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March 27, 2026

Fuel supply shortages

Robinvale growers tell me their buyers won’t pay the higher cost of delivery to market so the painful choice may be not to harvest at all. One in 5 cropping farmers are considering not sowing this year.

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March 24, 2026

6 shipments due in a few weeks’ time have been cancelled or delayed

Mallee petrol stations have been running out of diesel and unleaded. In question time on Monday, Minister Bowen admitted 109 Victorian petrol stations had run out of fuel, far more than in other states.

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March 20, 2026

Fuel supplies to regional Australia

Minister Bowen utterly misunderstands that diesel underpins regional economies, and our food security. I have heard from many farmers and peak bodies that diesel shortages have meant they are receiving maybe 25% or half of what they need to sow,

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March 13, 2026

Nationals’ leadership team

David Littleproud MP walked us out of net zero, the same net zero Barnaby Joyce had walked us into. David led us on a position on the Voice, on nuclear energy, on strong divestiture powers to keep big supermarkets accountable, and on a Coalitio

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March 9, 2026

VicGrid it is “access denied”

The Nationals will map our agricultural land and incompatible projects won’t happen on our best farming soil. We need prime ag land to grow food and fibre for generations to come.

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March 5, 2026

A line in the sand

I have been fighting for regional communities in Mallee and responding to the horrifying stories of poor treatment of farming families and shocking community consultation.

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March 3, 2026

Prime Agricultural Land Protection Bill 2026

In Canberra this week I, with Nationals colleagues, am bringing prime agricultural land to the fore presenting a Bill on Monday - which I wrote - called the Prime Agricultural Land Protection Bill 2026. NSW Nationals MP Alison Penfold will intr

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February 25, 2026

Swan Hill Tourism & Cultural Hub

Our Region, Our Rivers sparked the vision for these two vital facilities opened this week, blending a modern art gallery with tourism and cultural elements, drawing on $34.6 million in total investment to boost local jobs, education and visitor

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February 19, 2026

The Nationals Flags Amendment

Burning or desecrating the flag is a symbolic call to violence, an attack on our social unity and not what Australia needs after the horror of the Bondi massacre.

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