The Latest Breaking News from Dan Repacholi

Deputy PM in Hunter for $5.5 million pledge, refuses to talk 'transition'

The Deputy Prime Minister was in Muswellbrook on Thursday to announce $5.5 million in funding for amenities at Olympic Park if the Coalition is re-elected.

Newcastle Herald · May 19, 2022

Bonds 'not feeling' upset on the cards in Hunter

Labor's Dan Repacholi remains a $1.30 favourite with the bookies to beat the Nationals' James Thomson ($3.25) in Hunter as voter surveys predict the Opposition will enjoy a large enough swing to form government in its own right next Saturday.

Newcastle Herald · May 13, 2022

A picture of health policies: Labor recaps its commitments

Labor leaders want to make it 'easier and cheaper' to see a doctor.

Newcastle Herald · May 11, 2022

Election Diary: Moon boots, poster wars and bookies' favourites

The latest from the federal election campaign trail in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 29, 2022

Labor faces preference challenges in Hunter, Paterson

One Nation and a high-profile independent have put Coalition candidates above Labor on their how-to-vote cards in two key Hunter seats.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 29, 2022

Hunter candidates back net zero target

The Nationals' James Thomson and Labor's Dan Repacholi have expressed support for their parties' 2050 targets.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 27, 2022

Election diary: Hunter seats bursting with voters

The close of the electoral rolls this week showed that Paterson is the second largest seat out of 151 in Australia.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 23, 2022

Minor parties top Hunter region ballot draws

Labor's Dan Repacholi has drawn above his Nationals rival on the ballot for the hotly contested seat of Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 22, 2022

From the vines to the mines, these are the issues that will decide the 2022 federal election in the Hunter

After the 2019 Federal poll, the electorate of Hunter, once considered a safe Labor seat, tumbled towards marginal territory, largely because of a word that still rules in the region and at the local ballot box - coal.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 16, 2022

How Albo used Hunter visit to not make things worse

On the election trail with the Newcastle Herald's political reporter.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 15, 2022