The Nationals have secured an additional two weeks’ consultation on the Albanese Labor Government’s plan to cut default regional road speed limits to as low as 70 kilometres per hour, after the Infrastructure department quietly extended today’s closing deadline by 14 days. The morning after Regional Development Shadow Minister, Dr Anne Webster, called for an…
The NSW Nationals have warned the creation of Labor’s Great Koala National Park could leave regional communities at higher risk of catastrophic bushfires. Adding an additional 176,000 hectares of unmanaged forests will provide more fodder for fires to feed on, while shutting down the timber industry will reduce frontline resources to respond in an emergency.…
The Minns Labor Government is contracting with private companies to take over parts of NSW national parks. Under a new “supported camping” scheme, Labor is handing exclusive control of 23 campgrounds across 16 of the state’s most loved national parks to private operators. These include Kosciuszko, Blue Mountains, Killalea, Bouddi, Mimosa Rocks, Dharug, Booti Booti,…
The NSW Nationals have slammed the Minns Labor Government for making it almost impossible for farmers to qualify for drought support, as southern parts of the state suffer through the toughest conditions in decades. New data has revealed only about a quarter of applicants have been approved for assistance under Labor’s Drought Ready and Resilient…