August has been busy so far for Member for Barwon Roy Butler, in parliament and on the road, advocating for everything from Wee Waa Hospital to better civics education.
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How am I supposed to respond to a Government that wants me dead?
RK Crosby is reigniting her call for a Royal Commission into the PBS after five years of inaction and an increasing number of people forced to pay hundreds for their medications.
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Eight decades after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, world is back to nuclear brink
On the 80th anniversary of the first and only use of nuclear weapons, Nobel laureates warn that the world is closer to nuclear war than at any time in history.
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Chaffey’s Corner: AgQuip, Vietnam Vets, Roads, My First Speech
Read the latest newsletter from Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey MP.
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Australia says US beef will soon be welcome here again. It’s unlikely we’ll buy much of it
Felicity Deane from QUT says the recent changes to rules around US beef are unlikely to have much impact.
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If Jillian Segal is to resign, it should be for her actions — not her husband’s
RK Crosby argues that you may not like the antisemitism envoy or her report, but she shouldn’t be fired for her husband’s political donation
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I just want a government that won’t lie to me
RK Crosby is on the hunt for a government that doesn’t lie. Not a perfect government. Not even a particularly competent one. Just one that doesn’t treat the truth as optional.
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An Open Letter to the Prime Minister – When the Bush Pays for the City’s Silence
Glen Innes Severn Mayor Margot Davis has written an open letter to the PM calling for urgent action to fix the shortage of funding for councils, and end the hateful online abuse that results from the SRV process.
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Barnaby Joyce’s diminishing relevance in a changing AustraliaÂ
Denise McHugh writes that New England needs a representative who is relevant, respected, and able to work with government—not someone who has become a symbol of everything voters have rejected.
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Thought the Libs were out of touch? The Nats would like you to hold a bar full of beers.
RK Crosby says there’s nothing principled about the National Party’s split from the Liberals. It’s just stupid.