'Bloody madness': Rates freeze, big-ticket spending on Newcastle council election rivals' agenda

Michael Parris
November 10 2021 - 5:00am
CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Liberal lord mayoral candidate Jenny Barrie with Scott Morrison at a party function at Kahibah on Monday. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Liberal lord mayoral candidate Jenny Barrie with Scott Morrison at a party function at Kahibah on Monday. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

One Hunter political figure has described it as "bloody madness", but the protagonists in next month's Newcastle council election continue to make bold promises about what they will do if elected.

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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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