A Mallee cafe is facing $60,000 a year in payment surcharges. Labor says businesses should absorb the cost. In reality, customers pay through higher prices, and jobs are put at risk.
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A Mallee cafe is facing $60,000 a year in payment surcharges. Labor says businesses should absorb the cost. In reality, customers pay through higher prices, and jobs are put at risk.
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The Senate said NO. Retirees shouldn’t have to choose between private health insurance and paying the bills. Labor must find a fairer way forward.
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Labor thinks Australia can grow its population while shutting down food production. Water buybacks cost farmers, jobs and country towns. The Nationals are fighting back.
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Labor’s attacks on small business keep coming. Nearly 29,000 companies entered external administration in two years. The Nationals say enough is enough.
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$9 billion regional health spending gap - that's the gap governments have left, over $1,200 less per regional Australian, compared with those in the capital cities. As Shadow Minister for Regional Health I'm advocating a fairer share for regional Australians. It's what we deserve
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Mallee business owners like Cameron see Labor's attacks on small business for what they are - chaos. The Nationals and Coalition are calling for the ATO credit card payment ban to be scrapped. Watch the full speech in Canberra here: youtu.be/dl8r--rQu5w
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Labor's visa delays and new caps on working holiday makers will make labour shortages worse for regional farmers. Mallee can't afford it.
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Great to visit the Wycheproof Community Resource Centre and hear about its Australia Post-funded Library of Lost Skills project. A fantastic initiative that will strengthen community connections, share valuable skills and support mental wellbeing. Congratulations. 👏🌾
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Small businesses want the ATO to accept credit cards, not a six-month delay from Jim Chalmers. It's small businesses that carry Australia, not big government.
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Melbourne gets the Suburban Rail Loop and West Gate Tunnel. Regional Victoria gets roads like Swiss cheese. With Victoria facing $190 billion in debt, why are Mallee motorists still dodging potholes?
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Great to officially open the Warracknabeal Show yesterday. A wonderful celebration of community spirit, local volunteers and everything that makes regional Victoria great. Congratulations to all involved! 🌾👏
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Farmers shouldn’t have to join a peak body to get their workers’ visas processed. The Department should do its job for every farmer, member or not.
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Fuel prices are biting. The Coalition’s fuel price shield means 27c a litre comes off when crude stays above US$100 for 2 weeks.
Labor’s answer? Nothing.
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We send India coal and uranium so they can have cheap, reliable power. Yet Australians are paying more for power that’s becoming less reliable. Why?
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Australians are struggling with mortgages, rent, groceries and fuel. Meanwhile, Albo is swanning around the world spending taxpayers’ money. What about home?
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Farmers are waiting for workers while harvest is underway. Tony Burke has created a visa mess when farmers need experienced workers now.
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Calder Highway 6km from Berriwillock, between Culgoa and Sea Lake. No warning. This guy was travelling at 80kms an hour. Broke his axle and lost his tyres. Victorian Labor Government fail.
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150 aged care consumers in Mildura had one clear message: older Australians deserve better. Our aged care system is failing vulnerable people.
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Mutilated sheep. And Labor is moving to give greater protection to the animals responsible.
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**1 in 4 harvest workers blocked for a second year. 5 in 6 for a third. Now Burke is hitting the brakes on up to 50% of harvest workforces.**
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Bowen was green hydrogen’s salesman in chief. Now he says he never bought the hype. Labor’s energy credibility is running on empty.
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Labor ignored farmers for years. Now WRL is on pause before an election. If WRL needs scrutiny, VNI West does too. Scrap VNI West.
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Aged care access is failing Mallee families. I’m hosting a tri-state forum in Mildura on 23rd September to hear directly from providers and constituents. To attend, email anne.webster.mp@aph.gov.au.
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Welcome to Country ceremonies cannot replace action. Closing the Gap outcomes remain poor in remote communities. We need practical solutions, not more virtue signalling.
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Veterans deserve respect, not cartoons. Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor are right to call for One Nation’s cartoon to be taken down.
Labor’s treatment of veterans is the real issue. The $5,000 allied health cap must go, and the Veterans’ Affairs Minister should stand aside.
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What a privilege to see the first Australian flag made from the winning 1901 design. A special reminder of the history that unites us. 🇦🇺
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Two plus two equals five. Labor’s climate “misinformation” crackdown risks turning legitimate questions about energy prices and reliability into forbidden thinking.
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Harvest won’t wait. Labor’s delays to backpacker visas are leaving Mallee farmers scrambling for workers. Farmers need workers, not excuses.
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Labor's 'Ministry of Truth' is at it again. The Climate Change Authority wants to crack down on so-called 'climate misinformation', including discussion about 'renewables' impact on power prices, grid reliability, the environment and regional communities.
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An extra $1,600 a year could force pensioner couples to choose between health insurance, groceries and heating. Labor needs to rethink this.
