We have provided national leadership calling out that Labor will not reach their 2030, 2035 or even ‘net zero’ 2050 emissions reductions targets.
The Albanese Labor Government's appetite for raiding regional Australia for inner city votes knows no end.
Fortunately, out in regional Australia, The Nationals were vigilant, we listen to locals and we know what terrible roads we drive on.
The Senate committee report recommended that Government help customers with lost mobile coverage after the 3G shutdown through subsidies, boosters and low-earth orbit satellite equipment.
Worse still, when asked ‘when will that gap fee get to zero?’ - as the Albanese Government had promised – the Department said the out-of-pocket cost of seeing the doctor will probably go UP.
I am also proud to be the first ever Opposition MP to hold Regional Communications as a Shadow portfolio. The Nationals fought hard for this new Shadow portfolio because Regional Communications needs continuous focus as essential infrastructure
Sadly it took the tragic deaths of 4 Australians due to Optus’ second outage last month for the Albanese Government to bring legislation into the Parliament to properly establish the Custodian.
To mix metaphors, while it is always healthy and good management to not have all your (economic) eggs in one basket, sometimes regional development advocates fail to see the forest for the trees.
When mining occurs interstate on pastoral country the post-mining impacts are less pronounced as what we have seen at Douglas and Ouyen, and potentially at Dooen and other mineral sands prospects.
