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Statements by Members - Cost of Living

The Albanese government used to wax lyrical on their failed war on feral cats, but the cost-of-living crisis is the feral dog that is biting and terrorising families and businesses across Australia. And what does this government offer to...

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Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional Broadcasting Continuity) Bill 2024

I rise to speak on the Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional Broadcasting Continuity) Bill 2024. Mildura and the wider Sunraysia region are ground zero for the vanishing future of regional free-to-air television broadcasting, which...

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Statements by Members - Mallee Electorate

On a rainy afternoon in Boort in the east of my electorate of Mallee, my heart was warmed by the many people who came out to see me in the mobile office at Godfrey & Bear cafe. It was great to meet with a stream of community members needing...

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Constituency Statements - Mallee Electorate: Child Care

I rise to pay tribute to two Mallee community members: Jo Martin, from Wimmera Southern Mallee Development, who leads Thrive by Five; and Wendy Gladman, from Loddon Shire, who runs The Parenthood. I met both in Boort recently. These women...

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Labor ‘shuffling the deckchairs’ in wake of sinking of TEN Mildura

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster says she agrees with FreeTV’s assessment that regional media stakeholders are ‘shuffling the deckchairs’ after the sinking of Ten Mildura, yet another regional service swallowed up by city-centric governance.

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Constituency Statement - Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Withdrawal from Amalgamation) Bill 2024

This month the weak leadership of Prime Minister Albanese has been exposed by the belligerence of John Setka, the Victoria-Tasmania secretary of the CFMEU. After we on this side of the House moved our bill, the Fair Work...

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Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024

This Nature Positive (Environment Protections Australia) Bill 2024 and the related bills yet again represent Labor's spin. As the Australian columnist Robert Gottliebsen pointed out earlier this year, 'nature positive' is lifted straight...

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Coalition’s sensible Vaping stance will fight crime and protect kids

A Coalition Government would introduce a regulated vaping model to crack down on crime and keep vapes out of the hands of Australian children, Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health Dr Anne Webster said today, hailing the outcome was a

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Matters of Public Importance - Energy

The lack of rain in my electorate of Mallee hasn't just wrecked the start of the cropping season for farmers; the lack of wind has been miserable for so-called windfarms as well. Our first wind drought since 2017 highlights what the Germans...

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