Raising the Barr

Coal Mining Sites Have a Working Future Here in the Hunter we all know how dangerous coal mining can be. The Jim Comerford Memorial Wall at Aberdare, in Cessnock, lists…

Train Manufacturing in the Hunter is Back Baby! In the single biggest announcement a NSW Government has ever made for the Hunter, train manufacturing is set for a new and…

A Fair Go For All The Australia that I grew up in always had a simple message for everyone – we believe in a fair go for all. I firmly…

Historic Pay Increase For Nurses & Midwives NSW Nurses and Midwives will receive the largest pay increase in more than 20 years after the Government accepted the decision of the…

NSW Government is Investing $252M in Local Jobs in Local Councils The NSW Minns Government is working with local Councils to create new apprenticeship, traineeship and cadetship opportunities. A total…

Future Electricity Supply Since Labor’s Neville Wran was the Premier of NSW in the 1970’s and 1980’s we have enjoyed great certainty in electricity supply. He simply demanded that coal…

If Hate Is the Path, What Is the Destination? As I have written previously in this column, it feels like there is a real tension in the air for we…

School Students Offered More in 2026 Our time at school is incredibly important in shaping the people that we become in later life. That is why it is so incredibly…

What Has the Government Done to Help Me or My Family? In its campaign to get elected, back in early 2023, the NSW Labor team put forward a promise to…

Crystal Ball Predictions For 2026 There is no doubt that 2025 had plenty of unexpected surprises and events. As it turns out there were some things that the 2025 Crystal…