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News ArchivesLABOR’s candidate for the Upper Hunter by-election made his final pitch to the electorate asking for the opportunity to make a difference on their behalf at his Burdekin Park presser this morning in Singleton.
LABOR’S Upper Hunter candidate Jeff Drayton announced a mine rehabilitation jobs plan in Muswellbrook today to preempt when coal mines close after exhausting their coal reserves and power stations close when the technology reaches its use-by date.
ALTHOUGH the Upper Hunter sends billions in mining royalties to Sydney to bolster state coffers,
SHADOW Minister for Skills and TAFE Jihad Dib called on the Government to rule out any TAFE campus sales through a Public Interest Debate however the attempt to introduce an amendment to ensure TAFE campuses could only be sold with the approval of both Houses of Parliament fell flat.
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LABOR warns the government will sell off public assets such as Murray Bain Oval in Scone,
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Although Singleton and Muswellbrook injected $1.52 billion of coal royalties into the NSW state coffers in 2019-20,
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KAYUGA Rural Fire Brigade has received a $530,000 commitment to building a new fire station from Labor after its candidate for the Upper Hunter seat Jeff Drayton noticed the difficult conditions volunteer firefighters were operating in.
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