“This is typical of Labor’s dismissive, scorched-earth approach to regional Australia. Zero engagement, zero interest, just send a public servant to respond," Dr Webster said.

Australians have watched on with envy as similar nations such as Canada, the USA, Europe and New Zealand cut rates by 1 to 2 per cent, and all we have until the RBA’s next meeting in April is ¼ of a per cent.

My call to the Federal Minister has been to urge that the Grampians region receives a tourism support package to encourage people to book holidays in the region, and businesses receive support– exactly what Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton

"The Coalition demonstrated late last year that our energy transition will cost 44 per cent less than Labor’s plans which include 900 kilometres of the NSW-SA interconnector transmission lines which will now cost $1.5 billion more

"The Allan Government sadly has form here ... You can not help but get the impression they do not give a flying razoo about regional Victoria.”

The Coalition’s responsible energy policy will use existing transmission networks, ramping up our use of gas in the energy transition, and including nuclear power at existing grid-connected coal-fired power plant sites as they retire.

The Coalition will oppose this legislation. This Bill is flawed in a number of ways. It increases access (re: demand) without addressing supply issues...

“Labor’s fresh food tax would have hurt families at the checkout, as well as 84 agricultural commodities that were facing $50 million in annual taxes under Labor ..."

Isaac Newton observed that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, and so it goes with tariffs and trading markets. As the Trump administration launches a tariff ‘trade war’ on foreign goods entering the USA, markets retaliate...