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August 2, 2023
New report highlights transmission waste

A damning new report has laid bare the cost blowout and waste of the Western Victoria energy transmission project, threatening prime Mallee farmland, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. The Victoria Energy Policy Centre’s (VEPC) ‘No Longer

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August 1, 2023
Mallee’s child care deserts remain as subsidies swallowed elsewhere

The Albanese Labor Government’s $5.4 billion Cheaper Child Care subsidy has been exposed as poor policy with skyrocketing fees and no relief for Mallee’s child care deserts, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Families across Mallee have told

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In the News
July 28, 2023
Unemployment figures down, but businesses still feeling the worker shortage

With unemployment figures for North West Victoria dropping to 2.4 per cent and a record Regional Victorian low of 2.8 per cent, the challenge is now to ensure businesses are able to find workers to continue the growth. Australian Bureau of

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July 28, 2023
Dan’s ban means Victoria will no longer be cooking with gas

The Victorian Labor Government’s ban on gas connections for new homes in the state from next year is an egregious overreach on energy policy, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. The ban will mean new homes and residential subdivisions will be

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July 26, 2023
Murray Darling Basin Plan delay must not mean buybacks

The Albanese Labor Government has rightly extended the Murray Darling Basin Plan deadline beyond 2024, but not without Water Minister Tanya Plibersek adopting a partisan approach. Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the Minister has not

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July 24, 2023
Take one minute to give someone a lifetime this DonateLife Week

Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Anne Webster urges Australians to register to be an organ and tissue donor. July 23-30 is DonateLife Week, which highlights the importance of organ and tissue donation.

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July 18, 2023
Member for Mallee urges unity as Voice referendum yes and no cases emerge

The imminent official release of the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ case pamphlets on the Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) peoples comes as over 64 per cent of the near 5,000 Mallee residents surveyed saying they intend to

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July 14, 2023
Aged Care Summit findings an urgent priority

The closure of two regional Aged Care facilities is further proof the Federal Labor Government’s ham-fisted staffing changes are hurting the sector, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Dr Anne Webster says. Mount Morgan’s Carinity

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In the News
July 11, 2023
LABOR FAILS TO DELIVER FOR REGIONAL DOCTORS AND NURSES

Labor has failed to deliver on a key incentive to alleviate the regional health workforce crisis, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Anne Webster says. Almost five months after the legislation passed parliament, a Coalition-era

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