Maitland jobseekers are right to be concerned with the unemployment rate for the Hunter announced at 11.4 per cent. Will it turn around any time soon?
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My fellow state election candidates recently announced positions which will have further negative effects on future employment.
The Greens seek to ban coal exports and phase out our coal mines, thereby killing our second biggest employment industry.
Liberals significantly increased TAFE fees thereby discouraging skill building and thereby reducing our ability to fulfil some job roles locally.
Labor announced that they would tear up a promise to abolish stamp duty taxes on businesses thereby hurting our job creators.
If elected I will fight for affordable TAFE fees, support our coal industry, and back the abolition of stamp duty on businesses.
- Philip Penfold, Independent candidate for Maitland
