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‘Yes’ campaign begins in the Murraylands ahead of Voice referendum
Ngarrindjeri Ruwe Empowered Communities has launched an independent campaign urging people to vote “yes” on October 14.
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Indigenous health seminar derailed by anti-Voice activists
Ngarrindjeri elders say a Voice to Parliament would help to close the gap, but commenters at a public meeting in Murray Bridge have expressed their fears.
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Voice to Parliament would devalue Australian citizenship, MP Tony Pasin claims
The Member for Barker, the Murraylands’ representative in Canberra, is campaigning for a “no” vote on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
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Tony Pasin preselected as Liberal candidate for Barker
The conservative MP will seek a fifth term in parliament at the next federal election, due in 2024 or 2025.
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What is the First Nations Voice, and why is it important? Two Ngarrindjeri elders explain
Eunice Aston was on the stage in front of Parliament House on March 26, and Laurie Rankine was in the audience.
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Paul Simmons returned as Coorong mayor
Three new councillors have been elected in the district as a result of the 2022 local government elections, too.
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Wayne Thorley elected mayor in Murray Bridge
Two new faces will join the council, too, following the 2022 local government election.
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Passion or pragmatism: Murray Bridge voters face a striking mayoral choice
Dawn Matthews and Wayne Thorley are two very different candidates, the audience at a Murray Bridge News mayoral forum has heard.
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Time to get on with the job, Coorong council candidates say
Candidates allied with mayoral candidate Paul Simmons and the “green machine”, Coorong Unites, have had their say at a forum at Tailem Bend.
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Dirty politics mar Coorong council election
A defamatory and anonymous letter to residents has heightened tensions in an already tense contest between “Coorong Unites” and independent candidates.
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Council hopefuls make the case for change in Murray Bridge
The city’s current councillors all say they have unfinished business, but the “outsider” candidates have other ideas.
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Mayoral debate planned in Murray Bridge
Murray Bridge News will host two events intended to help locals decide who to vote for in the lead-up to the 2022 local government election.