Issue 2014 February 01
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POLITICS: How feminists defeated Liberal frontbencher Sophie Mirabella
The Voice4Indi campaign that saw Cathy McGowan defeat Liberal shadow industry minister, Sophie Mirabella, at last year’s federal election is now eyeing the forthcoming November 2014 Victorian state election. Speculation is that they could target the seat of Benambra, which covers the north-eastern Victorian town of Wodonga and the surrounding region. Liberal Party member Bill Tilley holds the seat by a margin of…
LETTERS Kersh de Courtenay; Lucy Sullivan; Chris McCormack.
Can Barnaby Joyce alleviate farmers’ plight? Sir, For 60 years Australian farmers were taxed to subsidise urban secondary industries. However, we see no quid pro quo. The costs of farm inputs and the business environment in which farmers have to operate are dictated by vested interests in Australian cities and overseas. We have the big banks, big unions, big government, big business and…
