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July 9, 2026
AIHW Report Confirms Cracks in Australia’s Health and Age Care System - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston

“Australians living in regional and remote communities continue to face higher mortality, greater chronic disease burden, reduced access to healthcare and workforce shortages that would be unacceptable in metropolitan Australia.

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July 9, 2026
Interview with Trudy McIntosh - Sky News - Thursday 9 July 2026

TOPICS: Telstra outage, emergency calls, ACMA fine, regional disruptions, train delays, contingency planning, Telstra customer impact, service restoration, CEO accountability

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July 7, 2026
Interview with Pete Stefanovic, Sky News 'First Edition' - Tuesday 7 July 2026

TOPICS: China missile launch in Pacific, Australia’s Pacific defence treaties, data centres, community benefit, comparison with Rewiring the Nation rollout, data centre water consumption

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July 6, 2026
Labor must do better on Data Centres and Artificial Intelligence related development than railroading regional communities - Media Release

Regional communities are already pushing back on AI data centres and have made it clear they will not tolerate token financial gestures to local communities,”

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July 6, 2026
Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Monday 6 July 2026

TOPICS: Anti-Semitism in healthcare, Ahpra disciplinary process, Prime Minister’s comments about Kylie Minogue, sincerity of apology, Labor women’s silence

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July 6, 2026
Coalition puts the care back into aged care with Bill to restore human override in aged care assessments - Media Release

Labor promised to put the 'care' back in aged care, but wait lists have blown out and thousands have died waiting for care. The Coalition has moved to put the human care back into aged care, against Labor's opposition.

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July 3, 2026
Truth laid bare – Telstra coverage far smaller than previously claimed - Joint Media Release with Shadow Minister Senator Sarah Henderson

The mapping validates the lived experience of regional communities and further highlights the need for an updated Universal Service Obligation for mobile coverage, as the ‘USO’ presently only applies to landlines and payphones

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July 2, 2026
Prime Minister’s firearms diversion misfires as deadline passes - Media Release

Attacking lawful firearm owners was never the answer to the Bondi terror attack.

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July 2, 2026
Recent home buyers at risk after Labor’s shock tax hit - Media Release

“We all want house prices to be more affordable, especially for young Australians trying to buy their first home – but the answer is not for Labor to crash the value of the family home,

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