The NSW Electoral Commission has issued an “apparent failure to vote” to Ryde’s Labor candidate Lyndal Howison despite her sharing photo evidence online that she cast her ballot. Ms Howison narrowly lost out to Liberal candidate Jordan Lane by a margin of just 0.1 per cent during the 2023 NSW election, with an 8.6 per … [Read more…]
Project blowouts, tough decisions and budget black holes have been flagged for Australia’s biggest state economy, with NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey saying it will be “very, very difficult” for the government to achieve a surplus by 2024-25. Delivering the June Economic Statement, ahead of the official 2023-24 budget in September, the Treasurer said inflation would … [Read more…]
Protesters have crashed a Labor conference in Victoria, allegedly vandalising statues in an effort to call-out the government’s “racist” asylum seeker policies. A crowd gathered at the entrance to the Moonee Valley Racecourse where the Prime Minister and Premier Dan Andrews addressed hundreds of Labor members at the party’s state conference on Saturday. The group … [Read more…]
Daniel Andrews has warned of the shared “cost of failure” should the Voice Referendum falter, addressing the packed Victorian Labor Conference on Saturday. Joined by Anthony Albanese, the Premier urged Victorians to invest in hope over hate, instead of “marinating in the confected outrage of imported culture wars”. “Far too often we’ve had a history … [Read more…]
Daniel Andrews has warned of the shared “cost of failure” should the Voice Referendum falter, addressing the packed Victorian Labor Conference on Saturday. Joined by Anthony Albanese, the Premier urged Victorians to invest in hope over hate, instead of “marinating in the confected outrage of imported culture wars”. “Far too often we’ve had a history … [Read more…]
A former Footy Show personality turned local councillor says he is “celebrating” after being disqualified from public office for making homophobic comments. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) ordered on Friday that former Newcastle Independents councillor Allan “Robbo” Robinson be prohibited from contesting the next election after he was found to have made “grossly … [Read more…]
A former Footy Show personality turned local councillor says he is “celebrating” after being disqualified from public office for making homophobic comments. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) ordered on Friday that former Newcastle Independents councillor Allan “Robbo” Robinson be prohibited from contesting the next election after he was found to have made “grossly … [Read more…]
Transgender Queenslanders will be allowed to formally change their gender without sex reassignment surgery after new laws were passed. On Wednesday night, the Palaszczuk government moved to “modernise” birth certificate laws. Along with scrapping the sexual reassignment surgery requirement, gender-diverse people will be allowed to change their name at the same time they formally register … [Read more…]
Transgender Queenslanders will be allowed to formally change their gender without sex reassignment surgery after new laws were passed. On Wednesday night, the Palaszczuk government moved to “modernise” birth certificate laws. Along with scrapping the sexual reassignment surgery requirement, gender-diverse people will be allowed to change their name at the same time they formally register … [Read more…]
Transgender Queenslanders will be allowed to formally change their gender without sex reassignment surgery after new laws were passed. On Wednesday night, the Palaszczuk government moved to “modernise” birth certificate laws. Along with scrapping the sexual reassignment surgery requirement, gender-diverse people will be allowed to change their name at the same time they formally register … [Read more…]