With One Nation polling in the mid-twenties for over nine months, what role does the religious right in Australia have in these unusually high numbers? Listen to Abbie Gargett's three-minute current affairs audio story (below) on why some Christians find this so appealing and the influence religion has on One Nation’s rise. Religion's impact on politics (Photo: Wix) https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/05496c_81a4208199f84be38befede8b786dcf5.mp3

Reported by Joshua Tolcher (Photo Credit: Joshua Tolcher) A proposal to sell a council-owned park to a neighbouring aged care home under a Maroondah City Council proposal has sparked concerns about its future, attracting protests from local residents insisting it should remain publicly owned. Residents recently gathered at the potential sale site of Bronhill Road Reserve, in Ringwood East, to protest the proposed sale to Donwood Community Aged Care Services. Croydon Conservat

By Lily Nicolitsopoulos Petition promotion (Photo: Richard Welch, MP website) After a year-long battle to scrap the Blackburn Station activity centre project, residents have been handed a partial win as amendments and budget-funding address their key concerns. Blackburn Station is one of 60 train and tram activity centres proposed by the State Government in 2025. Activity centres are a designated zone for increased development, centred around public transport activity hubs.

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