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A group of Liberal MPs is giving Victorian Opposition Leader Michael OâBrien until May to improve his partyâs fortunes before facing a potential leadership challenge.
A group of Victorian Liberals believe they have the numbers to defeat Opposition Leader Michael OâBrien and have set a timetable for a move against him.
The group attempting to topple Mr OâBrien believe most of the 31 Liberal MPs support a leadership change. Three spreadsheets, compiled by supporters and opponents of Mr OâBrien and seen by
The Age, show who each Liberal MP would probably support in the event of a spill.
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Shire, Opposition unite against AGL
3 Mins Read OPPOSITION MPs Neale Burgess and Ryan Smith announce their party’s decision to opposepower conmpany AGL’splans for a gas import terminal at Crib Point.
The two MPs stood on the steps of the Western Port Oberon Association’s headquarters to address the hastily-assembled crowd.
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OPPOSITION MPs Neale Burgess and Ryan Smith announce their party’s decision to oppose power company AGL’s plans for a gas import terminal at Crib Point. The two MPs stood on the steps of the Western Port Oberon Association’s headquarters to address the hastily-assembled crowd.
Opposition against AGL gas terminal
THE state Opposition has announced it opposes power company AGL’s plan for a gas import terminal at Crib Point.
The Opposition’s resources spokesperson Ryan Smith said on Monday the decision was based on supporting “local residents”, “serious environmental concerns” about the route of a proposed pipeline to Pakenham and because “the legally recognised indigenous traditional owner group opposes the project”.
The latest declaration follows concerns raised by the Opposition last year that the public was not being enough time to comment on an environmental effects statement prepared by AGL for the gas import terminal (“Libs in call to delay AGL process” –
COVID hits shire’s bottom line
THE economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is being felt at all levels of Australian government, with Mornington Peninsula Shire factoring in revenue losses of $9.4 million.
In his introduction to the shire’s 2019-20 annual report CEO John Baker refers to “operational savings” of $3m, $1.4m saved by not filling staff vacancies and cuts of $1.7m to materials and services.
“The shire itself has not been immune from the financial impacts of COVID. Modelling suggests non-rate income could be reduced by around $6 million,” Mr Baker states.
Without providing actual figures, Mr Baker says that both he and the then mayor, Cr Sam Hearn voluntarily took pay cuts. In Cr Hearn’s case it was 20 per cent for several months of his estimated $100,000 allowance and for Mr Baker “a substantial reduction in my own salary”.