This document was written without fear or favour, by The Echo editor Hans Lovejoy for the politically curious who are considering a tilt at public life, or those who are interested in the inner workings of local politics.
My intention is to hopefully inform and engage aspiring political...
The federal electoral race for Richmond was officially too close to call as counting finished Sunday but a nation-wide so-called ‘Labor landslide’ looked likely to include the marginal seat.
Xavier Catholic College in Ballina has sent out a newsletter to parents which includes a recommendation not to vote for the Greens or Teals at this Satuday’s election for the marginal seat of Richmond.
As we head into the final week of the federal election campaign, let’s take a closer look at the ten candidates seeking your vote for the House of Representatives (lower house).
While Richmond obsesses over the tussle between three fiery female candidates, in neighbouring Page the Nationals' MP Kevin Hogan is coasting to almost certain victory over his outgunned Greens opponent Luke Robinson and a Labor candidate who's unknown in most of the electorate, Wendy Backhous.
We spoke with The Greens federal candidate for the seat of Richmond, Mandy Nolan, on day three of pre-polling at the Richmond Room pre-poll booth in Ballina.
We spoke with National Party of Australia federal candidate for the seat of Richmond, Kimberly Hone, on day three of pre-polling at the Jessie McMillan Hall pre-poll booth in Murwillumbah.
The seat of Richmond has been held by Labor’s Justine Elliot for the last 20 years and is considered a ‘key seat’ by ABC's Antony Green after the close race by the Green in the last federal election.
Nationals candidate has announced that the Liberal Nationals Coalition government will commit $300,000 to install a new heating system for the 50m outdoor pool at the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre (TRAC) in Murwillumbah.
Pre-poll opened this morning for the Australian federal election on May 3. Frustrated nurses, who don’t feel that the NSW state government has listened to them during pay disputes, handed out for the Greens at pre-poll in the federal election.
The Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital has starred in two federal election campaign announcements in the marginal seat of Richmond, with both The Greens and Labor promising funds if they get the numbers in the 3 May election.
Buckle up peeps, the federal election is May 3, and there are ten candidates for the marginal Richmond electorate who are vying for your precious vote.
Unfortunately for Murwillumbah and Ballina residents interested in finding out their candidate’s policy positions there has been a clash of meet the candidates events tomorrow.
Member for Richmond Justine Elliot has announced that the Albanese Labor Government is delivering $500,000 for Byron Youth Service Inc. (BYS) to provide youth crime prevention programs through the Youth Empowerment Program.
Greens Candidate for Richmond, Mandy Nolan, got a boost on Friday, when she won the much-sought-after top spot on the ballot paper for the coming federal election.
Hundreds of transport workers are protesting nationally at Aldi stores as the Transport Workers' Union highlights dangerous practices in the supermarket’s transport supply chain, from lack of maintenance on vehicles to underpayments and worker injuries.
Older women are disproportionately affected by the housing crisis and financial insecurity. They are the fastest-growing group of people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
Lismore City Council says Lismore households recently threw away an estimated $670,000 by placing eligible drink containers in their kerbside bins instead of claiming their refund, while almost half the contents of red-lid general waste bins could have been recycled or composted.
Across Australia, Telstra mobile and mobile data customers have been dealing with widespread outages this morning, from cities to the regions, including the Northern Rivers.
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