politics
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 –…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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”.…