Australia Votes 2013


Budget responses from Hume candidates

The Tribune asked our Hume candidates their thoughts on the government’s Federal Budget. Here are their responses (in alphabetical order).  

Welcome wagon

Welcome wagon

Hume candidates laid out the welcome wagon for latest candidate for the seat, Labor’s Michael Pilbrow.  

Hume candidates tackle the NBN

Hume candidates tackle the NBN

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently announced the Coalition’s national broadband network plan.  

Labor man in Hume race

Labor man in Hume race

The Labor Party has endorsed Michael Pilbrow as its candidate for Hume  

LETTER: Barton batting continues

LETTER: Barton batting continues

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in the Tribune on April 10 from the Liberal Party candidate for Hume, Angus Taylor.  

LETTER: Coalition NBN a ‘dream’

LETTER: Coalition NBN a ‘dream’

I live a bit over four kilometres from the exchange and have ADSL 2+. Because of the old copper wires in my street, the best download speed I ever get is 500k.  

LETTER: Pork barrelling politics won’t help

LETTER: Pork barrelling politics won’t help

In the first Tribune letters page after the Labor leadership fiasco in Canberra, local identities sought to distract your readers’ attention from Labor’s institutional sickness.  

Two and a half men

Two and a half men

If the members of the Parliamentary Labor Party had any regard for their country they would all resign and head off into the wilderness to reflect on the awful mess they have made of their time in office.  

The roots of Labo(u)r

The roots of Labo(u)r

At a time when our politics seems focused on leadership dramas and slogans, we can easily lose sight of the original passions that drove what we now see in the contest of ideas in our political system.  

Hot topics

It’s been an interesting week on the local news front, so this editorial will cover a few ‘hot topics’.  

Council counts cars

Council counts cars

Yass Valley Council is counting traffic numbers on the Barton Highway to build ammunition for its campaign to fix the road.  

Don't waste your vote

Don't waste your vote

 I refer to Peter Applegate’s letter on behalf of the Yass Labor Party advocating “strategic voting” to make Hume a marginal seat (Tribune, March 13).  




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