The Latest Breaking News from Stuart Bonds

Could Labor lose the seat of Hunter to the Nationals? That's the question

Opposing forces at work in the Hunter

Newcastle Herald · May 11, 2022

United Australia party directs preferences to Coalition in key marginal seats

Clive Palmer walks back promise to preference incumbents last as part of concerted campaign against the two major parties

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2022

Mount Arthur casuals case dead, but others still proceeding

Lawyers, retailers confirm not all underpayment class actions dead after High Court

Newcastle Herald · May 9, 2022

Preference negotiations in earnest as big players and small tussle for places on May 21 tickets

Power lies in voting preferences as Labor's traditional Hunter margins narrow

Newcastle Herald · Apr 29, 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

Minor parties eye off Hunter preference upset

The Nationals are working to head off a preference deal between minor parties which could eliminate the junior Coalition partners from the race to steal the Hunter electorate off Labor.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2022

Meet the candidates for four Hunter seats

The region's 32 candidates tell us about their background.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 25, 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

Rally for the Cali: hundreds take to the streets of Singleton for pub's roof flag

The Cali's flag issues were prefaced by their renown as the "Freedom Pub", which came about last year through "repeated and continued breaches of the Public Health Order".

Newcastle Herald · Apr 23, 2022