Jan. 13, 2011. Blacktown. While walking the streets of Blacktown with Transport Minister John Robertson, New South Wales Premier Kristina Keanelly bumped into Philippine Sentinel Editor Dino Crescini who immediately gave them a copy of the latest issue of the newspaper. Keanelly and Robertson are on the campaign trail for the state elections scheduled on […]
Category: Sydney Politics
Premier Keanelly vows to assist PCC-NSW Projects by Benjie de Ubago
To end the year on a good note, and upon NSW Premier’s invitation, the Philippine Community Council of NSW (PCC NSW) Board met with the Honourable Kristina Keanelly at the Governor Macquarie Tower Office, Sydney, last 17 December 2010. President Elsa Collado and ten of the PCC board members attended the close-door meeting with Keanelly. […]
Husic delivers first speech in the Australian Parliament
Giving kids in Chifley access to the best education and opportunities was high on Ed Husic’s list of priorities when he delivered his first speech in Federal Parliament last week. Mr Husic, the Federal Member for Chifley, highlighted that he was the first graduate of the University of Western Sydney to be elected to the […]
John Aquilina to retire from state politics
The Member for Riverstone and Leader of the House, the Hon John Aquilina MP, has announced that he will not recontest the State Election to be held on March 26, 2011. Mr Aquilina said that he was honoured and privileged to have been able to represent the people of NSW as the Member for Blacktown […]
Gillard government will move Australia forward
Federal Labor candidate for Chifley, Ed Husic, welcomed Prime Minister Gillard’s announcement that the Federal Election will be held on August 21. “Now people can have a choice between moving forward with the Gillard Government, or going back to the bad, old days of WorkChoices and cuts to services,” Mr Husic said. Mr Husic said […]
Labor’s Anti-Immigration attitude is out of the woodwork
The anti-immigration (policy) proves how out of touch our new Prime Minister is (with reality). There are signs that the Australian Labor Party is getting tough on immigration. Our country needs a larger population to maintain its high standard of living in our very competitive world. She is a typical small-minded Labor Union person. Anyone […]
Ignoring the answer to our prayers by JAIME K. PIMENTEL
Ignoring someone is arguably the worst kind of criticism. For three decades since my arrival in Sydney, the Filipino community had clamored, nay, prayed, for someone with the courage and the credentials to represent Filipino-Australians in the political arena.
Computers in local schools at risk from Tony Abbott
The future of 974 laptop computers earmarked for High Schools in the Chifley Electorate are at risk if the Liberals were to win this year’s election. To date, the Rudd Government has funded 3,100 computers which are now being used by students in Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 in all 27 local High Schools.
ALP selects Blacktown resident for Chifley
Making sure Sydney’s West gets its fair share of future health funding is the number one priority for incoming ALP candidate for Chifley, Ed Husic. At the close of nominations at noon on Monday 29 March, Mr Husic was elected unopposed. His preselection follows Roger Price’s announcement that he will not recontest the next federal […]