The tree was absent from a ‘cultural heritage management plan’ completed in 2013 but in January 2017, ‘Ms.Tree’ was ‘identified’ as a ‘birthing tree’ by Indigenous woman Carmel Thannhauser who ‘saw the tree for the first time’ that month. “Last-minute bid to save significant tree in path of Western Highway” – The Age Feb 2017: […]
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Dopey Dan risks Victorian lives with Multilingual roadsign strategy
MPs push for airport licence testing in a bid to stop dangerous international drivers Premier Daniel Andrews has turned down a suggestion to test international drivers at the airport suggested by Bev McArthur, Western Victoria MP. Approximately 20 per cent of accidents an ambulance is called to on the scenic road involve an international driver. […]
Joan Kirner
Kirner went into 1992 knowing she faced a statutory general election, which opinion polls gave her virtually no chance of winning. She waited as long as she could, finally calling an election for October. It was obvious as soon as the writs were dropped that Labor would not win a fourth term. Although she remained […]
Faced with a choice, Labor chooses China
China ‘deplores’ Liberal MP Andrew Hastie for Nazi Germany comparison “Labor frontbencher Jim Chalmers said Mr Hastie’s intervention was extreme, overblown and unwelcome. He said both major parties had to navigate complex economic and national security issues when managing the relationship with China. ‘This kind of intervention makes that harder, not easier’, he told ABC […]