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Nationals get all hi-vis and hard-headed in the battle for coal country The Upper Hunter byelection will clearly be fought over a single issue: coal. Singleton Mayor Sue Moore and preselected Nationals candidate for Upper Hunter David Layzell (Images: Singleton Council/AAP/NSW Nationals) When Michael Johnsen resigned as the Nationals MP for the Upper Hunter over an allegation of rape (an allegation he denies), he triggered a byelection that will be fought over a single issue: coal. The now-ma...

As Victoria reopens to more than 100 international travellers today, The Agereports that some hotel quarantine staff employed by Healthcare Australia are still working at more than one site across Melbourne, contravening a key recommendation from the state’s hotel quarantine inquiry. Emails obtained by The Age dated April 1 show Healthcare Australia told select staff their second jobs were a breach of their employment conditions “and subsequently a breach of the contract between HCA and [...

Topic | NSW byelection | The Sydney Morning Herald We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss 1 hour ago Today, 12.56pm April 7, 2021 April 7, 2021 April 4, 2021 April 3, 2021 Upper Hunter is a must-win byelection for the NSW government, which has been plunged into minority after Michael Johnsen’s resignation and former Liberal MP John Sidoti was banished to the crossbench pending a public inquiry by the ICAC, while One Nation is preparing to take on...

Australian Economy Predicted to Recover Faster than Expected Post COVID-19 [Headlines] The latest forecast from the International Monetary Fund suggests the nations economy will expand by 4.5 per cent this year. By Hope NewsroomWednesday 7 Apr 2021 Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au. The Australian economy is predicted to recover faster than expected from the COVID-19 downturn. The latest forecast from the International Mone...

Calling for a moratorium on new coal mines in NSW just hours before a Hunter Valley MP quit, trigging a by-election, contributed to Malcolm Turnbull being dumped from a clean economy job. NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean has admitted the comments made by the former Liberal prime minister on ABC radio a day after he was made chair of the states new Net-Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board helped seal his fate. It wasnt helpful, Mr Kean told ABC radio on Wednesday. Malcolm Turnbull has been d...

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has always been courageous in his views. 

“In actions like these, you have to ask, ‘who’s in charge?’” NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean announced the decision to stop Mr Turnbull’s appointment to the Net Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board on Tuesday morning. “It is important that the focus is on achieving these outcomes, based on facts, technology, science, and economics. The focus should not be on personality,” Mr Kean said in a statement. “No person’s role on the board should di...

Turnbull blames rightwing media for dumping from NSW climate change board Adam Morton Environment editor © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP Malcolm Turnbull claims the New South Wales Coalition government was influenced by a “concerted and ferocious” rightwing media campaign led by News Corp after it reversed his appointment to lead a new climate change body. The state’s energy and environment minister, Matt Kean, issued a statement on Tuesday mor...

“The focus should not be on personality,” Kean said in a statement. “Malcolm Turnbull AC has contributed much to our country and I know will contribute more into the future. “However, no person’s role on the board should distract from achieving results for the NSW people or from the government’s work in delivering jobs and opportunities for the people of NSW.” Advertisement Turnbull’s appointment had been several months in the making and Kean had sought t...

Advertisement It was January 7, against a backdrop of chaos and violence at the United States Capitol, when Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a press conference in Canberra to announce an expedited rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia. The aim was to vaccinate 4 million people by the end of March. “That is a target,” he said. “That is what we are working to. But as the information and other things become clearer, then I think we can provide further updates on how we are tracking ...