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DISCOVERY DAY
REVERSING AGEING
AN AWESOME ACT
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POOL REGULATIONS Maitland pool owners will soon be held to safety regulations much more strictly, with Council being expected to soon adopt a swimming pool inspection program to comply with recent changes to state government legislation. The crackdown on the enforcement of the Swimming Pools Act 1992 comes off the back of a 2011 recommendation from NSW Deputy State Coroner, Paul McMahon, who ...
Local Labor MPs backing Albanese’s bid for the top job Amelia Parrott
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ncoming members for Shortland, Charlton and Newcastle, Jill Hall, Pat Conroy and Sharon Claydon have indicated that they will support former Deputy Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, in the upcoming Labor Party federal parliamentary leadership ballot. The recently-elected MPs made the announcement in Argenton on Sunday, where the Member for Grayndler outlined his leadership vision to more than 250 rank and file party members at a packed event at Club Macquarie. Mr Albanese said while he had never made it his ambition to be Leader of the Labor Party, a commitment to the economy, opportunity, sustainability and a fair go made him the ideal candidate, over former Education and Workplace Relations Minister, Bill Shorten, at this time. “I have a vision, can bring unity and bring strength to the Labor leadership and we cannot afford to waste a single day. I would lead an Opposition that is prepared to be constructive and where the new government gets it right, I would be prepared to lend support to it. “I don’t want to be a no-alition.” Member-elect for Charlton, Mr Conroy, told party members he believed “Anthony [was] the best candidate by a country mile” and that he would be voting for Mr Albanese in the ballot because of his track record on delivering progressive policies. “I’ve seen Anthony in action for the past 20 years and he has always delivered on progressive policies,
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Member-elect for Charlton, Pat Conroy, Member for Shortland, Jill Hall, Member-elect for Newcastle Sharon Claydon and Member for Grayndler, Anthony Albanese with rank and file Labor Party members at Club Macquarie.
whether that’s delivering a policy to tackle climate change when he was Opposition Spokesperson, record investment in roads and infrastructure or unheard of putting federal money into public transport,” he said. “He has always delivered
progressive policy for this country and I’m confident that if he becomes the Leader of the Opposition, and eventually Prime Minister, that he will keep that up.” Member-elect for Newcastle, Ms Claydon, said while Mr Shorten had given Australians a “tremendous
gift” in delivering the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Mr Albanese’s understanding of regions won her vote. Mr Albanese said the party must learn from the errors of recent years and unite behind whoever is elected leader.
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