Raising the Barr

A Massive Thanks to all of our Winter Sport Volunteers I have had the good fortune to watch a range of sport finals and attend a range of sporting presentation…

A University Education isn’t the answer for everyone – but it is for some I have written in this column on many occasions that we, in the Cessnock Electorate, have…

A Not Well Kept Secret – Privatisation Leads to Mass Sackings There has been quite a bit of political attention on the proposed mass sacking of up to 500 workers…

The Beauty of Our Democracy and Freedoms Last week in State Parliament we dealt with a highly controversial bill around reproductive health.  It was essentially a question around the right…

The Truth is Out – The Mass Fish Kills Were Caused By Humans, Not Drought Late in 2018 and early in 2019 our news was filled with reports of the…

People living on Struggle Street In this past 2 weeks I have had the very good fortune to increase my awareness of the many many people across the Hunter Valley;…

NSW Budget – What you won’t hear the Government say As you read this column you will have spent the past 24-48 hours hearing many stories from the NSW Budget…

Emergency Services – Workers Compensation – and a 15% Fee Coming Your Way Late last year, literally the last day of Parliament, a new piece of Legislation was passed that…

Imagine Our Country Without Medicare? Last week, Bob Hawke passed away.  Reading the many tributes and lists of achievements I was reminded about the historic path of our wonderful scheme…

NSW Parliament Heads Back to Work On Tuesday of this week the new session of the 57th Parliament officially began. It is quite a series of tradition, pomp and ceremony…