Budget establishes strong regional foundation, but rapidly transforming Hunter needs more investment in housing and major projects

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By Alice Thompson May 11, 2023 – 9:00am Treasurer Jim Chalmers. While the region looks to elections for a windfall, it is the quiet work behind the scenes on annual budgets that delivers. The outcomes for the Hunter in the federal budget reflect smart and...

Hydrogen Headstart program will fast-track Hunter Region’s clean energy transformation

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By Matthew Kelly Updated May 10, 2023 – 6:23pm, first published 1:55pm The Federal Government’s new $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program will fast-track the Hunter’s transformation into a hydrogen superpower, industry leaders believe....

‘Opportunity missed’: Community providers say federal budget offers little to fix Hunter housing crisis

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By Michael Parris Updated May 10, 2023 – 5:03pm, first published 1:13pm You only need walk the streets of inner-city Newcastle to see the public face of homelessness in the Hunter. But the region’s community housing providers and charities have been...

Budget 2023 assigns High Speed Rail Authority to plan Newcastle to Sydney link

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By Sage Swinton Updated May 10, 2023 – 10:49am, first published May 9, 2023 – 7:33pm A new High Speed Rail Authority has been allocated $13.5m over three years to plan a Newcastle to Sydney corridor. Picture supplied. A new High Speed Rail Authority...

Federal Budget Newcastle: Hunter leaders applaud cost-of-living relief

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By Madeline Link Updated May 10, 2023 – 8:38am, first published 5:15am SLASHING cost-of-living pressures is a central feature of Labor’s Federal Budget announcement which politicians and Hunter leaders have lauded as a win for locals....

Federal election: Hunter leaders want cash to keep flowing for energy, roads, housing

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By Michael Parris May 9, 2023 – 5:00am Chris Bowen announces the Net Zero Authority at Liddell Power Station on Friday. Picture by Jonathan Carroll Hunter leaders want to see progress on a range of key regional challenges in Tuesday night’s budget,...