Labor Agricultural Minister Murray Watt must support effective mouse controls for Mallee farmers ahead of cropping season, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. Grains Producers Australia (GPA) is seeking approval for continued use of 50 gram per kilogram zinc phosphate baits through the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) after farmers were concerned…
Labor has been too slow to act on supermarket price gouging, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says as the Leader of the Opposition described the Prime Minister’s review as ‘Mickey Mouse’. Former Labor Minister Dr Craig Emerson’s interim report of the Review of the voluntary Food and Grocery Code of Conduct released its recommendations…
The Allan Labor Government’s failure to be accountable for its actions to the federal COVID-19 inquiry shows they hold Victorians in contempt, Member for Mallee and Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Dr Anne Webster said today. “The people of Mallee were treated disgracefully by the then Andrews Labor Government as they were roped into…
The crisis engulfing Victorian regional health demonstrates the importance of holding Labor accountable and fixing primary and preventative healthcare, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Dr Anne Webster says. Regional Victorians’ lives will be at risk as local hospitals reportedly face “inevitable closures”, amalgamations or sweeping job losses after the Allan Labor Government’s order to…
One Mallee shire’s road funding win today under a Coalition-era fund could be the last if Labor botches another grants rebranding process, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said. “The Albanese Labor Government must ensure the time management and guidelines under their new ‘Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program (SLRIP)’ will be suitable to fund…
Mallee residents are skipping meals to make ends meet due to Labor’s spiralling cost-of-living crisis, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), many younger Australians and lower income households are spending up to one quarter of their net income…
Mallee residents are skipping meals to make ends meet due to Labor’s spiralling cost-of-living crisis, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), many younger Australians and lower income households are spending up to one quarter of their net income…
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 risks of international importers they are competing against. “In what parallel universe would a government…
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. The Royal Flying Doctor Service’s ‘Best for the Bush’ baseline report shows people in very remote regions are 2.7 times more…
Women and girls in Stawell have access to new Female Friendly Changerooms at Central Park thanks to the Coalition’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. The new facilities were opened this week and made possible with a contribution of $655,000 from the former Coalition Government. “It is pleasing to see these facilities now open to…