Analysis & Comment

THIS week we saw a stark contrast between a Coalition Government nation-building Federal Budget, and an Opposition reply that failed to present a budget with…

OVER the last couple of weeks, there has been growing speculation about a potential new Mildura Base Public Hospital being built on No. 1 Oval.…

THE speculation on the site of a new Mildura hospital is a waste of time. There’s no plan yet and, when a plan is revealed,…

IT’S time to break the cycle of addiction in Mildura. The abuse of drugs and alcohol is a perpetual issue in our community. The Mallee…

NO matter where they live, Australians should have equal opportunity to receive the education they deserve. Our kids need to be able to access the…

LIKE most other people in the Sunraysia sporting community, I can’t wait for the Mildura Sporting Precinct to be fully completed and hosting major events.…

ON Saturday, in his first public statement, the new Liberal Party candidate for Mildura claimed the landmark hospital wins of this parliamentary term would have…

THERE are few things that shock me anymore, but the death of Kimberley Kitching did. In my first term of parliament only a few MPs…

OPINION – Stefano de Pieri I WANT to clear the air on something. Had I been in the council chambers when the vote was taken…

IN Victorian Parliament this week we heard from a number of MPs about the difficulties their constituents faced in accessing ambulance services. They spoke of…

OPINION THE AFL will take strong action against on field abusive player behaviour directed at umpires. It is galling to umpires that this issue has…

WHEN the 42,000 year-old bones of Mungo Man were returned to country from Canberra in November, 2017, many Aboriginal people believed he would immediately be…