Tag: politics
Holt election: Four candidates want your vote
By ALECIA PINNER
EMPLOYMENT, cost of living, social
tolerance and transport are shaping up as the big issues in Holt in the
lead-up to the federal election...
Hotham election: Geoff Lake endorsed as ALP candidate
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
LATEST: Geoff Lake was endorsed as the ALP’s candidate in Hotham by a central panel of union officials and party members last...
Hotham election: Fate in ALP members' hands
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
TWO prospective ALP candidates battling for preselection in Hotham say their fate will be largely decided by 497 local branch members this...
Cr Geoff Lake looks to replace Simon Crean
By DANIEL TRAN: dtran@mmpgroup.com.au
MONASH councillor Geoff Lake will fight for preselection for the
federal seat of Hotham following the shock resignation of long-serving
MP Simon Crean.
“The...
Casey, Great Dandenong grants take a massive hit
By ALECIA PINNER
CASEY council will lose $434,000 in federal government grants this
financial year – the second-highest loss to a council in Victoria –...
Gillard backer Dreyfus survives turmoil
By DANIEL TRAN & CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
- See: Crean won't contest Hotham
JULIA Gillard supporter and Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus will continue
in his role as the...
Simon Crean won't contest Hotham at election
By Richard Willingham, The Age
LABOR party veteran Simon Crean has declared the past three years in the hung parliament the low point of his...
Isaacs MP Dreyfus to stay Attorney-General
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
ISAACS federal MP Mark Dreyfus will remain as Attorney-General despite backing former prime minister Julia Gillard in the ALP’s leadership ballot on...
Lyndhurst, Keysborough among state electoral boundary changes
PDF download: See the new boundaries here, via The Age
LYNDHURST and Keysborough are among the abolished, moved or renamed seats as part of a dramatic...
State Budget: Dandenong dumped, says MP
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
DANDENONG has been neglected in favour of nearby neighbour Frankston in last week's state budget, says Labor's Dandenong MP John Pandazopoulos.
He said...
Lyndhurst byelection: Party matters for voters, says Pakula
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
LABOR'S candidate for this Saturday's Lyndhurst byelection tackled pointed questions head-on at a 'meet the candidate' forum in Hampton Park last week.
Martin...
Lyndhurst byelection: Hopes fade for new Keysborough school
By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS
RESIDENTS of Keysborough's burgeoning Hidden Grove and Somerfield estates will be without a nearby state school for at least the "medium term".
As...
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Man accused of covering up Isla Bell killing seeks bail
A man accused of transporting Melbourne teen Isla Bell's body in a fridge is attempting to be freed on bail as her mother spoke...
