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Bradfield and Berowra among most unaffordable electorates to buy a home in Australia: Here's what your candidates want to do about that.

Bradfield and Berowra among most unaffordable electorates to buy a home in Australia: Here's what your candidates want to do about that.

In the electorates where the inflation of housing prices in Australia is most evident, what have the candidates for this election said they will do about housing affordability?

Huw Bradshaw
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“I’ll work with all sides of politics”: Who is Nicolette Boele and what are her “common sense” policies?

“I’ll work with all sides of politics”: Who is Nicolette Boele and what are her “common sense” policies?

The North Shore Lorikeet caught up with the independent candidate for Bradfield.

Melissa Mantle
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Laxale and Yung go head-to-head on faith, freedom, and cost-of-living at Bennelong forum

Laxale and Yung go head-to-head on faith, freedom, and cost-of-living at Bennelong forum

The ultra-marginal seat's major party candidates shared their views on a number of issues that impact religious communities in the electorate.

Melissa Mantle
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"They haven't fully understood": Research finds there's not enough water to run Coalition's nuclear plan

"They haven't fully understood": Research finds there's not enough water to run Coalition's nuclear plan

New research from a former Chief Executive of the Australian Centre of International Agricultural Research claims the Coalition's nuclear energy plan just doesn't add up.

Archie Milligan
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“A bad bet”: Boele calls for parliamentary inquiry into $368 billion AUKUS deal

“A bad bet”: Boele calls for parliamentary inquiry into $368 billion AUKUS deal

Independent candidate for Bradfield says $368 billion defence pact risks Australian values and taxpayer money

Melissa Mantle
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Andy Yin’s break with the Liberal party: A bid for Bradfield on his own terms

Andy Yin’s break with the Liberal party: A bid for Bradfield on his own terms

The former Young Liberal and family restaurant manager says he is disillusioned with the major parties and aims to deliver genuine representation to the electorate.

Melissa Mantle
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What Labor’s $16 billion student debt cut could mean for North Shore graduates

What Labor’s $16 billion student debt cut could mean for North Shore graduates

A proposed 20% reduction in HECS debt could wipe $5000 off the average student loan - but for students in the North Shore, the promise of relief is tangled in election politics and deeper frustrations.

Huw Bradshaw
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Ticket to Ryde: Labor's Jerome Laxale campaigns on housing and healthcare in Bennelong

Ticket to Ryde: Labor's Jerome Laxale campaigns on housing and healthcare in Bennelong

The MP chats to the North Shore Lorikeet about his journey in politics, the challenges of holding a marginal seat, and the priorities driving his re-election campaign.

Melissa Mantle
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Beyond tax cuts: A Lane Cove resident on what really deserves federal support

Beyond tax cuts: A Lane Cove resident on what really deserves federal support

"I want more focus, more funding and more compassion."

Melissa Mantle
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Is it possible to waste your vote? And other questions about Australia's preferential voting system

Is it possible to waste your vote? And other questions about Australia's preferential voting system

Voting below the line is a powerful tool every Australian has at their fingertips come the May 3 election.

Archie Milligan
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Can the Liberal Party sell a new face in a former stronghold? Meet Scott Yung

Can the Liberal Party sell a new face in a former stronghold? Meet Scott Yung

The young conservative with a background in public housing, small business and party machine politics.

Melissa Mantle
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Up for diagnosis: Would a new urgent care clinic in Chatswood complement or compete with GPs?

Up for diagnosis: Would a new urgent care clinic in Chatswood complement or compete with GPs?

Not everyone agrees that Labor’s rollout is best for patients.

Melissa Mantle