Analysis & Comment
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Make safe truck route a priority
ANNE Webster Member for Mallee THIS week, I met the shadow minister for transport and infrastructure and fellow National Senator Bridget McKenzie in Canberra concerning…
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Only united action can fix truck chaos
CAST your eyes over the low kerb at the bottom of Deakin Avenue, opposite the fountain, and you will notice the skid marks made by…
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Health disparity must end
“A PERSON’S postcode should not determine health status” – that’s what I said in my first parliamentary speech representing the people of Mallee in 2019.…
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OPINION: Going off half-cocked
YOU know that saying about how “it is what it is”? In politics, “it” doesn’t always work that way. Take duck hunting, for example. Your…
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Tippa’s our top gun
ON the day that Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti was unveiled as Imperials’ star new recruit, he was miles up the river on a jetski. The former Essendon…
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OPINION: Health snub for our unis
THIS week has been a slap in the face for patients in Sunraysia and the two universities that offer education here. As the Federal Member…
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MP’s comments crossed the line
ANALYSIS Michael DiFabrizio PRESSURING election officials isn’t the kind of thing you’d expect from an Australian politician. Let alone from one of our local members…
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Basin planning must meet future challenges
OPINION – Jason Modica, Mildura counicllor A QUOTE credited to Mark Twain states “whisky is for drinking and water is for fighting over”. His quip…
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Alan Joyce, this is your Mildura legacy
ANALYSIS – Michael DiFabrizio MORE expensive flights, less reliable service and substantially more cancellations. These were Alan Joyce’s gifts to Mildura during his time as Qantas…
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An invitation for Anne Webster to vote ‘yes’
OPINION: Michael DiFabrizio MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster, you have been a committed supporter of the campaign to vote “no” at the Voice referendum. With Australians…
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Injury clinic cops a hit for finals
ONE of the best partners that the SFNL has had over the past three years has been the partnership with Dr Travis Taggert and the…
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Busting furphies on the Voice
OPINION: Bill Shorten, Minister for the NDIS and Government Services SO if the polls are to be believed many of you reading this are still yet…
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