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Sydney News: Labor announces Jeff Drayton as Upper Hunter candidate, Ramadan officially begins
Here’s what you need to know this morning.
Labor announces Upper Hunter candidate
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)NSW Labor has endorsed local coal miner Jeff Drayton as their candidate to contest the Upper Hunter by-election next month.
The by-election comes after Nationals MP Michael Johnsen was forced to resign after he was accused of raping a sex worker and inviting her to Parliament House for sex.
Mr Drayton, who is a district vice-president for the CFMEU, said he was putting his name forward as he was “sick of the Upper Hunter being forgotten” by the Nationals.
“Whether it’s people having a go at coalminers who are the backbone of our community, our manufacturing…
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