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Chesters defends MP expenses

MEMBER for Bendigo Lisa Chesters has hit back at criticism over her parliamentary expenses, accusing Liberal supports of resorting to trickery on social media. The Labor MP lodged recepits totalling $408,816.48 with the Department of Finance for the ... >> view original

Cultural brand grows

“From my perspective the festival showcases the best of Bendigo in the arts and culture precinct.” Ms MacKenzie said this year's festival had booked some fantastic things led by the Good Life session held last night. The Good Life sessions featured ... >> view original

Milestone weekend for pair of former Bendigo footy juniors

THE Bendigo football community has plenty to be proud about this weekend when two players who have risen through the ranks from the city's junior football competition both play milestone AFL games. Joel Selwood (pictured in 2006) plays game 200 for ... >> view original

Extra train services in Bendigo Metro plan

FIVE return train services per day to Epsom and Eaglehawk will be the first changes to take place as part of the Bendigo Metro Rail project. Metro rail taskforce chair Maree Edwards presented the group's recommendations on Friday, outlining how $2 ... >> view original

Tigerair adds Bali to its route

Tigerair Australia has announced it will launch three new routes between Bali, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. It came as Virgin Australia, Tigerair's parent company, announced it would axe flights to Bali and Phuket in an effort to turn around its loss ... >> view original

Sale of state homes to Australia unpopular

THE possibility of New Zealand selling state-owned houses to an Australian company is a political hot potato, according to a poll. IN June NZ Finance Minister Bill English revealed Australian not-for-profit Horizon Housing is interested in buying as ... >> view original

Treasurer orders sale of six homes

JOE Hockey has ordered the sale of six residential properties owned by foreign nationals. THE owners live in four countries, with one investor having two in a Perth suburb, the treasurer told reporters in Sydney on Saturday. Some purchased the ... >> view original

Fears of major bank capital raisings create $37bn market shock

Heightened fears that the nation's biggest banks will launch multi-billion-dollar capital raisings has sent tremors through the market, wiping $37 billion from the value of shares amid a savage reaction to ANZ's surprise equity injection and soft ... >> view original

Penalty rates rollback could swing federal election

An unlikely army of young shift-workers who pull beers into the early morning hours, wait on tables and serve coffees on weekends could swing the federal election, as a proposed rollback of Sunday penalty rates and industrial reform raises the spectre ... >> view original

House prices: Aussie Home Loans John Symond on foreign investment

AUSTRALIAN real estate needs foreign investors but regulators may be giving them an unintended advantage over local investors, says Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond. Changes to property investment rules may put Australian investors at a ... >> view original