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June 19, 2026

Swan Hill's Virtual Care must complement - Column

Innovations like Virtual Care should be expanded — but must support, not replace, local services. Technology cannot substitute for a local doctor, nurse or aged care provider.

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June 12, 2026

Aged care decided by a computer

The ‘Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT)’, was rolled out without consultation, without a trial and without any mechanism for trained professionals to override its automated decisions.

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June 3, 2026

Labor continues to divide

The Nationals in Coalition set out a fairer approach, putting all Australians first and letting you keep more of the money you earn by addressing bracket creep and winding back out-of-control government spending.

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May 29, 2026

Divisive budget falls flat

The Coalition is laying out a fairer approach, putting all Australians first and letting you keep more of the money you earn by addressing bracket creep and winding back out-of-control government spending.

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May 29, 2026

The Nationals oppose net zero

First, Matt declared The Nationals will scrap net zero. Days later The Nationals for Regional Victoria at our State Conference voted that The Nationals in Victorian Government publicly oppose net zero and repeal all legislated emissions reduct

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May 25, 2026

VNI-West and WRL are billions of dollars over budget, like Suburban Rail Loop and Snowy 2.0

The dreadful impacts on food security from Labor’s reckless renewables rollout in Mallee is the primary reason I drafted the Prime Agricultural Land Protection Bill to preserve our best farming land for future generations.

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May 15, 2026

Divisive budget falls flat

Labor chose to continue to divide, setting up arguments at the dinner table about whether mum, grandpa or the young adults deserve a better share of Labor’s socialist redistribution of wealth.

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May 8, 2026

It’s the economy, stupid - Op Ed Column

The most divisive PM in Australia’s history has divided the nation on the voice, city versus country and on recognising Palestine. Now, he is dividing Australians according to the year they were born.

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May 8, 2026

It’s the economy, stupid - Column

Regional Australians live with gross inequities with weaker services, patchy connectivity, higher costs and fewer opportunities close to home. You don’t fix that divide with a slogan.

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