The Prime Minister, as then leader of the opposition, referred to the aged-care system as a 'national disgrace with unforgivable neglect' when we were in government. Yet, under his government, wait lists have exceeded 230,000 people

TOPICS: ACCC inquiry into regional telecommunications, mandatory domestic roaming, radio access network (RAN)

TOPICS: ABC apology to Gina Rinehart, editorial standards, government leadership, Labor’s renewables-only energy policy, fines for farmers opposing transmission lines, farmer property rights, AI data centre energy demand, Labor’s hypocrisy on gr

TOPICS: ACCC inquiry into regional telecommunications, mandatory domestic roaming, mobile connectivity investment, Labor’s gambling bill

“Regional Australians have put up with substandard telecommunications for far too long. They face natural disasters and the tyranny of distance getting to health services. Mandatory domestic roaming is needed.

“Yet again, as with net zero and a host of Labor’s other virtue signals to the world, the Albanese Labor Government is throwing our economy and farmers under a bus to compete in a red-and-green tape beauty contest nobody genuinely wants to win.

"Labor’s track record is to put productive agriculture last, and now they are putting their zero agenda ahead of Australia's food security & regional communities through subsidy-backed wind and solar projects, and destructive transmission lines.

Visiting communities across Mallee, concerns centred on aged care service cuts, disaster recovery and local support. Advocacy continues for seniors, stronger regional communities, and ongoing public access to iconic climbing areas.

Labor’s water buybacks have already cost Murray irrigation communities jobs, production and growth. Local councils say more buybacks will deepen losses, while funding promises fail to deliver practical investment and infrastructure.