Nationals’ candidate for Lismore Dylan Butcher has slammed Lismore MP and Minister for Small Business Janelle Saffin for voting against an immediate repeal of Labor’s coffee cup mandate. NSW Nationals Leader Gurmesh Singh today moved to bring on the Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Amendment (Repeal of Reusable Cup Mandate for Takeaway Businesses) Bill 2026.…
NSW farmers are experiencing property takeovers and even forced flooding of land without their consent, as part of Labor’s devastating water buyback plan. Senate Estimates has revealed water owned by the Commonwealth is being released onto private land, not only without permission, but also without compensation. “This is not Labor’s land. It is productive land…
Kyogle timber mill closed its doors last week. This facility employed over 60 people at its peak. Only a skeleton crew has been left to decommission the Summerland Way site. “We are importing more timber from France and other countries while our local timber mills are being locked down,” Nationals Member for Page, Kevin Hogan,…
Today Australians have been hit with another interest rate rise, with the Reserve Bank increasing the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.85%. The repayment on the average mortgage is now $30,000 more each year since Labor came to power. Cost of living is out of control. Since Labor came to government: Housing is…
Nationals Member for Myall Lakes Tanya Thompson is calling on the Minns Labor Government to urgently review its new community preschool funding model, warning local services could face significant funding cuts and families could be asked to pay more. Mrs Thompson met last week with representatives from community preschools across the electorate, who raised serious…
Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh has thanked the community for backing in Coffs Coast farming families as they endure tough economic times. At Coffs Harbour’s Brelsford Park today, Mr Singh took delivery of a change.org petition, which has close to 40,000 signatures protesting Coles’ decision to abandon Coffs Coast farmers and local produce.…
Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan has called on the Minns Labor Government to stop sitting on its hands and urgently respond to a reported second strain of varroa mite, as beekeepers warn of devastating impacts on the industry and food production. The NSW Apiarists Association reportedly confirmed this week that the Minns Labor Government…
The NSW Nationals are pleased to announce that Dylan Butcher has been preselected as the Party’s candidate to contest the seat of Lismore at the 2027 NSW General Election. Born and raised in the Lismore electorate, Dylan now runs his own small business, working directly with tradies, organisations, and events in the community. He has…
Nationals Leader Matt Canavan has announced he is putting it all on the line and will nominate to seek LNP endorsement as the candidate for Capricornia at the next federal election. “This decision isn’t about me but the people of Capricornia,” Senator Canavan said. “I will nominate to be the LNP candidate for Capricornia because…
Labor’s promise that it wouldn’t come after the family farm is another Labor lie, as thousands of farmers across Australia using Farm Management Deposits (FMDs) face losing access to a scheme that is meant to protect them. Senate Estimates revealed farmers could lose access to vital FMDs under Labor’s tax changes to discretionary trusts. But…
Regional passengers have again been left stranded after yesterday’s XPT service from Sydney to Grafton, and this morning’s return trip from Grafton to Sydney were cancelled at short notice, with no alternate transport provided. Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said the news came without any warning. “Travellers across regional NSW have…
Nationals Member for Myall Lakes Tanya Thompson is encouraging local rural landholders still dealing with large or hazardous debris from the May 2025 flood event to register for a new clean-up project. The NSW Environment Protection Authority’s Rural Land Flood Debris Clean-up Project will provide approved debris removal at no cost to eligible landholders, including…
After months of pressure from the NSW Nationals and small business owners across the state, the Minns Labor Government has today announced plans to scrap its coffee cup mandate… after the election. Labor’s Environmental Legislation Amendment (Plastic Reduction and Container Recycling) Bill 2026 requires cafés and takeaway businesses to offer customers a reusable cup through…
An elected NSW Nationals Government will repeal the Minns Labor Government’s unworkable coffee cup mandate. At a time of record business insolvencies, operators are struggling to absorb the combined pressures of rising interest rates, changes to credit card surcharges, and spiralling costs. These laws add another layer of regulation that is suffocating NSW businesses. Speaking…
The Minns Labor Government has rushed out details of its uncosted, unfair, and unworkable buyback scheme before the regulations have been introduced to parliament. Police Minister Yasmin Catley revealed that despite working through regulations for “almost two years” – well before the terror attack in Bondi – the Minns Labor Government won’t bring them to…
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