Tag: FEDERAL POLITICS
Greens say Williamstown ED was never under threat
The Greens have accused Labor of scare mongering to score political points by falsely claiming Williamstown Hospital emergency department was in danger of closing.
Greens...
MPs urge Turnbull government to save steel jobs
Local MPs are putting pressure on the federal government to secure the future of local jobs in steelmaking.
The call comes following today’s announcement that...
Petition to save Williamstown Hospital ED
A petition to save Williamstown Hospital’s emergency department has been started, as the state government heads to the High Court to try to keep...
Mother slams Safe Schools fear mongering
The mother of a transgender child has slammed criticism by politicians of an anti-bullying program as “ill-informed fear mongering”.
The Safe Schools program is under...
Federal Labor MPs ignore ‘let them stay’ calls
Inner-west federal MPs remain in favour of offshore detention for asylum seekers despite thousands of protesters calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull not to...
MPs behaving badly behind the wheel
Federal Gellibrand MP Tim Watts is urging locals to be safe on the roads at Christmas after admitting he received seven speeding fines in...
Gellibrand MP Tim Watts spells out future choices
Gellibrand MP Tim Watts understands that voters are being turned off by politics.
The Labor MP says he feels the same frustration at the scandals,...
BAE Systems confirms shipyard job losses
BAE Systems has axed 125 jobs at its Williamstown shipyard in the strongest sign yet the ship-building industry will exit the state.
Australia’s biggest defence...
Uniform factory workers left hanging by a thread
The federal government is being asked to intervene as more than 200 inner-west workers appear likely to lose their jobs within weeks.
Eighty workers at...
Williamstown shipyard job woes deepen
About 150 job losses are expected at Williamstown’s naval shipyard in the wake of the federal government’s announcement of a $40 billion continuous shipbuilding...
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Milisavljevic into hall of fame
Former Footscray JUST star Jim Milisavljevic is the latest inductee to the FV Hall of Fame.
Milisavljevic dedicated a lifetime to football as a player,...
