Politics
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RAR welcomes medevac
Local refugee rights advocates are welcoming last week’s historic medevac vote in federal parliament but say more needs to be done to treat those seeking asylum in Australia humanely. Rural Australians for Refugees Castlemaine members are welcoming the historic medical evacuations legislation that establishes new conditions by which sick people on Nauru and Manus Island…
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Strong endorsement
Premier Daniel Andrews has declared Victoria “the most progressive state in the nation” following Victorian Labor’s landslide win over the Liberal Nationals in Saturday’s state election. Significant swings to Labor across the state were mirrored in local electorates with Labor MPs Mary-Anne Thomas and Maree Edwards returned easily in their seats of Macedon and Bendigo…
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Students ‘strike’ for climate change
A group of young Castlemaine students say federal government inaction on climate change is threatening their future and have staged a strike calling for climate action. About 30 Castlemaine students – aged around 14 years old – travelled by train to Bendigo on Friday and held a peaceful demonstration at the office of Nationals’ Senator…