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The Latest Breaking News from Stuart Bonds

'Good bloke' strategy in full swing, coal debate on mute

Dan Repacholi's re-election slant is vastly different from predecessor Joel Fitzgibbon's.

Newcastle Herald

Coal miners and labour hire comments at loggerheads over pay and standards at Senate hearing

Senate committee hears coal labour hire arguments

Newcastle Herald

Big conservative push in Hunter electorate gains some ground but fails to fire

Conservative hopes crumble on counting

Newcastle Herald

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Jobs, GPs and dredging are the tone of Hunter's new political voice

With big ambitions for the electorate's energy future, Labor's fresh face in the Hunter says he's here to stay.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Labor MPs poised to govern for first time as Australia votes to oust Coalition

Labor is poised to form government despite winning only 31 per cent of the primary vote.

Newcastle Herald

Dan Repacholi holds fire on claiming victory in Hunter

LABOR'S Dan Repacholi is not claiming victory in Hunter and his rivals say it's too early to call the result.

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Labor candidate Dan Repacholi claims victory in the Hunter

Election 2022: The scene from the Hunter electorate as the counting takes shape

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NSW's Hunter in play for Nationals: Joyce

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce believes his party can win the NSW seat of Hunter and says it would show Labor remains struggling to serve regional Australia.

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Election 2022: Hunter electorate candidates bracing for the early count after a final day campaigning

Federal election 2022: Early evening situation report from the Hunter electorate

Newcastle Herald

Saturday summary: the pre-poll surge, the drift from the majors and the scourge of ScoMo

A quick cup of tea and a democracy sausage

Newcastle Herald

Hunter electorate 'forgotten' in coal energy debate in lead up to federal election

A region key to Australia's energy supply is begging for clarity on its future but the two major parties don't want to talk about it.

ABC News

'Two wings of the same tyrannical bird': Newcastle 'freedom rally' urges voters to boycott major parties

Police estimate between 400 and 500 protestors marched along the foreshore before joining almost 100 additional supporters waiting in Foreshore Park.

Newcastle Herald

Bonds 'not feeling' upset on the cards in Hunter

Labor's Dan Repacholi remains a $1.30 favourite with the bookies to beat the Nationals' James Thomson ($3.25) in Hunter as voter surveys predict the Opposition will enjoy a large enough swing to form government in its own right next Saturday.

Newcastle Herald

Could Labor lose the seat of Hunter to the Nationals? That's the question

Opposing forces at work in the Hunter

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United Australia party directs preferences to Coalition in key marginal seats

Clive Palmer walks back promise to preference incumbents last as part of concerted campaign against the two major parties

Newcastle Herald

Mount Arthur casuals case dead, but others still proceeding

Lawyers, retailers confirm not all underpayment class actions dead after High Court

Newcastle Herald

Election Diary: Hunter gets parties talking, but PM, Albo are MIA

A TV debate in a key marginal seat shows how differently the Coalition is approaching this election campaign compared with 2019's silent movie. But where are ScoMo and Albo?

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Palmer pulls ads amid talk of candidate rift

Has the mining billionaire changed his mind about preferencing the major parties last?

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Candidates clash on Labor emissions plan

Mr Thomson has challenged Mr Repacholi's assurance that "no Hunter mines" would be affected by the party's policy.

Newcastle Herald

Coal on election agenda with clash of views over McKell Institute 'casuals' report

Keith Pitt says coal casual labour claims are 'propaganda'

Newcastle Herald

Preference negotiations in earnest as big players and small tussle for places on May 21 tickets

Power lies in voting preferences as Labor's traditional Hunter margins narrow

Newcastle Herald

Election Diary: Moon boots, poster wars and bookies' favourites

The latest from the federal election campaign trail in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Labor faces preference challenges in Hunter, Paterson

One Nation and a high-profile independent have put Coalition candidates above Labor on their how-to-vote cards in two key Hunter seats.

Newcastle Herald

Minor parties eye off Hunter preference upset

The Nationals are working to head off a preference deal between minor parties which could eliminate the junior Coalition partners from the race to steal the Hunter electorate off Labor.

Newcastle Herald

Meet the candidates for four Hunter seats

The region's 32 candidates tell us about their background.

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