“This is panic legislating from a Government accusing Australians of panic buying,” Dr Webster told Parliament on Thursday morning.
TOPICS: Australia-European Union Trade Agreement, agriculture sector reactions, protecting prime agricultural land, The Nationals' SA election outcome, One Nation
“Yet again Mallee farmers and regional Australians are thrown under the bus for the Albanese Labor Government to tick political boxes.”
TOPICS: Fuel prices, regional communities, diesel shortages, panic buying, Chris Bowen, price gouging, ACCC investigation, fertiliser shortages, almond industry, primary industries, government action, Albanese government, rationing, work from h
Regional Australians should not be disadvantaged because of where they live. My focus remains on ensuring that the voices of regional communities are heard at the national level and that practical, lasting improvements are delivered.
An empty tank equals an empty stomach, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP said today as farmers warn the Middle East conflict are depriving farms of the fuel needed to feed and clothe the nation.
TOPICS: Government fuel supply assurances, minimum stockholding obligation, regional fuel shortages, fuel excise, ACCC powers, Iran conflict, US deployment request, Australia-US relationship, Nationals Leadership, Iranian asylum seekers
“Minister Bowen told a press conference on Friday the MSO was their policy – it wasn’t. The Coalition legislated the MSO in Government and invested $260 million in increasing diesel storage by 40 per cent,” Dr Webster said.
“The Nationals in federal government will not support mining or energy projects that diminish Australia’s food security on our prime agricultural land.