TOPICS: spring harvest, border security, residency for illegal maritime arrivals, working holiday makers and tourism, productivity, net overseas migration

Labor are once again playing politics with migration, shutting the gate on the seasonal workers regional Australia desperately needs while quietly creating new pathways to permanent settlement for people who arrived unlawfully

TOPICS: Multicultural grant funding, government transparency, Prime Minister’s visit to New York, Prime Minister’s association with Indian Prime Minister, energy policy, Prime Minister’s appearances with world leaders

TOPICS: working holiday maker visas, processing abrogation to National Farmers Federation, net overseas migration, overstayers, international students, family reunion, Coalition energy policy, coal fired power, social licence, prime ag land

“Yet again Labor have announced a policy, then worn heavy and most-warranted flak from The Nationals via our strong connections in regional Australia, and accepted they got the policy wrong,” Dr Webster said.

TOPICS: Local power outage, insurance, Victorian government responsibility, Tri-State Regional Aged Care Forum in Mildura, care waiting times, telephone assessments, aged care algorithm, interaction with hospital and bed-block, investment in age

TOPICS: Regional Aged Care, waiting for care, telephone assessments, aged care assessment algorithm, Nick Coatsworth, Coalition energy policy, projects' impact on farmers and prime agricultural land

"The issue is whether Labor is dismantling more than a decade of developed specialist expertise without proper consultation or clear evidence that patients will be better off."

“The Fuel Price Shield would provide certainty. When a serious oil shock hits, (under the Coalition), the tax comes down automatically. When oil prices return to more normal levels, the ordinary rate is restored.