by Patrick Bell | May 18, 2019 | News
Labor continues to hold a lead in the final opinion polls of the federal election campaign. The Newspoll published this morning gives the ALP a 51.5 – 48.5 lead on a two-party preferred basis. Labor’s primary vote is steady at 37 per cent, with the...
by Patrick Bell | May 18, 2019 | News
They came for the voting, but stayed for the food at polling booths around the seat of Cunningham today. The seat centres on Wollongong and the suburbs to the north, and has never been won by the Liberal Party. Labor’s Sharon Bird MP is expected to win the seat...
by Patrick Bell | Apr 23, 2019 | Podcasts
For a long time, libraries have been considered cornerstones of civil society. They’re places you turn to for both information and leisure. Yet many people still perceive libraries to have stayed the same for decades, when in fact, they’ve changed almost...
by Patrick Bell | Mar 23, 2019 | Govt & Politics, News
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and her government have recorded a victory in the final opinion poll before today’s state election, but a hung parliament remains likely. The Newspoll released today shows the Liberal and National parties leading Labor 51-49 on a...
by Patrick Bell | May 30, 2018 | Govt & Politics, News
The President of the Wollongong Undergraduate Students’ Association has unexpectedly quit the role, prompting a scramble to fill the position. Timothy Piert, the man who was elected President upon the disqualification of the two other candidates, has left the...