Lyne MP Alison Penfold says an 80 per cent tobacco tax cut is the only way to smash organised crime’s grip on illegal cigarettes, but a former detective says even that might not be enough.
Federal Politics
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Federal Politics, Local News
Farmers need answers on Labor’s new environment laws
Can you clear a fence line or fix a creek crossing without Canberra’s say-so? Allison Penfold claims Labor’s new environment laws leave basic farm work in limbo.
Posted inFederal Politics, National News
Barnaby Joyce fails to clear up One Nation migration confusion
Barnaby Joyce said his colleague was wrong on One Nation’s migration numbers, then confirmed that PALM workers don’t count. But he refused to say what skilled workers we would have to go without.
Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics, National News
One Nation’s real migration plans revealed to be bigger than Labor’s
One Nation’s promise to “slash” migration to 130,000 has become a policy to increase migration to at least 230,000, live on national TV.
Posted inFederal Politics, National News
Joyce denies One Nation are ‘a pack of homophobes’
“You can absolutely bet I will not go.” Barnaby Joyce denies One Nation are homophobic, but won’t say if he backs Mardi Gras, only saying he won’t be there and he doesn’t have an opinion.
Posted inFederal Politics, Local News, Social issues and services, What's on
Lyne MP wants businesses to ‘get it off their liver’ after gambling survey scores a result
Her gambling survey already rattled Canberra. Now Lyne MP Alison Penfold wants Hastings to Hunter small business owners to get it off their liver too, before the clock runs out.
Posted inFederal Politics, Grants and funding, Local News, Local politics
Regional councils claim historic win in national funding shake-up
A new national deal has just delivered a big funding win for councils. Here’s what mayors and MPs say it means for your rates, roads and jobs.
Posted inFederal Politics, Legal, National News
Confirmed racist: Hanson loses appeal over ‘seriously offensive’ tweet
Four years on from her “piss off back to Pakistan” tweet, Pauline Hanson has lost her appeal and will have to live with the courts saying she is racist.
Posted inEmergency management, Federal Politics, National News
CMA join push against federal disaster funding cuts
The Country Mayors Association is warning a federal funding shake-up would leave ratepayers covering more of the bill after the next flood, fire or storm.
Posted inEmergency management, Federal Politics, National News
Concerns cloud national emergency alert system rollout
Some states remain concerned about service gaps under Australia’s new emergency warning system, days out from its first nationwide test.