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Albo’s Future Made in Australia already failing to launch

Industry groups and Labor’s own hand-picked Productivity Commission Chair have already shot down Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s 2024-25 budget centrepiece, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. Labor’s proposed Future Made in Australia

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Plibersek mysteriously turns 58GL Victorian water projects back on

Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek mysteriously reinstated federal funding for 58 gigalitres of Victorian Murray Darling Basin Plan projects today in an embarrassing backdown, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. The Minister was

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Labor’s ‘Made in Australia’ pitch purely a diversion tactic

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s “Future Made In Australia” speech today tries to snatch the ‘Made in Australia’ mantra The Nationals have made famous for decades, only to divert accountability for Labor’s own distractions and failures,

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Labor inaction on 3G shutdown puts Australians on hold

The Albanese Labor Government’s lack of action on the impending 3G network switch off is leaving Australians vulnerable, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says.Telstra will shut down its 3G network in June, with Optus to follow in September,

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Labor must support effective mouse control

Labor Agricultural Minister Murray Watt must support effective mouse controls for Mallee farmers ahead of cropping season, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. Grains Producers Australia (GPA) is seeking approval for continued use of 50

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‘Mickey Mouse’ review continues Labor’s go-slow on grocery relief

Labor has been too slow to act on supermarket price gouging, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says as the Leader of the Opposition described the Prime Minister’s review as ‘Mickey Mouse’. Former Labor Minister Dr Craig Emerson’s interim report

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Allan Labor’s COVID inquiry no-show = contempt for Victorians

The Allan Labor Government’s failure to be accountable for its actions to the federal COVID-19 inquiry shows they hold Victorians in contempt, Member for Mallee and Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Dr Anne Webster said today.

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Regional hospital closure risk highlights Labor failures

The crisis engulfing Victorian regional health demonstrates the importance of holding Labor accountable and fixing primary and preventative healthcare, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Dr Anne Webster says. Regional Victorians’

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Skyrocketing grocery prices forcing Australians to go without

Mallee residents are skipping meals to make ends meet due to Labor’s spiralling cost-of-living crisis, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health and Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says. According to the Australian Competition and

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