Choosing a candidate for the House of Representatives is essentially that - a representative from the community. If they're not part of the community, how can they represent? With all respect to Ms Keneally, the Labor power brokers didn't really need hindsight to know that replacing the local Labor candidate (someone who was also chosen by the outgoing incumbent Labor representative) with an outsider wouldn't go down so well with the locals - no matter her profile and other qualifications.![]()
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‘So angry’: Fury at Keneally boils over
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The independent candidate who defeated Labor’s Kristina Keneally in what was previously an ultra-safe seat has said voters were “insulted” and “so angry” about the party parachuting in a can... Congratulations to Penny Wong as Foreign Affairs Minister and our new Attorney General (as well as Finance Minister and Minister for Women) Katy Gallagher.![]()
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Sworn in as PM, Albanese makes first change inside parliament before heading to Tokyo
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Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament. First day on the job.![]()
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Albo’s rush to make top job official
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Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as Australia’s 31st Prime Minister with a “Gang of Four” ministers to take control of the entire government until the ALP caucus finalises the front bench. An important tool if you vote based on election promises...![]()
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What Labor and the Coalition are promising
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It’s been a long election campaign but election day is fast approaching. This is simply a reflection of the times. The world changes so quickly. From the time a student leaves high school to pursue further education at university and by the time they finish university, the world could be a very different place. The opportunities they thought they would have (which influenced them to choose their course of study) may no longer exist, while others find their chosen fields are now at the top of the list.![]()
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Uni degree that scores you $350,000 salary
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Aussie graduates are scoring starting salaries of up to $350,000 as a skills shortage plagues this lucrative sector. Times are tough. On the upside, tough times sort the players from the pretenders. Doesn't it? Hopefully it means (in the long game) we're left with quality builders with quality builds.![]()
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‘Crisis’ in building industry as big names fail
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The Australian building industry is now in full on “crisis” mode with warnings the country’s biggest builder Metricon is on the brink of collapse. Still following this story? He's no longer at Supercheap Auto and now at competitor, Autobahn.![]()
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‘Struggling’: Supercheap Auto worker speaks
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A Supercheap Auto worker who went viral after confronting an alleged shoplifter has broken his silence after the viral incident led to him being stood down from his job. Are you still working from home?![]()
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Proof Sydney and Melbourne are over
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Sydney and Melbourne may be cursed to forever remain a shadow of their former selves as workers refuse to return to the office. Commenting on baldness is the same as commenting on breasts?![]()
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Calling men bald is now sexual harassment
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Calling a man bald is sexual harassment, a UK tribunal panel has ruled. Does this justify all the development and construction around Parramatta? A bright and better future for those who are able to survive the interruption to their businesses.![]()
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‘Radically faster’: Parramatta at centre of NSW’s high-speed rail future
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The geographic centre of Sydney has been singled out as a location for a major hub for dedicated fast rail lines to Newcastle, Wollongong and the state’s west.