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November 23, 2023

Labor’s turbo-charged renewables plan will cripple the regions and drive up the cost-of-living

Labor’s plan to back a five-fold increase in new renewable energy across Australia will have profoundly damaging consequences on regional Australia and accelerate the rising cost of living, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Energy Minister

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November 21, 2023

Regional Australians continue to suffer a healthcare crisis – Butler must act now

The Albanese Labor Government continues to politicise the health of regional Australians rather than take real action, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Anne Webster says. On Wednesday, Health Minister Mark Butler will announce

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November 17, 2023

Parliament savours Taste Of The Basin

Politicians from every side of the Chamber and corner of Australia were treated to the best the Murray Darling Basin has to offer on Wednesday night at the Taste Of The Basin event in Parliament House. Hundreds of politicians, staffers and

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November 15, 2023

Webster: Labor must step up and support General Practice

The proportion of General Practitioners bulk billing all patients nationwide has halved in the past 12 months under Labor’s watch. Bulk billing rates by GPs for all patients fell to just 12 per cent in 2023 according to RACGP statistics in a

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November 14, 2023

Labor must not abandon regional communities

Travellers on Wimmera roads have a right to be concerned that their safety and that of those they love will increasingly be put at risk, thanks to the comments made by the Minister for Infrastructure Catherine King and her intent to slash

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November 13, 2023

Westpac overreach needs Government intervention

The Albanese Labor Government must step in and protect farmers from Westpac imposing deforestation targets on agricultural commercial lending, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Dr Webster said the banking sector should not add to the burden

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November 12, 2023

Labor’s Closing Loopholes Bill going round in circles

The out-of-touch Albanese Labor Government risks credibility damage if they go against their own Industrial Reforms measures in the House of Representatives this week, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. Labor’s so-called Closing Loopholes

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November 10, 2023

Optus outage proves need for mandated mobile roaming

This week’s Optus outage highlights the need for mandated domestic mobile roaming in regional, rural and remote Australia, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. The outage, which impacted 10 million Australians, provides evidence that a mandated

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November 8, 2023

More pain for Australian families under Labor

Labor’s cost of living crisis is continuing to pile pressure on Mallee family budgets, Member for Mallee Anne Webster says. In the wake of Tuesday’s interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia, which takes the cash rate to its highest l

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