Tag: federal
Letters reflecting on gun reform in Canberra
Tom Parry
LETTERS written to John Howard in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre are the latest items to be included in the National...
Mayors in Parliament
Stefan Bradley and Tom Parry
COUNCILS affected by the shutdown of native timber harvesting have taken their fight to Canberra.
Representatives from Wellington Shire, Latrobe City...
Federal Government’s Disaster Ready Fund in action
GIPPSLAND will be better protected and prepared for future natural disasters following the announcement of six local projects funded under Round One of the...
Chester takes Albanese to task
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester caused a stir in Parliament last Thursday, May 25 via a fierce exchange with the Prime Minister.
Mr Chester...
Chester urges wind farm levy
Philip Hopkins
FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has called on the government to impose a levy on Gippsland's offshore wind farm industry to ensure...
All for one, one for all
Tom Parry
IT was a display of bravado and solidarity rarely seen inside or outside of the Canberra Bubble.
Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester was...
Senate grills banking suits in Sale
Tom Parry
BANKING executives have been chastised for their lack of consultation and quizzed on local branch closures at a hearing in Sale.
The Senate inquiry...
By Gee, Chester’s a frontbencher again!
FEDERAL MP Darren Chester has returned to the Coalition's frontbench for the first time since 2021.
The Member for Gippsland has been appointed as Shadow...
Chester falls short in leadership challenge
Update: 1.10pm
Darren Chester has taken to Facebook with his thoughts on today's party room meeting:
"While I missed out on the leadership of the party this...
VicForests to pay court costs
VICFORESTS has been forced to pay the costs of the Friends of Leadbeater's Possum's case, and half the cost of its the environmental group's...
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Noonan and Schaupp perform at The Wedge tonight
Stefan Bradley
Tomorrow at The Wedge, Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp, both ARIA award-winning musicians, will be celebrating some of Australia's greatest female artists through...
