TOPICS: Pets on Virgin Airlines flights, future of Local Post Offices, Australia Post plans, regional banking, Communications Minister’s responsibility, Labor government transparency, Senate inquiry motion, APVMA decision on paraquat and diquat,

“The continued, restricted use of paraquat and diquat is a win for common sense,” Dr Webster said. Dr Webster moved a motion in the House of Representatives in November that the Albanese Labor Government respect farmers, not sensationalism

Under Labor, health labelling has been undermined, point-of-sale controls have been undermined, legal retailers have been undercut, revenue has been lost, organised crime has thrived and Australians are paying the price.

When hospitals and aged-care providers cannot recruit permanent doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health workers and aged-care staff, they are forced into a desperate cycle of locums and agency nurses at enormous cost.

So I say to this government: listen to Vince. Listen to the young Australians asking, 'Why bother?' Scrap this tax, stop punishing effort and restore hope.

“Across regional Australia, the local post office is the lifeblood of the community. This secret plan is a callous attack on people living in regional, rural and remote Australia.”

One of the key points of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan has been recovering water for the environment and environmental works. 450 gigalitres has always been the target and has always been a point of contention.

Commonwealth must stop treating buybacks as the easy answer and instead focus on practical water savings, infrastructure investment and proper transparency over environmental water already held by government.

Innovations like Virtual Care should be expanded — but must support, not replace, local services. Technology cannot substitute for a local doctor, nurse or aged care provider.