“Labor has disrespected Loddon residents and their Shire who wasted countless hours contemplating the possible options for $5 million in new childcare spending, when in truth it was going to already-promised Wedderburn all along."

Our Region, Our Rivers sparked the vision for these two vital facilities opened this week, blending a modern art gallery with tourism and cultural elements, drawing on $34.6 million in total investment to boost local jobs, education and visitor

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Burning or desecrating the flag is a symbolic call to violence, an attack on our social unity and not what Australia needs after the horror of the Bondi massacre.

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“The Nationals position is clear – we will not race ahead of the rest of the world to achieve a political target on energy generation. Our focus is on a Cheaper, Better and Fairer energy system.

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This Labor government said they would put the care back into aged care, but instead they are blithely presiding over an aged-care crisis.

What is the cost of net zero? Australians are paying somewhere between $120 billion and $140 billion. The figure is a bit washy—really difficult to know. The fact of the matter is that it's taxpayers who are paying the dollars.