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Our flag belongs to every Australian. It unites us, honours our history and respects those who served. I strongly support protecting it.
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Backpackers aren’t Labor’s migration problem. They’re skilled workers farmers rely on every harvest. Labor has put the brakes on them. The harvest won’t wait for Albo and Tony Burke to fix their mess.
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Labor is threatening a bumper Mallee harvest by pumping the brakes on the workers needed to harvest them. The crop won’t wait.
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Harvest won’t wait for Labor to sort out their visa mess. Mallee farmers are waiting up to 40 days for visas that should take one day. They need workers now.
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Mallee farmers need workers for harvest, not Labor's political games yet again putting regional Australians last
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Labor has governed Victoria for 16 of 20 years. Now we have 500,000 potholes and Ben Carroll wants credit for filling them. Fix our roads.
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If Labor "gets" regional Australia, why are farmers being fined for protecting their own properties? I stand with our farmers. Protect prime agricultural land. Stop VNI West.
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Well, that's the pot calling the kettle black. Anthony Albanese accuses others of division, but Labor has built its politics on it. Australians want leadership that brings people together and focuses on the issues hurting families, not more lectures from Canberra.
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‘Social licence - what social licence?’ The PM doesn’t have a clue. Farmers have been demanding it from Labor for years. And he’s been ignoring them.
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Great to see the world-class facilities and students at SuniTAFE, helping build the skilled workforce our Mallee needs. 👏
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acey has lived with Type 1 diabetes since age 2. Her insulin pump has been life-changing. Every family should have access to this technology.
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After October 7, we saw vile protests, hate speech and calls for violence. Labor must empower police and intelligence agencies to stamp out antisemitism and extremism.
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We have everything we need right here in Australia to unleash the potential of our nation.
@thenationals have the plan to lower our taxes, make energy cheap and reduce migration.
You can read our full plan at nationalsplan.org.au/
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Mallee has 3,000 senior footballers + thousands of juniors. AFL stars are role models. Higher standards matter. Bad behaviour cannot be normalised.
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A huge win for Mallee farmers. The Victorian coalition will scrap VNI West. Prime agricultural land should produce food, not industrial energy projects.
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Michael Klim’s story is a powerful reminder that behind every diagnosis is a person. Proud to hear Michael, Melissa Cleary and my friend Dr Nick Coatsworth speak about the difference innovative medicines can make.
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On Four Corners, Minister Sam Rae claimed the waiting list had “always been calculated the way that it currently is”. The journalist was having none of it. She pointed out that Labor changed the way the waitlist is calculated now, 230,000 elderly people are waiting for care.
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Older Australians did the right thing, saved and paid for private health insurance. Labor’s policies risk forcing them to give it up, putting more pressure on public hospitals.
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Law-abiding firearm owners aren’t the problem. Australia needs targeted action against radicalised extremists who threaten our community.
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Labor’s policies are hurting farmers and locking up productive land. Food security is at stake, and every Australian should care.
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Labor's $11 billion tax grab is making private health insurance unaffordable for older Australians, pushing more people into an already stretched public system.
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Neurological care should not depend on your postcode. Regional Australians already travel further and wait longer for specialist care. Labor must act.
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Lou is in his 90s, legally blind and now in palliative care. He has waited 18 months for home support. Regional Australians deserve better than Labor’s aged care failures.
Full Video: youtu.be/CmpJfGOZN1E
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Welcome to Canberra! It was fantastic to catch up with students from Mildura Christian College in Parliament today and see their enthusiasm for learning about how our democracy works.
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Would the ABC’s actions pass the pub test? It took far too long to apologise and remove that vile video. Where is Albanese? Where is Labor calling it out?
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No passing lanes between the SA border and Mildura. Road trains, trucks & caravans use this major route. When will Labor fix it?
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Labor will export our coal, gas and uranium, but don’t want to let Australian’s use our own reliable energy. Families deserve cheaper, reliable power, not ideology.
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Leadership is tested in difficult moments. Australians deserve consistent standards and accountability from the Prime Minister.
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Prior to Telstras CEO Vicky Brady addressed media, I gave this interview.
When communications fail, Australians pay the price. Telstra must explain what went wrong and ensure this never happens again.
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Proud to celebrate Cohuna's upgraded airstrip, a $2.57 million project funded by the former Coalition Government. Thanks to the Cohuna Lions Club!
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Good water policy starts by listening. Great to welcome Michael McCormack to Mallee to hear directly from local communities and stakeholders.
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China's missile launch in the Pacific is a warning. Australia must stand firmly with Fiji and our Pacific neighbours, we won't be bullied.
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If a Coalition PM had said this, Labor would demand resignations. Anthony Albanese should apologise to Australian women himself.
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Labor's deal with the Greens is putting food security at risk. Farmers deserve certainty, not confusion. I'll always back regional Australia.
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