“The Nationals position is clear – we will not race ahead of the rest of the world to achieve a political target on energy generation. Our focus is on a Cheaper, Better and Fairer energy system.

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This Labor government said they would put the care back into aged care, but instead they are blithely presiding over an aged-care crisis.

What is the cost of net zero? Australians are paying somewhere between $120 billion and $140 billion. The figure is a bit washy—really difficult to know. The fact of the matter is that it's taxpayers who are paying the dollars.

Major infrastructure projects funded by the Albanese and Allan governments hosted drug trafficking, systemic corruption and bribery, bikie gangs and the shocking sexual exploitation of women at an estimated cost to the taxpayers of $15 billion,

The wait time for an aged care assessment has doubled in the period from 2021 under the coalition to 2025 under this Labor government, with too many people waiting up to six months just to get an assessment.

It is a real delight, and it's an enormous privilege to work in this House, to represent the people of my electorate in Mallee, but also for every MP—and senator, to be fair—to work in this House, for the people of Australia.

To every sponsor and every volunteer who coaches, umpires, maintains the fields, organises and cheers, thank you.

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