Raising the Barr

Which Students With Which ATARs Choose A Teaching Career? I noted this past week a very critical media article noting that students with high ATARs (above 90) were far more…

Parking Fines are Going Back to Paper Copy on the Windscreen Many readers will be familiar with the recent trend for parking officers, typically Council staff, to see a parking…

BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT ANY PLANNED E – BIKE/SCOOTER/SKATEBOARD PURCHASES In the coming months the rules around e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards are set to significantly change. Most importantly, this is…

GOVERNMENT DELIVERY IN CESSNOCK ELECTORATE HEATS UP! While the weather is certainly cooling down, it has been a hot couple of months across the Cessnock Electorate in so many other…

WHERE IS THE LINE BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN NSW PARLIAMENT? In a topic that is bound to be completely boring to 99.9% of readers, I…

PART OF THE ROLE OF AN MP – COMMITTEE WORK Committee work, through NSW Parliament, is one of the real privileges and opportunities to learn and serve that is presented…

PROPOSED CHANGES TO WORKERS COMPENSATION Long time readers will recognise that I have been a staunch supporter of the importance of injured workers having access to all necessary health care.…

MAKING IT EASIER FOR RENTERS TO CREATE A HOME About one third of our population are renters – and that number only looks like growing. Which means that helping a…

HOLDING CORPORATES TO ACCOUNT CAN BE LIKE CLUTCHING AT SMOKE Last week I had the great privilege to Chair a NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into power outages across the far-west on…

LIFE IS RARELY AS SIMPLE AS YES OR NO As an elected official, I often get asked by people to give a simple “yes” or “no” to a question. And…