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Latest news/media releases

Relief Package for International Students Too Little, Too Late

NSW Shadow Minister for Tertiary Education Clayton Barr has criticised the Berejiklian Government for taking too long to announce relief measures for international students after a $20 million temporary housing…
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Nurses and Midwives Fighting for our Communities Left Out In Cold from Wage Freeze

“On International Nurse’s Day 2020 our Nurses and Midwives have been left out in the cold by plans by the Berejiklian Government to push through legislation for a public sector…
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Pavey Must Stop Tick-and-flick Rush, and Acknowledge Drought in Future Water Plans

Labor says Berejiklian Government Minister Melinda Pavey must not approve out of date Water Sharing Plans (WSP) for 19 NSW water catchment areas, because they fail to acknowledge droughts over…
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2020 Community Building Partnership Program Applications Now Open

State Member for the Electorate of Cessnock, Clayton Barr, MP, has announced that the NSW Government will once again conduct the Community Building Partnership Program in 2020. Clayton Barr MP…
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The Berejiklian Government Must Do More to Help Stranded International Students

NSW Labor has called on the Berejiklian Government to step up and offer assistance to stranded university students across New South Wales. Thousands of international students studying at universities and…
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ANZAC DAY 2020: We Will Remember Them

For the first time since World War II, Anzac Day 2020 will look very different to the traditional dawn services, marches, local memorial services of years gone by. State Member…
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Raising the Barr

Raising the BARR – Week ending 3 May 2019

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…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 5 April 2019

Surprise Election Win Considering the Amount of Hate Out There Can I start my first column, post-election, by thanking the many people that voted to support my bid to serve…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 8 March 2019

Our Police are listening There is no doubt that our local area could use more Police.  This is, as always, an ongoing work in progress.  Certainly our crime rates, our…
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Raising the BARR – Week ending 22 February 2019

My Position on Coal Last week there was some media attention suggesting that Hunter Members of Parliament, State and Federal, did not support the coal industry. It was an absurd…
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Speeches

Cessnock Electorate Employment

I wish to speak today of a strange phenomenon in my electorate—and, to be perfectly honest, I do not know whether it is a good or a bad thing. I…
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Cessnock Rugby League Centenary

Three weekends ago Cessnock celebrated 100 years of rugby league at an event held at the Cessnock Rugby League Supporters Club, which is the largest club in my electorate. More…
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Stanford Merthyr

The small village of Stanford Merthyr in my electorate has a long history. This village would have barely 1,000 residents and probably fewer than 300 houses. However, something important is…
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