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March 7, 2024
TCV DUMPS MALLEE RESIDENTS, WILL RAILROAD COMMUNITIES

The proponents of the VNI West transmission line have belled the cat that they never intended to listen to farmers in the firing line, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said this morning, after an eleventh hour withdrawal from talks she had

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March 6, 2024
Farmers can’t afford Labor’s fresh food tax as productivity languishes

Labor’s fresh food tax risks Mallee farmers’ productivity and Australia’s $100 billion goal for farm gate output by 2030, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. While Australia’s gross value of agricultural production had increased by about

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March 5, 2024
VNI-West must go back to the drawing board amid consultation chaos

Victorian Labor’s attempt to again reboot consultation on transmission lines is an admission consultation has failed abysmally on VNI-West, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says.The Allan Labor Government has introduced a Bill to establish

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March 4, 2024
Victims’ surging insurance costs need a public inquiry

Natural disaster victims’ allegations insurance companies have price gouged them need urgent investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says.Skyrocketing premiums during a cost-

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March 1, 2024
Fire victims have some relief, farmers and businesses need help fast

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster has welcomed the Emergency Management Minister’s decision late on Friday to grant Mallee’s Dadswells Bridge fire victims $1,000 per adult and $400 per child, from 2pm Monday. “I have been seeking this support

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February 28, 2024
Labor’s new fresh food tax already rotten as it drops in parliament

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster has slammed Labor’s new fresh food tax after it was introduced in Parliament earlier today, as farming groups’ opposition to the proposal builds up. “Labor continues to make a mess of its new fresh food tax

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February 27, 2024
Bulk Billing is collapsing under Labor

Mallee residents are paying more to see the doctor and are finding it harder to access healthcare under the Albanese Labor Government, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said today.

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February 27, 2024
Coalition-era fund helps wool as farmer market access stalls

The Federal Government’s announcement of $1.44 million to further diversify Australia’s wool market is an added return on the investment the Coalition made in office, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP said. “As we know all too well in Mallee

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February 23, 2024
Meat is not the enemy as ideology takes over

Ideological agendas must not interfere with the diet of everyday Australians in Mallee, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says.The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is toying

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