Tag: labor
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DESPERATE CALLS FOR EXTENSION TO FUEL EXCISE
Locals are feeling the pain at the petrol pump, but the cost of fuel is having a greater impact on the transport industry. A local business has joined desperate calls for an extension to the fuel excise, and has the backing of a local member.
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NATIONALS AND LABOR CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR PLEDGES TO UNDECIDED LYNE VOTERS
Battlelines have been drawn for the federal election, with the Nationals and Labor candidates for Lyne looking to sway undecided voters. The sitting member bringing in a political heavyweight today, while his counterpart took a more conservative approach.
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CENTRAL COAST DRAWS THE SHORTEN STRAW WITH FUNDING
Traffic jams, crowds and cheers – the Bill Shorten campaign arrived on the Central Coast this morning, but announced only one election sweetener for the region. Labor’s promising to fast track $60 million worth of vital road works, that would otherwise take more than a decade to complete. And that was all the Central Coast…
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LABOR BUS MAKES ITS WAY DOWN THE MID NORTH COAST
Labor today made promises to voters in Port Macquarie and Old Bar. The party says it would spend thousands upgrading amenities at Old Bar Park, if it wins government. The Labor bus then visited a public school in the Hastings the party reiterating its commitment to replace 1,000 ageing demountables with permanent air-conditioned classrooms. (AUDIO…