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Flood Concern as Rains Hammer Australian State

November 26, 2021
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The Hunter Valley has become a major area of concern as flooding continues across NSW, said SES Deputy Commissioner Dean Storey. State Emergency Service volunteers have staged two dozen flood rescues and responded to almost 600 requests for help across NSW since lunchtime on Friday. SES Assistant Commissioner Dean Storey said it had been a…

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Fitzgibbon’s Retirement Won’t Take the Heat Off Labor

September 13, 2021
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Commentary The decision by Joel Fitzgibbon, federal member of Parliament for Hunter, to retire at the next election means the Australian Labor Party (ALP) will lose one of the very few MP’s who have dirtied their hands in manual work for any extensive period. Fitzgibbon was an automotive electrician for 12 years, a real worker…

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NSW Labor Backs ‘Proud’ Coal Miner Candidate in Upper Hunter By-Election

April 13, 2021
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New South Wales (NSW) Labor has shifted away from its national counterpart’s climate change agenda to support a former coal miner as its candidate in the Upper Hunter by-election. NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay made the statement while announcing their candidate for the Upper Hunter by-election. “We do not support a moratorium on coal mines; let’s get…

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NSW Labor Backs ‘Proud Coal Miner’, Union Candidate in Upper Hunter By-Election

April 13, 2021
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New South Wales (NSW) Labor has shifted away from its national counterpart’s climate change agenda to support a former coal miner as its candidate in the Upper Hunter by-election. NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay made the statement while announcing their candidate for the Upper Hunter by-election. “We do not support a moratorium on coal mines; let’s get…

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