{"id":2944,"date":"2019-06-03T03:18:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T03:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2019-06-03T03:18:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T03:18:19","slug":"claydon-re-elected-in-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/06\/03\/claydon-re-elected-in-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"CLAYDON RE-ELECTED IN NEWCASTLE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sharon Claydon MP has been officially declared as the re-elected Federal Member for Newcastle today.
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\nMs Claydon said she was \u201chonoured and humbled\u201d to have the support of Novocastrians for a third term and promised to continue to be a \u201cfierce advocate\u201d for the city.
\n\u201cNewcastle has a critical role to play, and much to gain from, the inevitable transition to a low-carbon economy and I will continue to argue that we should have a key seat at the decision-making table to ensure that workers and communities like ours are not left behind.
\n\u201cI will also be laser-focused on mounting the case for a Newcastle container terminal to create new jobs and a more diverse economic base for the entire region.\u201d
\nMs Claydon said one of the great disappointments of the national result was that Labor wouldn\u2019t be in Government to deliver on the local commitments she had made for Newcastle.
\n\u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud that I was able to secure $25 million worth of Labor commitments for our community, including the rebuilding of Boscawen Street Bridge in Wallsend, the revitalisation of Throsby Creek and $3.5 million worth of projects to create jobs and drive university participation,\u201d Ms Claydon said.
\n\u201cI am writing to the Prime Minister and relevant Ministers, calling on them to respect the strong endorsement of the people of Newcastle by honouring the commitments Labor made during the election.\u201d
\nMs Claydon urged people who were disappointed with the national election result to get behind Labor.
\n\u201cThe best antidote to a regressive conservative government is a strong and united labour movement,\u201d Ms Claydon said.
\n\u201cI would encourage anyone who wants to see a fairer, more inclusive country to get involved and have a voice in the policies and priorities that Labor pursues from here.\u201d
\nMs Claydon said that while it was time for reflection and renewal, she cautioned against moving away from Labor\u2019s fundamental principles.
\n\u201cWhile we obviously need to explain our policies more clearly and bring Australians with us, we mustn\u2019t abandon big thinking. \u00a0We must stay true to Labor\u2019s core mission of fighting for a fairer world where everyone gets to share in our national prosperity.
\n\u201cWith determination, unity and a commitment to our core values, I am confident we can return to Government in three-years\u2019 time.\u201d
\nPHOTO:<\/strong>\u00a0Sharon Claydon being declared as the Federal Member for Newcastle by Peter Hunter, AEC Divisional Returning Officer \u2013 Newcastle<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sharon Claydon MP has been officially declared as the re-elected Federal Member for Newcastle today. Ms Claydon said she was \u201chonoured and humbled\u201d to have the support of Novocastrians for a third term and promised to continue to be a \u201cfierce advocate\u201d for the city. \u201cNewcastle has a critical role to play, and much to … Continue reading “CLAYDON RE-ELECTED IN NEWCASTLE”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}