Parliament hears marine reserve fears
Federal Parliament has been told of concerns about a proposed Commonwealth marine reserve off the New South Wales north coast.
View ArticleOakeshott lobbies for education forum
Lyne MP Rob Oakeshott is taking a swag of issues to the new Federal Parliament.
View ArticleOakeshott says ICAC complaint is malicious
Independent MP Rob Oakeshott has broken his silence on a complaint about him to the New South Wales corruption watchdog.
View ArticleMid north coast MPs encouraged to lobby for hospital upgrades
Federal Lyne Independent, Rob Oakeshott is encouraging regional State MPs to lobby for local hospital upgrades.
View ArticleNSW Nationals leader told to stop 'obsessing' about Oakeshott
The New South Wales Nationals leader is being told to stop obsessing about Federal Independent, Rob Oakeshott.
View ArticlePort Macquarie to get a specialised heart lab
After a lengthy community campaign, a cardiac catheterisation lab has been included in the planned redevelopment of the Port Macquarie Base Hospital.
View ArticleLyne Independent says WikiLeaks affair not over yet
The Lyne MP Rob Oakeshott says it is early days in the WikiLeaks saga.
View Article'Cost shifting' claimed to hurt local councils
A mid north coast council says cost shifting by the State and Federal Governments has to stop.
View ArticleIndependent Lyne MP says more debate needed on flood levy
The Independent Federal member for Lyne Robert Oakeshott says more debate is needed about whether or not the Federal Government should introduce a flood levy.
View ArticleCalls for more Pacific Highway funding
A federal mid north coast MP is calling on the state and federal governments to stand by their promise to complete the Pacific Highway duplication by 2016.
View ArticleSaffin to compromise on migration vote
The federal Member for Page says she will be voting with the Federal Government on the asylum seeker issue, despite her feelings against offshore processing.
View ArticleMP urges mature asylum seeker debate
A Labor backbencher says she is concerned about the way the asylum seeker debate continues to focus almost exclusively on people arriving by boat.
View ArticleSignals strong but more mobiles needed
The Opposition's regional communication spokesman said the mid north coast has better mobile phone reception than other districts.
View ArticleFed Nat slams Grafton jail cuts
A Federal Nationals Senator says the state government should have consulted about jobs cuts at the Grafton jail before it dropped the guillotine.
View ArticleTony Abbott to coast around the Coffs Coast
The Federal Opposition leader says he'll be participating in the Coffs Coast Cycle Challenge this weekend.
View ArticleOakeshott advised Slipper to quit
Lyne Independent Rob Oakeshott says he advised Peter Slipper yesterday on his decision to resign as Speaker of Federal Parliament.
View ArticleOakeshott advised Slipper to quit
Lyne Independent Rob Oakeshott says he advised Peter Slipper yesterday on his decision to resign as Speaker of Federal Parliament
View ArticlePage MP pushes dole hike
The federal member for Page says while there's now widespread agreement that the dole is too low, that doesn't guarantee it will be increased any time soon.
View ArticleLocal Labor's Rudd support
The Federal member for Page says her support for Kevin Rudd in yesterday's leadership spill will not change her decision to run in the September election.
View ArticleFormer Aboriginal politician urges youth to think big
Growing up on a reserve near Nambucca Heads, Aden Ridgeway was a wide-eyed five-year-old when the historic 1967 referendum was passed giving Indigenous Australians the right to vote. Thirty years later...
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