FEDERAL POLITICS
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Renewed calls for equine centre
The push is on again to get an equine centre up and running in the Macedon Ranges. Upper House Liberal MP Wendy Lovell has called…
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Shorten pledges $2m Sunbury child health hub
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has promised McEwen voters better access to child health and early intervention services under a Labor government, announcing $2 million for…
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Federal election candidates weigh in on issues
Jobs, healthcare, school funding and a telecommunications ‘‘crisis’’ are shaping up as key federal election issues in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges. The Labor-held seats…
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Government still planning to sell AEMI site
The federal government has confirmed it still intends to sell the former Australian Emergency Management Institute (AEMI) site at Mount Macedon, dispelling rumours the training…
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Diagnostic fees may cost families ‘thousands’
Labor MPs have warned that Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents being treated for serious illnesses, including cancer, could face large bills for MRIs, X-rays and…
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Local schools may lose $40m in Gonski cuts
Labor MPs have slammed the federal government’s failure to commit to the final two years of Gonski education reforms, saying $39.7 million will be ripped…
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MP wants expenses reviewed
Bendigo Labor MP Lisa Chesters has called for a full review of federal politicians’ work expenses in the wake of the latest entitlement scandals. Ms…
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