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March 27, 2025
Real relief for all regional Australians at the bowser

A household with one vehicle filling up once a week will save around $14 a week – an average benefit of around $700-750 over 12 months (based on a 55-litre tank).

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March 27, 2025
Another cruel hoax on regional Australians on regional aged care - Media Release

How on earth can a struggling regional aged care provider apply for funding today, the day the initiative was announced, pulling together all their supporting information and material, for funding they desperately need for survival?

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March 27, 2025
Real cost-of-living relief for all regional Australians at the bowser - Media Release

“Tonight, in the Coalition’s Budget In Reply speech, Peter Dutton will announce an elected Dutton-Littleproud Coalition Government will provide a 50 per cent cut per-litre to fuel excise for 12 months.

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In the News
March 25, 2025
Mallee misses out again under another Labor Budget

“This is a budget with cheap, election eve tricks of a $5 a week tax cut and two $75 quarterly energy bill relief payments. Meanwhile, Labor’s government spending-driven home-grown inflation crisis will continue.”

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March 25, 2025
Mallee misses out again under another Labor Budget - Media Release

“This is a tricky budget from a tricky government that seeks to deflect blame for rivers of red ink while delivering nothing for regional Australia,” Dr Webster said.

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March 24, 2025
Mallee shoppers lose out as major supermarkets have ‘limited incentive’ to drive down prices - Media Release

The latest ABS data also shows that after almost 3 years of an Albanese Labor Government, Bread prices are up almost 20 per cent, milk is up 18.5 per cent, breakfast cereals 15 per cent and fish over 14 per cent.

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In the News
March 20, 2025
Drought doesn’t need to be a farmer’s private battle - Coalition-era help is at hand - Media Release

There is someone to talk with in difficult times. I urge distressed farmers to speak with their partners, families and/or reach out to the Farmer Assistance Hotline 13 23 16, Lifeline 13 11 14, Beyond Blue 1300 22 46 36 – it helps to talk.

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In the News
March 18, 2025
Election commitments and reaction to local voters' concerns this election - ABC radio - Transcript

people come and talk to me about some of these issues and, the mining one, the wind farms and transmission line, of course. I've been incredibly active in that space, holding community meetings, going to community meetings across Mallee ...

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In the News
March 17, 2025
Funding drying up for fixing Mallee childcare deserts - Wimmera Media Release

Not only are Mallee families unable to access subsidised childcare, they can’t be employed to their full capacity and are deprived of income during this cost of living crisis. 

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