Letters
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Aspiring leaders can make a difference
Applications are now open to be a part of the 2018 Northern Mallee Leaders Program.The Northern Mallee Leaders program is a fantastic opportunity for people…
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Hunger hits more than jobless
A SHOCKING 3.6 million Australians, 15 per cent of the population, have experienced uncertainty around where their next meal is coming from in the past…
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Country is part of population solution
ONLY a government with little interest in country communities would describe massive population growth in Melbourne as a win for regional Victoria.Most of our state’s…
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Clean, affordable energy is renewable
AUSTRALIA has one of the most polluting energy systems in the world.We are also the sunniest country in the world and one of the windiest.…
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Faith to navigate religion if Yes vote wins
TRADITIONALLY-minded people will be pleased if the ‘No’ vote wins this marriage plebiscite.What to do if the result is a ‘Yes’ vote?Must they concede their…
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The time for breast cancer awareness
OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month when individuals, businesses and community groups gather together to raise awareness and funds to support people with breast cancer…
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Voting to leave a legacy for the next generation
AT a time when Independents and obscure political parties are helping our great country go broke, piling up a national debt that out grandchildren will…
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Murray Basin future rests on Murray vote
The successful candidate in the seat of Murray will be critical to the future representation of irrigation communities in that electorate and likely more broadly.The…
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City zoos a case for decentralisation
The sad death of a 43 year old elephant euthanised because of unbearable pain should raise the question of should the elephant have been kept…
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Renting votes a populist election policy
Premier Daniel Andrews’ “reforms” to protect renters are nothing more than cheap populism.He knows that 25 per cent of Victorians rent.And that they vote.It suits…
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Facts straight in united rail advocacy
Mayor Glenn Milne’s comments are not strictly true . . .The North West Rail Alliance does not wish to engage in a tit-for-tat dialogue with…
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The wait for NBN continues for Mildura
O the NBN technicians who were supposed to come to my house between 8am and noon on Friday: I waited all morning for you to…
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