GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON SUPERANNUATION THEFT
Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has called on the Morrison Government to match Labor’s tough superannuation policy after it was revealed that Newcastle-Hunter workers are losing out on almost $150 million in superannuation payments each year.
Read moreDISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION VOTE WELCOMED
I want to acknowledge today’s historic Parliamentary vote to support a Royal Commission into violence, abuse and neglect of people with a disability.
Read moreCALL FOR WALLSEND BRIDGE REBUILD IN FEDERAL BUDGET
Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has called on the Morrison Government to fund a rebuild of the Boscawen Street Bridge at Wallsend to protect against future flooding.
Read moreNEWCASTLE SEAFARERS RALLY IN CANBERRA
Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has joined in solidarity with the recently sacked workers from Newcastle and surrounds at rally in Canberra to save Australia’s shipping industry. The seafarers are among 80 who lost their jobs when Bluescope and BHP dumped the last two Australian-crewed coastal bulk iron ore carriers last month.
Read moreANOTHER BLOW FOR AUSTRALIAN SEAFARERS
Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has lamented the sacking of nearly 80 Australian seafarers, including some from the Newcastle-Hunter region, with the decision of BHP and Bluescope to remove two ships from service.
Read moreCENTRELINK CUTS HURTING NOVOCASTRIANS
Novocastrians are bearing the brunt of ongoing cuts at Centrelink, with many being forced to wait for up to six months for applications for pensions or income support to be processed.
Read moreCLIMATE STRIKE ACTION WELCOMED
Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has supported national action on climate change by students, which includes a protest outside her Newcastle office today.
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$20 MILLION BOOST FOR NEWCASTLE SCHOOLS
New figures reveal that Newcastle schools will get a $19.4 million funding injection from 2020 if Labor wins the upcoming Federal election.
Read moreLABOR REINTRODUCES HIGH SPEED RAIL LEGISLATION
Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has seconded Shadow Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese’s push to again get high speed rail off the ground.
Read moreNEWCASTLE-HUNTER BANK VICTIMS ENCOURAGED TO TELL THEIR STORIES
Victims of immoral or illegal conduct by financial services institutions are invited to tell their stories at a banking roundtable in Newcastle on Friday.
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