Raising the Barr

WE CAN HELP OURSELVES I often get correspondence from the community about how incredibly hard our hospital staff are working, even though they are constantly under enormous pressure. I think…

AN EXTRA $26.5M FUNDING FOR CESSNOCK HOSPITAL REBUILD We all know that the cost of everything is going up. In particular the cost of building materials and workers has really…

WHO WANTS TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT One of my roles as an MP is to participate in Committee work. I am on a number of Committees and I am…

THE ENERGY EVOLUTION IS NO EASY RIDE Many will be aware that across Australia we are moving our energy production away from fossil fuels like coal and gas, and toward…

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE SUPER CAREFUL ABOUT SCAMS As sure as night follows day, the scammers of this world are getting better and better at their ability to convince us…

OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE BONDI JUNCTION COMMUNITY In a few weeks’ time we will mark 12 months since the tragic bus crash at Greta. We will reflect on…

TO CHANGE OR NOT TO CHANGE Everyday it seems that the media coverage focuses on a change that is being made somewhere and then goes on to voice the many…

THE ASBESTOS PROBLEM IS LOOKING LIKE A MORAL FAILURE I know that there are many out there quick to criticise regulations and rules – often known as “red tape”. And…

HOW DID THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG BECOME SO WEAPONISED? Thirty years ago, I was watching the Final of the US Tennis Open. At the presentation, in the background, there were at…

SOMETIMES A BREAK CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE I am often amazed at how much of a reset the Christmas-New Year period can bring to our community. I certainly hope that…