It is holding farming communities back, and, I've got to say, they are distressed. Labor are trying to convert Mallee into an industrial wasteland, taking away its primary industry: a sustainable, productive, agricultural industry.

... we seem to still have inconsistencies in how regional Australians are treated depending on the type of disaster and the state they live in.

“This is a budget with cheap, election eve tricks of a $5 a week tax cut and two $75 quarterly energy bill relief payments. Meanwhile, Labor’s government spending-driven home-grown inflation crisis will continue.”

"I have witnessed good people on both sides of the debate forget their most basic human kindnesses in the midst of all of this. Is this really who we are?"

The list of pain for Australians, particularly regional Australians, after three long years of Labor goes on.

This hypocritical position—where wild dogs are seen as endangered, with no scientific evidence, and sheep are left to die in pain—beggars belief. Astoundingly, animal activists are dead silent on the mutilation and torture of livestock.

“This is a tricky budget from a tricky government that seeks to deflect blame for rivers of red ink while delivering nothing for regional Australia,” Dr Webster said.

Under the Albanese Labor Government, electricity prices are up 32 per cent, mortgage repayments up 41 per cent, gas is up 35 per cent and insurance is up 33 per cent.

The latest ABS data also shows that after almost 3 years of an Albanese Labor Government, Bread prices are up almost 20 per cent, milk is up 18.5 per cent, breakfast cereals 15 per cent and fish over 14 per cent.