Mallee families are also feeling the pain of wages not keeping up with Labor’s inflation, with the Budget revealing the buying power of Australians’ wages has declined by 3 per cent under this government.“

TOPICS: Federal Budget, capital gains tax, negative gearing, bracket creep, regional connectivity lack of investment, Urgent Care Clinics, regional health solutions, 3G shutdown impacts, Home Medicine Review program, road funding and more

TOPICS: Federal Budget, housing policy, capital gains tax, negative gearing, Senator Price speech on Kumanjayi Little Baby, child protection, spending in indigenous organisations

TOPICS: Farrer by-election result, regional health, federal budget

 The most divisive PM in Australia’s history has divided the nation on the voice, city versus country and on recognising Palestine. Now, he is dividing Australians according to the year they were born.

Regional Australians live with gross inequities with weaker services, patchy connectivity, higher costs and fewer opportunities close to home. You don’t fix that divide with a slogan.

Robinvale has a high volume of workers who may not have arrived through a dedicated agricultural migration program. The Nationals are focussed on re-establishing the Coalition-era dedicated Agriculture Visa to get the focus right.

"... more regional Australians are being left out-of-pocket for essential healthcare. During a cost-of-living and fuel price crisis, Labor is shifting healthcare costs onto regional Australians who have reduced access to alternative services.”

TOPICS: Labor’s housing targets, regional aged care, Queensland Government and Twiggy Forrest, green hydrogen