"The Allan Government sadly has form here ... You can not help but get the impression they do not give a flying razoo about regional Victoria.”
“Labor’s fresh food tax would have hurt families at the checkout, as well as 84 agricultural commodities that were facing $50 million in annual taxes under Labor ..."
The appearance of antisemitic graffiti in Red Cliffs’ Barclay Square in Mallee’s north has again highlighted the need for strong national leadership, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said.
"Halls Gap alone has lost an estimated $21 million in tourism revenue, with the region conservatively estimated to suffer a further $19 million hit in flow-on costs," Dr Webster said.
The ANAO has confirmed that it will consider investigating the Albanese Government’s Housing Support Program as part of its 2025-2026 audit program.
The Albanese Labor Government’s reckless rollout of renewables in regional Australia – out of sight, out of mind of the Labor / Green / Teal voting seats in the cities – is putting grid reliability at risk...
In Halls Gap alone estimates are that the town, collectively, lost $13 million in earnings and a further conservative estimate of $19 million in economic impact will befall that area alone...
“The Coalition stands ready to work in a bipartisan way to keep Rex serving regional Australians,” Dr Webster said.“We need a healthy, competitive aviation sector in our highly concentrated Australian market.
“Mallee small businesses are struggling with rising costs with energy prices a major contributing factor to lost profitability and business closures. Across Australia 27,000 small businesses have already closed," Dr Webster said