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August 13, 2025

Energy prices and labour costs are the two biggest threats!

Our food producers, productive small businesses and manufacturers are under attack from the Albanese and Allan Labor governments taxing unrealised gains in asset values, battling skyrocketing energy prices, tied up in green and red tape...

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August 6, 2025

Hell-bent on political targets

Labor is totally disconnected from the pain households and small businesses are feeling in their energy bills and the reality that their net zero goals and renewable energy targets.

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July 30, 2025

This tax grab is a Trojan Horse

Unrealised capital gains are increases in asset value purely on paper, not actual gains because the asset, e.g. the farm or business premises, which has not been sold. Some farmers have told me they will have to sell some land to pay ...

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July 16, 2025

Beware scammers at tax time

Australian Taxation Office has this week warned they have seen a 300 per cent – yes, a threefold – increase in scams this year. It’s really important to be switched on at this time as you lodge your tax return...

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July 8, 2025

Labor’s double-whammy hit on unrealised capital gains

The Albanese Labor Government are imposing a globally unprecedented and sinister attack on retirement savings targeting ‘unrealised capital gains’ – taxing the growth of your asset value (such as the family farm) ...

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July 8, 2025

120,000 enrolled Mallee voters are heard in Canberra

The Survey includes over 30 questions to answer on a broad range of topics and – importantly – if you get your survey in by 18 July you could win a new Apple iPad (A16) 11inch 128GB. That’s why the survey asks for your contact details.

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July 2, 2025

Priority of safeguarding food security

Australia’s red meat industry bodies recently abandoned their pledge to reach ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, with Meat and Livestock Australia’s review finding they couldn’t meet the target set in 2017.

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June 27, 2025

Mayors, councillors support concerns I raised as Shadow Minister for Local Government

While city councils had to hear some uncomfortable truths on how tough regional councils are doing it, a strong contingent of city mayors and councillors came to an event I held ...

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June 17, 2025

Energy Minister receiving prickly receptions.

VicGrid are talking about compelling energy project developers to deliver ‘the best community benefits’ and a ‘Renewable Energy Zone Community fund’. At last, talk of real ‘REZ’ benefits for locals but let’s ensure, if the projects happen...

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