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Celebrating our carers The first Carers Day of the year at Brookfield farm in Beaconsfield, celebrated the importance of care and community. More on page 2
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Where is Labor? By Corey Everitt Despite unofficial campaigns underway and an announcement of the next Federal Election around the corner, some experts and politicians are left puzzled as a Labor Party candidate has yet to surface in many areas including the local seat of La Trobe. On a day no later than May this year, the coun-
try will go to the polls to decide the next Federal Government. Well before that day, the branches of the major parties typically preselect a candidate to contest their respective seat. The Liberal Party, eager to return to power this year, announced their candidates throughout 2024. Liberal candidate for Bruce, Zahid Safi, formally announced his contest against Labor’s
Julian Hill in April last year. Yet, a Labor candidate in the neighbouring seat of La Trobe, held by Liberal Jason Wood, is nowhere to be seen with mere months to go before the election. Monash University’s Head of Politics and International Relations, Dr Zareh Ghazarian said that though this has been seen before, it is still unusual to see Labor leaving it so late.
“It is a bit surprising, that Labor does not have someone yet who is out there raising their profile and talking to the community,” Dr Ghazarian said. “Because it is a growing part of Melbourne with Clyde North, Berwick, there would be interest from voters about the policy the major parties would have on infrastructure, roads, housing and cost-of-living” Continued page 3
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