“Sadly, the Government was not interested in a specific focus on abysmal regional connectivity and, yet again, told Parliament it’s their way or the highway.”

This isn't just about workers; it's about connectivity, livability and the future of regional Australia. Qantas needs to stop retreating into the big cities and start looking after the nation that gave it its wings.‍

“The morning after Victorian Labor rammed through draconian powers imposing fines of up to $8,000 for farmers refusing to allow TCV on their farms to build VNI West, the Prime Minister had the nerve to tell the Summit farmers deserve respect."

Topics: Triple Zero outage; Triple Zero inquiry; Optus; ACMA; Andrew Hastie; immigration; gambling reform.

To mix metaphors, while it is always healthy and good management to not have all your (economic) eggs in one basket, sometimes regional development advocates fail to see the forest for the trees.

"Let it be known on 1 October 2025 Qantas ceased to be the ‘Spirit of Australia’ and became the ‘Spirit of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane’," Dr Webster said

“Qantas has slapped Sunraysia in the face despite our history of Qantaslink passenger traffic for over 30 years. Today’s decision to close the Mildura Qantas base next April disrespects long-standing Mildura residents, pilots and cabin crew

Topics: Renewable energy rollout, mapping of impact of wind, solar projects in regional Australia by Rainforest Reserves Australia, government transparency, conservation of bushland

Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud and Member for Mallee, Dr Anne Webster, say the Optus Triple-Zero outages highlight the need for guaranteed Universal Service Obligation (USO)