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September 4, 2020
Border Fight Continues – Column 04/09/2020

The decision by the NSW Government to enact a new border region is welcome, making daily life easier, especially for those who were only just excluded from the previous bubble. For example, those living in Koorlong, Quambatook, Manangatang and

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September 4, 2020
Delivering for Mallee Basin communities

Today’s Murray–Darling Communities Investment Package means an overhaul of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. A $230 million investment in regional communities, which will create jobs, economic activity and healthy rivers. Minister for Resources

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September 3, 2020
Webster welcomes NSW-Vic border break-through

Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, has welcomed a NSW Government decision to extensively revise its COVID-19 border-control rules from Friday morning, enabling local residents to routinely cross the border. “This will mean that the bulk

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August 31, 2020
Border communities are not a virus threat to cities

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s declaration on Friday – that he will introduce a Commonwealth definition for the term ‘Hotspot’ and that he would press state governments to adopt it – is welcome news in border communities like the ones I

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In the News
August 27, 2020
State Parliament must stand up to Dan Andrews

Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, is backing her State Coalition counterparts in their fight to stop the Premier of Victoria, Mr Andrews, making new laws that have the potential to keep Victoria locked down until September next year. “My

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August 27, 2020
Webster welcomes ACCC Inquiry into the major retailers’ treatment of farmers

The Coalition Government has today announced an historic inquiry by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) into the domestic fresh food and dairy supply chain, from the farmgate right through to the supermarket. Anne Webster

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August 27, 2020
Common Sense at the borders welcome

Anne Webster, Federal member for Mallee welcomes the adoption of a common sense approach to border restrictions, with the South Australian Government reinstating a 40km border zone in Western Victoria from midnight Thursday. “I have been

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In the News
August 23, 2020
Change needed at Borders now.

Federal Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, has welcomed National Cabinet moves towards an ‘Agriculture Workers Code’ to synchronise coronavirus-related state border closures, but warns the need for cross-border movement in border regions is

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In the News
August 16, 2020
South Australian Border Closures – Sharri – Sky News 16/08/2020

I joined Di Thornton on Sky to highlight the devastating impact of the border closures on local communities. The SA Government need to find a compassionate and sustainable way forward for our border residents, that doesn’t punish them based on

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