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October 15, 2025
Regional housing summit in Bendigo demands action on housing supply chain - Media Release

“The Nationals stand with regional shires and residents pushing for real solutions to help more Australians achieve the great Australian dream of home ownership.”

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October 13, 2025
Farmers and family business owners cheer as Labor’s unrealised capital gains tax grab is toppled - Media Release

“Labor’s plan to punish Australia’s hardest workers and attack their unrealised superannuation gains was shocking from the start and never should have happened.

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October 8, 2025
Regional Australians not a priority for Albanese Labor Government in Triple Zero reforms - Media Release

“Sadly, the Government was not interested in a specific focus on abysmal regional connectivity and, yet again, told Parliament it’s their way or the highway.”

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October 7, 2025
Need for nuclear demonstrated by alarming new mapping for Labor’s $1.3 trillion ‘renewables’ agenda - Media Release

“The morning after Victorian Labor rammed through draconian powers imposing fines of up to $8,000 for farmers refusing to allow TCV on their farms to build VNI West, the Prime Minister had the nerve to tell the Summit farmers deserve respect."

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October 7, 2025
Transcript – Press Conference - Parliament House - Triple-Zero connectivity - with Shadow Minister for Communications Melissa McIntosh MP - 7 October 2025

Topics: Triple Zero outage; Triple Zero inquiry; Optus; ACMA; Andrew Hastie; immigration; gambling reform.

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October 1, 2025
‍Qantas pulls more regional jobs as Labor has no plan to keep the bush moving - Joint Media Release with Senator Hon. Bridget McKenzie

"Let it be known on 1 October 2025 Qantas ceased to be the ‘Spirit of Australia’ and became the ‘Spirit of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane’," Dr Webster said

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October 1, 2025
Qantas no longer the ‘Spirit of Australia’ after confirming Mildura base shutdown - Media Release

“Qantas has slapped Sunraysia in the face despite our history of Qantaslink passenger traffic for over 30 years. Today’s decision to close the Mildura Qantas base next April disrespects long-standing Mildura residents, pilots and cabin crew

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September 30, 2025
Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'The Kenny Report' - Transcript - Tuesday 30 September 2025

Topics: Renewable energy rollout, mapping of impact of wind, solar projects in regional Australia by Rainforest Reserves Australia, government transparency, conservation of bushland

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September 29, 2025
Mobile phone coverage must be included in Universal Service Obligation reform - Joint Media Release with Hon. David Littleproud MP

Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud and Member for Mallee, Dr Anne Webster, say the Optus Triple-Zero outages highlight the need for guaranteed Universal Service Obligation (USO)

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