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April 22, 2026
The Nationals investigate greenfield options in Farrer hospital pledge - Joint Media Release with Leader of The Nationals Matt Canavan and The Nationals' candidate for Farrer, Brad Robertson

"I know how important it is to understand how hospital services care for two-state - or, in my case, a large tri-state - catchment. Regional Australians in border regions like Albury Wodonga, feel the neglect of their state governments acutely..

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April 20, 2026
Labor abandons the regions on black spot funding and mandatory mobile roaming - Joint Media Release with Shadow Minister Senator Sarah Henderson

"Connectivity is lifesaving and lifts our productivity in regional Australia. Surely telcos can deliver mandatory domestic roaming while ensuring universal coverage is affordable?"

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April 20, 2026
Protecting prime agricultural land a shared priority for Mallee - Media Release

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP has welcomed the Victorian Farmers Federation’s 20-point plan for Victoria to have the strongest farmland protections in the nation, as she highlighted The Nationals - federally - had already moved protection

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April 20, 2026
It isn’t easy being green as solar panels go to waste - Media Release

“Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd referred to the ‘solar energy revolution’ as the first panels were rolled out, and his successor Julia Gillard said it was Australia’s ‘clean energy future’ but we now know those claims were, literally, garbage"

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April 19, 2026
Interview with Jaynie Seal, 'On The Hour', Sky News - Sunday 19 April 2026

TOPICS: Medical supplies to Australia, Australian sovereign capability, solar panels going to landfill, decommissioning of energy projects, National Disability Insurance Service (NDIS) rorting and viability, Thriving Kids program

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April 15, 2026
Interview with Triple J Hack program - Biofuels - Wednesday 15 April 2026

"We grow vast hectares, thousands of hectares of canola and that canola, 70 per cent of it is currently shipped to Europe to turn into biofuel, so biodiesel to be exact."

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April 15, 2026
GP training announcement doesn’t fix regional doctor workforce pipeline - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston

“Minister Butler sprinkled ‘rural’ and ‘record’ in his comments today, but his record in fixing dire doctor workforce shortages in rural Australia is abysmal.

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April 14, 2026
Interview with Danica De Giorgio, Sky News 'Paul Murray Live' - Tuesday 14 April 2026

TOPICS: Albury Wodonga health forum, by-election prospects, Australian self-sufficiency, China restricting sulfur exports, agricultural impacts, Australia’s resource abundance, impact of net zero, farmer sentiment

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April 14, 2026
The Nationals take tougher stance on immigration through Coalition policy - Media Release

The Nationals want Australia to once again be land of opportunity, aspiration, freedom and safety, with affordable housing, a fair go, strength and unity.

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