Politics
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Indigenous party prioritising environment
FIVE years ago fed-up Wilcannia locals brought the Indigenous – Aboriginal Party of Australia (IAPA) into the world in an effort to make real changes…
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River health & school lunches: Greens plan for Parkes
BEING a Ngemba woman from Brewarrina, Greens candidate for Parkes Trish Frail has said it’s given her an intimate understanding of the Parkes electorate which…
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Stephen Pope: give farmers a fair go
THE Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party candidate for Parkes, Stephen Pope, is heading towards the end of his campaign as election day looms, travelling around…
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Ballot order, candidate list locked in
THE order of candidates as they appear on the House of Representatives ballot paper, and the 10 candidates for the Parkes region are locked in…
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Early voting now open
FOR those unable to vote on election day, early voting centres are now open. Early voting centres began opening on Tuesday, April 22, and are…
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Chaffey on homestretch
THE National Party of Australia’s Parkes candidate Jamie Chaffey said he is confident in the late stages of his campaign, citing his early-on blitz of…
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Libertarians want tailored options
THIS election the Libertarian Party has elected Sally Edwards, a farmer from the Warrumbungle region, as its candidate for Parkes, with the new candidate aiming…
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LNP pledge $600K to Broken Hill
THE Nationals pledged to restart the cancelled Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program and spend more than $55.678 million on the Parkes electorate and almost…
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Opal miners meet with polies
OPAL miners and landholder’s representative groups met with the Minister for Natural Resources Courtney Houssos and Member for Barwon Roy Butler this week to discuss…
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Nationals urged to support struggling airline
THE Labor Party’s candidate for Parkes, Nathan Fell, and Labor Member of the Legislative Council for Barwon, Stephen Lawrence, toured Broken Hill on Friday, April…
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Coalition pledges $10M to airport
REPRESENTATIVES from The Nationals travelled to Broken Hill this week, holding a press conference on Tuesday, April 8, to announce that, if elected, the Coalition…
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Coulton bids farewell
MEMBER for Parkes, Mark Coulton, officially stepped down after the announcement of the Federal Election. “My time as the 1,029th member elected to the Australian…
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