Money makes Newcastle council go around and around

Michael Parris
Updated June 25 2019 - 9:19pm, first published 9:10pm
Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes defended the council's budget as a prudent use of ratepayers' money.
Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes defended the council's budget as a prudent use of ratepayers' money.

Newcastle councillors offered a virtual rerun of their debate over last year's budget when they approved their spending program for 2019-20 on Tuesday night.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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