EXCLUSIVE: Gunnedah Council Deputy Mayor Kate McGrath appeared before a parliamentary committee to answer questions regarding her role in selecting projects for the distribution of funds during the 2023 State election.
NSW Politics
Calls to split Hunter New England health district gain traction
Calls to split the Hunter New England Local Health District up have been made for some time, but now a new bill has been put to reverse the merger and it’s gaining wide support.
‘Going to lock you up’: cop warning for regional youth
Dozens of officers will be deployed in several regional centres to tackle rising youth crime, including serious incidents from violent break-ins to car theft.
Regional Cities NSW calls for $350 million freight investment
Regional Cities New South Wales has taken its case for a $350 million investment to fix the state’s freight chokepoints.
Welcome to Wee Waa, don’t get sick
Wee Waa has become the latest focal point in the region’s ongoing struggle for decent health services, with a shortage of nurses blamed for reduce operations at the small local hospital.
Minns government introduces education targets while schools remain under construction
The Minns Government has announced a series of ambitious academic, HSC attainment and school attendance targets for public schools across New South Wales
New England snubbed in DV program expansion
Just days after a New England Times investigation detailed the lack of DV offender programs in the region, the NSW Government has an announced a significant expansion… to anywhere but here.
Greens move to end abortion deserts – including here in the New England
If you want a surgical abortion in the New England, you can’t have one. You have to go somewhere else.
NSW toughens bail laws again as jails reach breaking point
The number of young people locked up in NSW jails has spiked as more juveniles are refused bail after a controversial legislative crackdown and tougher rulings from judges. There were […]
More doctors go to the country, but hospitals still squeezed
Emergency departments at regional hospitals are under immense pressure, despite more specialist doctors working in the regions.