By Jennifer Podesta September 5, 2013 The past few months since announcing my nomination as a candidate in the seat of Indi have been the most rewarding and challenging of my life. I would like to share with you some of the highlights of that journey, reflect on how the campaign has evolved from my […]
Jennifer Podesta inside the Indi contest: slurs, setbacks and why she came up smiling
September 5, 2013
Independent candidate for Higgins Graeme Weber: @gemoo4 interview
September 5, 2013
By Georgie Moore @gemoo4 5 September 2013 Candidate Q&A I talk politics with independent candidate for Higgins Graeme Weber. Georgie: You are running as an independent pro-nuclear conservative. When people think of a conservative political candidate, the first thing that crosses their mind usually isn’t a push for nuclear power. Do you think your candidacy has […]
Bennelong candidates forum: @preciouspress reports
August 31, 2013
By Jack Sumner 31 August 2013 Seven of the eight candidates were on stage for a public forum organised by the Northern District Times this week. Missing was DLP candidate Lachlan McCaffrey, who plays rugby for Eastwood and was training in preparation for Shute Shield finals this weekend. His father Simon, the DLP Senate candidate, came […]
Socialists launch election campaign in Wills and Corio: @takvera reports
August 11, 2013
By John Englart 11 August 2013 Socialist activists launched their election campaign on Saturday night in support of candidates in two ‘safe’ Labor seats in Victoria: Margarita Windisch in Wills, based on Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs, and Sue Bull in Corio centred on the regional city of Geelong. The electorate of Wills (See Seat profile) […]
Students with disability must remain a key focus of national education reform
August 11, 2013
Opinion by Stephanie Gotlib, @CDA39 August 11, 2013 It truly is momentous that most states, as well as the independent and Catholic education systems, have now signed up to the Better Schools funding program with 78 per cent of students to benefit from this new funding deal. Governments should rightfully be applauded for getting this […]
