Nathan Fell, Labor’s candidate for Parkes, didn’t think running in an election was something he’d do, because politicians don’t look and sound like him.
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Posted inArmidale, Australia Votes 2025, Crime, Guyra, Inverell, Uralla
Joyce pledges CCTV in Uralla, Inverell and Guyra as Coalition pivots to crime
Member for New England Barnaby Joyce has announced plans today to allocate $435,000 in funding to provide CCTV security cameras while campaigning in Uralla
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, Tamworth
Meet Laura Hughes, Labor Candidate, New England
Local teacher and Labor candidate Laura Hughes is taking a second tilt at running for New England.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025
Apologies and ‘lies’ fly in second leaders’ debate
Peter Dutton made an awkward admission and Anthony Albanese was accused of lying as the leaders struggled to land knock-out blows in a second election debate.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, New England Electorate, Regional Development, Tamworth
Joyce pledges millions for local councils and recommits to decentralisation
Barnaby Joyce has pledged $27.2 million in partnership funding to local councils across New England and again committed to decentralising the public service to the regions.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Parkes Electorate
Half the field show up to Parkes Election Forum
5 out of the 10 House of Representatives candidates for Parkes attended an election forum in Dubbo on Sunday night.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Explainers and backgrounders, Parkes Electorate
EXPLAINER: Changes to the Parkes Electorate
Parkes has expanded south adding Condobolin, Forbes, Parkes and West Wyalong to its already enormous reach.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025
PM wins first debate against Dutton amid cynical claims of ‘distractions’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emerged as the winner of the first leaders’ debate of the federal election campaign, amid allegations of announcements to distract from Dutton’s performance.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Mental Health
Labor’s billion-dollar boost opens mental health debate
Labor and the coalition are at odds on how best to improve mental health care, with the government pledging $1 billion to increase access to services.
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Last day to enrol to vote
Australian citizens 18 years and older have until 8pm tonight (local time) to enrol or update their details ahead of the 2025 federal election.