Politics coverage
Northern Tablelands
THE state Government has added to the cost of living with families, farmers and small businesses in the Northern Tablelands and right across New South Wales now being forced to fork out millions of dollars to cover additional levies and increased bureaucrats’ salaries. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved a nearly $600 million additional [...]
Energy Costs
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan says the evidence is undeniable – the Minns Labor Government has lost control of energy resources and costs in New South Wales. Families, farmers and small businesses in the Northern Tablelands, and right across regional New South Wales, are now being forced to fork out millions of dollars to [...]
Northern Tablelands
The Regional Health Professional Pathway is underway with the 2026 intake beginning their studies to become doctors for regional NSW. The RHPP is run through the University of New England and is designed to provide a route into medicine for health professionals like nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists and pharmacists. It was great to catch up with [...]
Northern Tablelands
It was another busy week in Parliament for the second week of the February sittings. This week, I delivered Community Recognition Statements on 90 years of 2AD in Armidale, Glen Innes Parkrun, Bingara’s Bob Johnston, Inverell’s Operation Operating Room, Glen Innes’ Kayden Elliot, IC YOUth Centre, Highlands End of Life Project, Mason Daley Memorial Cod [...]
Northern Tablelands
The Bundarra Show got the local show season underway at the weekend. It was great to see the rodeo back after several years and it was well-attended. Thank-you to the committee for putting on an excellent show. These events don’t run without volunteers and more are needed, so please get along and help out so [...]
Northern Tablelands
Exceptional people from across the Northern Tablelands were included on the Australia Day honours list for 2026. Armidale District Cricket Association president Mike Porter and Walcha artist Stephen King received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). In Uralla, RFS volunteer Mardi Cook was honoured with an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM). I ventured [...]
Northern Tablelands
Member for Oxley Michael Kemp and I are putting pressure on the NSW Government to commit to a plan to fix the repeated disruptions on Waterfall Way after another landslip has closed the road and it isn’t anticipated to re-open until early February. When it rains, landslips occur regularly along this road and the government’s [...]
Federal Politics
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey has issued a statement regarding his resignation from the coalition’s shadow frontbench late yesterday. Along with Mr Chaffey, party leader David Littleproud, deputy leader Kevin Hogan, senators Bridget McKenzie, Ross Cadell and Susan McDonald and Darren Chester, Andrew Hastie, Pat Conaghan, Sam Birrell, Anne Webster and Andrew Willcox lodged [...]
Coalition Split
IN an unprecedented falling-out in federal politics, the entire National Party frontbench resigned from Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley’s shadow cabinet on Wednesday night following a bitter dispute over Labor’s hate crimes legislation. The dramatic exodus has plunged the Coalition into its deepest internal crisis since the federal election last year, when the Nationals briefly [...]
Parkes Electorate
MEMBER for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, said the passing of new gun laws this week without any meaningful consultation and minimal debate is yet another example of the Labor Government’s disrespect for regional Australians. In his speech to Parliament this week on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill Mr Chaffey said [...]
