Mallee farmers and small business owners face turmoil thanks to Labor’s Industrial Relation Laws being rammed through Parliament. Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the new laws around casual employment will particularly hurt agriculture. Casuals who have worked for six months, or 12 in the case of a small business, and have had a regular…
Farmers enticed by the financial benefits of hosting wind turbines on their property may be lumped with the cost of decommissioning the infrastructure at the end of its lifespan, Member for Mallee Anne Webster warned today, echoing the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner’s previous alert that wind turbine earnings could be outweighed by the removal costs.…
I would respond to the member for Canberra. I don’t see any wind towers within Canberra at this point in time. I’m sure that you would welcome them here. I would also remind the member for Canberra that Australia’s contribution to omissions is one per cent; in fact, it’s less than that. The key enabler…
Labor’s new Fuel Efficiency Standard will take away the freedom of choice for Mallee farmers, tradies and families when it comes to their family car or work ute, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. “The Albanese Labor Government is ignoring practical reality in favour of green ideology,” Dr Webster said. “Mallee is more than 83,000…
A damning new report highlights the absolute failure of the Australian Energy Market Operator and its shell Transmission Company Victoria to secure social licence for the VNI West project, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner Andrew Dyer has released his independent Community Engagement Review, which shows 92 per cent of respondents…
The Albanese Labor Government must keep the legislated Stage 3 Tax Cuts in order to provide budget relief for thousands of working Australian families, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. As Labor backbenchers, Members on the Crossbench and powerful Unions lobby Labor to renege on its commitment to keep the Coalition-introduced policy, Dr Webster called…
Regional communities must not become collateral damage as Federal and Victorian Labor fight over their reckless renewables rush, Member for Mallee Anne Webster warns. The Albanese Labor Government this week blocked the Allan Labor Government’s plan to build a plant to assemble wind turbines for offshore wind farms, while Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio accused…
The Albanese Labor Government is failing to cure Australia’s primary healthcare crisis which is making it harder and more expensive for people in Mallee to see a doctor. Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the Cleanbill Blue Report: National General Practitioner Listings released this week highlighted what Mallee…
Member for Mallee Anne Webster has called on Victorian Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny to extend the deadline for submissions for the Environmental Effects Statement (EES[1]) process for the Goschen Mineral Sands project near Lalbert. The current deadline is January 17 2024 but Dr Webster said this timeline would be difficult for many landholders and…
This is a letter from one of my constituents: ‘I am writing about my return to work and the childcare shortage in Victoria. There is no availability in my local childcare centre until 2025. That means teachers and nurses who are mothers in my community who lack family support have no possibility to return to…