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Nationals Undermined In Byelection: Rees

Saturday October 25, 2008
PREMIER Nathan Rees has blamed the Hunter Liberals for the Nationals' loss in last weekend's Port Macquarie byelection, telling Parliament they had "white-anted" their Opposition colleagues.

Liberals Talk Merger After Nationals' Loss

Monday October 20, 2008
THE triumph of the independent Peter Besseling in Saturday's Port Macquarie byelection is a further sign of the need for a merger between the National and Liberal parties, federal Liberals say.

Healthy Contest: Nurse Lines Up Against Former Waratah

Sunday October 19, 2008
THE shadow of departing independent state MP Rob Oakeshott loomed large over the Port Macquarie byelection .

A Child Is Born

Tuesday October 14, 2008
A child is born Port Macquaries Koala Hospital is celebrating the birth of a baby joey, a rare and important event, and the baby son of Bonny can be viewed at the hospital until early 2009 before it is returned to the wild.