Bulk-billed healthcare facility to take pressure off Cessnock Hospital The facility will be operational this month. Newcastle Herald · Aug 31, 2023
NSW needs common sense in overhauling the planning system Clearly this has been one of the leading causes of the housing shortage. Newcastle Herald · Jul 3, 2023
Labor MP Dan Repacholi shoots straight on first year in politics 'Not all politicians are stuck-up wankers.' Newcastle Herald · Jul 1, 2023
Bus driver arrested: bodies yet to be retrieved from horror crash scene "It was a confronting and very traumatic scene." Police are working to identify the dead and their next of kin. Newcastle Herald · Jun 11, 2023
Telling the truth about the past must trump our comfortable histories Are we meant to forget history to appease monarchists? Newcastle Herald · May 23, 2023
Weston GP reveals bulk-billing challenges, says federal incentives will help 'I didn't have enough to pay myself.' Newcastle Herald · May 17, 2023
'A sigh of relief': Hunter leaders share their views on the budget Slashing cost-of-living pressures is a central feature of Labor's Federal Budget announcement which politicians and Hunter leaders have lauded as a win for locals. Newcastle Herald · May 9, 2023
Eraring power station workers say jobs are in doubt as calls grow for transition authority With the country's oldest coal-fired power station set to close down tomorrow, calls have intensified for the federal government to set up a National Energy Transition Authority and allocate funding to it in next month's budget. ABC News · Apr 27, 2023
Off and racing: $52m Glendale sport upgrade formally kicks off The expanded centre is due for completion next year. The last stage delivers a 1300-square-metre Trampoline Centre of Excellence in an Australian first. Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2023
Key Hunter road upgrade stuck in the slow lane as cost blows out The state and federal governments have committed funds to the project, but Transport for NSW says its timing is "dependent on planning and funding approvals". Newcastle Herald · Mar 23, 2023
Cessnock Urgent Care Clinic a step closer with calls for interest "This will help to take the pressure off our local Hospitals at Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Maitland, Singleton, and John Hunter." Newcastle Herald · Mar 3, 2023
Federal government starts industry consultations before switching on national battery strategy The federal government will spend the next few weeks talking to energy storage companies before revealing what it will do to help build more big batteries around the country. ABC News · Feb 3, 2023
Battery powered growth plan Work on the Hunter's next large-scale battery manufacturing facility could be underway by the end of the year if demand grows as predicted. Newcastle Herald · Feb 3, 2023
BHP flag concerns Muswellbrook's Mount Arthur Coal Mine may close earlier than expected The company behind New South Wales' largest coal mine fears it may have to close earlier than anticipated, leaving thousands of workers questioning their future. ABC News · Jan 29, 2023
Newcastle Herald · Jan 21, 2023 Traffic the top issue for Labor Lake Mac candidate "The number one complaint is we need a full set of lights at either end of Five Islands Drive."
Newcastle Herald · Jan 20, 2023 Singleton bypass work under way as residents battle Valuer General after this week's big valuation increases Bypass prices 'lower' than VG's valuations
ABC News · Jan 18, 2023 NSW, federal governments announce $70m in flood repair funding for struggling communities The joint state and federal funding pool will be used to fix public facilities that still haven't been repaired after last year's floods.
Newcastle Herald · Dec 14, 2022 Singleton bypass families angry at 'lowball' compulsory acquisition prices 'Highway robbery' at the Singleton bypass
ABC News · Nov 22, 2022 Hunter mining operators under scrutiny as local MPs call for caution amid Andrew Wilkie's coal export claims Claims about fraud in the coal export industry made by Independent MP Andrew Wilkie have rippled through the Hunter Valley coalfields.
Newcastle Herald · Nov 12, 2022 Labor announces state election candidate for Upper Hunter "I'm under no illusions this will be a tough ask."
Newcastle Herald · Nov 11, 2022 Dan Repacholi says 'no mining tax' but Anthony Albanese refers to 'extraordinary profits' Labor looks to lift tax from coal, gas sectors
ABC News · Oct 29, 2022 Hunter politicians jump on TikTok bandwagon to reach young voters No matter which platform you consume TikTok videos through, have you noticed more politicians popping up in your feed?
Newcastle Herald · Oct 20, 2022 Biomass protesters target Hunter MP Protesters targeted the office of federal Hunter MP Dan Repacholi on Friday as part of an international day of action against 'big biomass'.
AAP · Sep 27, 2022 'Big unit' up to the task of being new MP Dan Repacholi may not look like most MPs, but he used his first speech to parliament to say he's up for the task.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 26, 2022 Mining, jobs and an MP's story: Repacholi to deliver maiden speech in parliament Tuesday Safe, secure employment is the number one to everything here in the Hunter.