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March 27, 2024

Regional health divide costing Australian lives

Australia’s healthcare divide between regional and urban centres is costing lives and must be addressed by the Albanese Labor Government, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says.

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March 27, 2024

Labor’s fresh food tax passed amid cost-of-living crisis

The cost of living and grocery prices are set to rise after Labor’s fresh food tax passed the House of Representatives, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. Labor’s new ‘biosecurity protection levy’ forces farmers to pay for the biosecurity

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March 26, 2024

Labor’s embarrassing U-turn on emissions standards

The Albanese Labor Government has been forced to back down from it reckless and rushed National Vehicle Efficiency Standards, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says.“Energy Minister Chris Bowen and Transport Minister Catherine King embarrassingl

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March 25, 2024

Labor kicks the can down the road for Mallee Shires

Labor is stalling on the funding support it promised for Mallee’s 12 councils, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says.“Labor promised ‘fair increases’ to local government funding but instead of following through with those increases they have

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March 22, 2024

Insolvencies up, Australians working harder to get by under Labor

Businesses are going to the wall and more Australians are picking up second or third jobs to make ends meet under Labor’s cost-of-living crisis, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says.Almost 10,000 businesses have gone bust in the past 12 months

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March 22, 2024

Labor’s anti-gas zealotry driving Victoria into energy disaster

Victoria’s energy woes have been compounded by Victorian Labor’s disastrous energy policies as a gas ‘shortage’ looms, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. The Australian Energy Market Operator on Wednesday warned gas generators may need to

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March 20, 2024

Regional health to benefit from wider scope for nurse practitioners

This morning’s announcement by the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care expanding nurse practitioners’ scope of practice will be a boost for regional healthcare, the Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Dr Anne Webster said today

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March 19, 2024

Labor kicking winegrape growers while they are down

Murray Valley winegrape growers face serious economic risks from water buybacks, the Member for Mallee told Federal Parliament last night, as debate heats up on Labor’s agricultural policies in the final sitting fortnight before Easter. “The

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March 19, 2024

Labor’s new fresh food tax will drive up cost of living

Labor’s legislation on a new fresh food tax has been introduced in Parliament, in a move that will increase the cost of living and hurt Mallee families and farmers. Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said Labor’s biosecurity protection levy will

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