A Painful Journey

NEWCASTLE parents of juvenile arthritis sufferers are lobbying John Hunter Hospital to open a clinic for their children.

Union Boss Recruited To Fill Costa's Old Seat

THE man who helped bring down Morris Iemma by helping to defeat electricity privatisation, the Unions NSW boss, John Robertson, will take the former treasurer Michael Costa's upper house seat after frantic lobbying from the Premier, Nathan Rees.

Concern About Centre Noise

NEWCASTLE East residents are lobbying to restrict the use of a new multi-purpose centre at Fort Scratchley.

Report Puts Economy As First Priority

DESPITE intense business lobbying, Professor Ross Garnaut is sticking to his argument that carbon trading should serve economic goals before vested interests.