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Nationals preselection date set as fight over coal heats up With coal jobs set to dominate the Upper Hunter by-election, the major parties are scrambling to choose the right candidate to contest the marginal seat. Politics by Linda Silmalis Premium Content Subscriber only The battle for Upper Hunter has begun with the Nationals to preselect their candidate on Wednesday ahead of what will be a fast and furious campaign to retain the prized seat. Long-t...

Michael Johnsen and Linda Reynolds (Images: AAP) Allegations of sexual violence and abuse have dominated the conversation in parliaments around the country across the three short months of 2021. Yet resignations have been sparse as the Morrison government continues to support and advocate for the accused. Heres are some of the people who have stepped down or otherwise moved on since the reckoning began. Andrew Laming: The Liberal MP stepped down from parliamentary roles but didn’t resign afte...

Mal-content at Turnbull’s anti-coal comments Malcolm Turnbull has been told to stop talking down coal by Matt Kean — days after he was appointed to a government job promoting net-zero emissions. Politics by James O’Doherty Premium Content Subscriber only The Liberal Party is in open warfare over Matt Keans appointment of Malcolm Turnbull to a government board position, with multiple MPs warning the ex-Prime Ministers anti-coal rhetoric ri...

Share A new collaborative bushfire resilience project including government, the private sector and the University of Sydney, will apply research to future-proof the dairy industry, it was announced by Agriculture Ministers David Littleproud and Adam Marshall today. he University of Sydney is leading a new program aimed at improving the resilience of the NSW dairy industry – under pressure from years of drought followed by last season’s megafires – with a multi-million dollar grant announc...

Scone TAFE campus sale is concerning for future of agricultural education in NSW, says teacher MonMonday 22 FebFebruary 2021 at 2:21am Students at Scone TAFEs Flemington Drive campus learn practical skills from experts in the region. ( Share Print text only Cancel A veteran teacher has raised concerns about the New South Wales governments plans to sell a specialist rural TAFE campus, warning you cannot properly learn key agriculture skills from books or online. Key points: NSW State Government ...