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Govt paid $30m for airport land, later reported it was valued $3m
Macarthur MP, Dr Mike Freelander, has reiterated the need for a national Integrity Commission. Speaking in the wake of revelations the federal government had paid almost $30 million for 12 hectares of farming land with a market value of $3 million, Dr Freelander said it “reeks of incompetence’’. “I am most disappointed by revelations that the Federal Government has grossly overpaid for land for the development of Western Sydney Airport’s second runway,’’ he said. “Labor stands for integrity and transparency in Government – we have consistently called for the creation of a National Integrity Commission, and will continue to fight… Read more »
Fourth quarter time and Mr AFL is up for the fight
The Aussie Rules anthem, Up There Cazaly, could have easily been written for Campbelltown’s own Mr AFL, John McLaughlin. Anyone who has been fortunate enough to come into contact with this great man over the past six decades will easily recognise him in the words of the song written by Michael Brady: John and Jan McLaughlin on their 50th wedding anniversary in 2015. Up there CazalyIn there and fightOut there and at ’emShow ’em your mightUp there CazalyDon’t let ’em inFly like an angelYou’re out there to win Right now, John McLaughlin, who is 77, is fighting the biggest battle… Read more »
Local homeless people get roof over their heads
This is Ruby – who is smiling because she finally has a roof over her head – a home she can call her own. Ruby, 44, and her brother Tolofie, 48, have been homeless for a long time, couch surfing and sleeping rough. But not anymore. That’s because Ruby and her brother have become the first beneficiaries of Hume Community Housing’s newest initiative, Together Home, which aims to house homeless people across the South West Sydney region. The initiative, which is run in partnership with the State Government, works by securing properties from the private rental market for people who… Read more »
