Tag: Damien Tudehope

3 Male Candidates Dropped as State Leader Intervenes to Secure Gender Parity for State Election

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has intervened to get three Liberal Party women into the state’s upper house by dropping three male MPs to guarantee equal numbers of both gender on the ticket for the state election in March 2023. After what appears like a deal brokered between party factions on Dec. 22, sitting…


Farmers, Politicians, Scientists Call to End Major Dam Projects in NSW

Farmers, politicians, and scientists from top Australian universities are urging the government to abandon major dam projects in New South Wales (NSW), citing serious environmental and economic impacts. Professor Jamie Pittock from Australian National University (ANU) will tell The Lachlan Conference on Wednesday that the dam proposals, which include the expansion of the Wyangala dam…