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February 12, 2024
Mallee apprenticeship slump highlights Labor’s failed training pledge

Mallee tradies will be hard pressed to find apprentices to address a skills shortage due to a collapse in trade training under Labor, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research

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February 11, 2024
Mallee job creators can’t disconnect fast enough from reckless Labor after slap-dash deal with Greens

Labor’s chaotic Right to Disconnect laws put Mallee employers at risk of criminal punishment if they contact employees outside of work hours. “Mallee small business owners will need to become industrial relations lawyers – or fork out for them

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February 9, 2024
Labor infighting puts regional health at risk

Regional Victorian lives are being put at risk by infighting between Labor State and Federal Governments, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Anne Webster says.Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has urged the Allan Labor Government to

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February 8, 2024
Labor’s IR laws create turmoil for Mallee farmers and small business

Mallee farmers and small business owners face turmoil thanks to Labor’s Industrial Relation Laws being rammed through Parliament. Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the new laws around casual employment will particularly hurt agriculture.

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February 7, 2024
Hidden wind turbine decommissioning costs a risk for farmers

Farmers enticed by the financial benefits of hosting wind turbines on their property may be lumped with the cost of decommissioning the infrastructure at the end of its lifespan, Member for Mallee Anne Webster warned today, echoing the Australia

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February 5, 2024
Labor looks to rob Mallee farmers and families of freedom of choice

Labor’s new Fuel Efficiency Standard will take away the freedom of choice for Mallee farmers, tradies and families when it comes to their family car or work ute, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says.“The Albanese Labor Government is ignoring prac

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February 4, 2024
Renewables projects consultation failure laid bare in independent review

A damning new report highlights the absolute failure of the Australian Energy Market Operator and its shell Transmission Company Victoria to secure social licence for the VNI West project, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Australian Energy

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January 16, 2024
Labor putting tax relief at risk during Cost of Living Crisis

The Albanese Labor Government must keep the legislated Stage 3 Tax Cuts in order to provide budget relief for thousands of working Australian families, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says.As Labor backbenchers, Members on the Crossbench and

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January 12, 2024
Mallee communities are not pawns in Labor’s infighting

Regional communities must not become collateral damage as Federal and Victorian Labor fight over their reckless renewables rush, Member for Mallee Anne Webster warns.The Albanese Labor Government this week blocked the Allan Labor Government’s pl

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