Politics
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Mildura jobs in building and aircon plan, says government
INVESTMENT in public housing in the Mildura local government area will create 360 full-time jobs during construction, the State Government says. Minister for Housing Richard…
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Regional economic recovery will take to 2022-23, says MP
THE Murray region will not recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic until at least the 2022-23 financial year, State Parliament has been…
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Anne Webster calls for laws on social media misinformation
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has upped the stakes in her campaign against misinformation on social media this week, calling on the government to develop…
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Government ‘won’t back down’ in Facebook news feud – Webster
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster says the Federal Government will not back down in the face of Facebook’s “bully tactics” after the social media giant…
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MPs oppose state of emergency extension
REASON Coalition MPs Ali Cupper and Fiona Patten have told the Victorian Government they will vote against the current State of Emergency extension Bill before…
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COVID-19 lockdown ‘not proportionate’, says Ali Cupper
RESIDENTS in north-west Victoria are being let down by the Victorian Government’s “one in, all in” approach to harsh COVID-19 restrictions, according to Member for…
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Mildura COVID-19 lockdown ‘nonsense’, says Michael McCormack
AUSTRALIA’S Deputy Prime Minister says it is “a bit of a nonsense” to impose the same harsh COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on Mildura as metropolitan Melbourne.…
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Stop basin floodplain harvesting bid, NSW parliament told
WATER campaigners have called on the NSW Parliament to oppose the Coalition Government’s bid to allow massive floodplain harvesting of overland flows, which they say…
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Ali Cupper slams ‘grubby, dirty smear’ by Nationals
THE National Party has been accused of playing “grubby, dirty politics” over its latest attempt to slur Member for Mildura Ali Cupper. The Nationals-authorised letter…
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Mall traffic revamp would cost $3 million, says Mark Eckel
MILDURA councillor Mark Eckel has put the brakes on a push to open up Langtree Mall to one-way traffic over concerns it could lead to…
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Mildura rail link would cost ‘peanuts’, says MP
A PASSENGER train service linking Mildura to Melbourne would cost “peanuts” and would be profitable “almost immediately”, according to the Liberal Democrats Member for Northern…
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Powerhouse precinct plans pass after million-dollar question
REVISED plans for Mildura’s Powerhouse precinct were approved by councillors on Wednesday night – but there was one aspect of the $6 million project that…
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