity of Australia’s voting system is not a path any politician should pursue lightly. And if they do, at a bare minimum it should come from an informed place. Member for Farrer Sussan Ley appeared to...

02 Sep 2023

News

Border on top of National Cabinet agenda

BORDER restrictions will be on the agenda at today’s National Cabinet meeting, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says. The state would seek “different treatment” for those who had been disproportionately burdened by...

21 Aug 2020

News

Jobs pain in north-west Vic

Michael Di FabrizioJOBS have fallen in north-west Victoria at the second most severe rate of any region in Australia. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) payroll data revealed the total number of jobs in the north-west had fallen 10.2 per cent...

21 Aug 2020

News

Redistribution could alter seat

Michael DiFabrizioTHE New South Wales seat of Murray could be expanded further east to include Narrandera under a review of state electorates – but one political party wants to see more drastic change. Murray, held by Shooters, Fishers and Farmers...

24 Jul 2020

News

Jobs are scarce for those on wage subsidies

ONLY one job vacancy exists for every 13 people on JobSeeker or Youth Allowance, according to May figures, prompting a warning against reducing unemployment benefits. The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) issued...

17 Jul 2020