We’re getting very close to the midway part of the campaign – by next Friday we’ll have passed the halfway point. One quirky piece of entirely coincidental timing was that the Federal Budget, and the Coalition’s Budget were delivered this week.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 16: May 11 - May 17.
IN yet another example of the “tweedledum and tweedledee political duopoly of the Liberal and Labor parties”, both parties have the tertiary sector in their sights, says James Harker-Mortlock, Independent candidate for Hume.
LIBERAL candidate for Hume Angus Taylor delivered a keynote address at an education conference in Canberra on Wednesday where he argued that the education debate in Australia is too focused on funding and should refocus on delivering better outcomes.
Despite federal funding being available for Goulburn Mulwaree Council’s proposed CBD CCTV network before the federal election, Mayor Geoff Kettle has revealed they won’t be applying for it.
DESPITE stripping middle income families of billions of dollars of taxpayer support in Tuesday night’s Budget, Liberal candidate for Hume Angus Taylor believes government spending is still out of control.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 15: May 4 - May 10.
INDEPENDENT candidate James Harker-Mortlock has also expressed a desire to separate church and state on the issue of marriage, but stopped shy of advocating total access to marriage for every Australian couple.
THE Gonski proposal for education spending offers equal opportunity for all regardless of socio economic background and is supposed to be good for the future wellbeing of Australia as a nation.
DESPITE being an issue that does not directly affect Goulburn, border protection has been the number one issue of concern for locals for the past three years, according to Liberal Party polling.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 14: April 27 - May 3.
I WAS interested to read that the ALP has finally chosen a candidate, after they first promised one last year. Five months late is not bad for Labor, usually they deliver things much later than that!
It’s week 13. THIRTEEN! Is it an omen? And there are five candidates… the exact number of points in a pentagram. Coincidence? And… and… nope, that’s all I’ve got.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 13: April 20 - April 26.
The worst kept secret in local politics was confirmed to be true today with Yass businessman Michael Pilbrow announced as the Labor Party candidate for the electorate of Hume.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 12: April 13 - April 19.
Both the NBN and HSR would be of great benefit to the Hume electorate. Greater internet speeds “in the bush” help to promote business relocations to regional areas. Likewise a high speed rail helps promote growth right along the Hume Corridor.
Katter Australia Party (KAP) candidate for Hume Bruce Nicholson has hit back at his critics, defending his decision not to attend any of the city’s 150th Birthday Celebrations last month.
This week there was quite a bit of national content that was directly relevant to Hume so I might broaden my gaze a little this week and touch on those topics.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 11: April 6 - April 12.
I HAVE a question for Malcolm Turnbull. I live a bit over 4kms from the exchange and have ADSL 2+. Because of the old copper wires in my street, the best download speed I ever get is 500k.
I REFER to last week’s articles reporting on difficulties experienced by former employees and suppliers of Mass Steel in obtaining their due entitlements.
HE’S the man that Alby Schultz labelled the “would be better if he could be” candidate but independent James Harker-Mortlock believes voters see him as a viable right of centre alternative to Hume Liberal hopeful Angus Taylor.
Last week I was opining that some candidates seemed to be, well, “bludging” for want of a better word, while others were doing the heavy lifting in terms of active campaigning.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 10: March 30 - April 5.
It’s going to be (has already been) such a long election campaign that we’ve already celebrated Christmas and Easter during it, and we still have 24 weeks to go.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 09: March 23 - March 29.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 08: March 16 - March 22.
It’s been a week for celebrating in Goulburn, commemorating 150 years since Goulburn was pronounced a city. And it was a showcase for the value of community, and of how much that sense of community infuses every part of regional life.
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 07: March 9 - March 15.
THE media has done a hatchet job on Julia Gillard and the Labor Party. Ever since Julia took on the job as Prime Minister she has been called a “liar and ditch the witch”.
LIBERAL candidate for Hume Angus Taylor says that whilst Goulburn’s 150th birthday celebrations are a time to look back and celebrate our rich history, is just as important to use the milestone as a platform on which to develop a plausible long term plan for the future.
MR Walterlin (Goulburn Post, March 6) acknowledges that ‘there is a grain of truth’ in the proposition that weaning ourselves off coal with gas can provide cheaper carbon emission reductions than wind
A weekly search through cyberspace for all of the latest news, comments and updates on the federal seat of Hume as we prepare for the next federal election. Week 06: March 2 - March 7.
