The NSW Nationals will oppose Labor’s rushed attempt to remove independent oversight, increase Ministerial powers, and bypass effective community consultation on renewable energy projects in regional NSW, with the views of farmers and other stakeholders already being ignored by the Minns Labor Government. Energy company CEOs and industry bodies have consistently identified community trust and…
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Nationals Member for Lyne Alison Penfold is standing up for women and their rights, introducing practical amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act in Parliament. Ms Penfold said she was proud to introduce a Private Member’s Bill to strengthen and restore sex-based protections for women and girls under Australian law. Importantly, Ms Penfold will also seek…
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NSW businesses struggling with surging costs are facing another hit under the Minns Labor Government’s confused reusable coffee cup Bill. Labor’s Environmental Legislation Amendment (Plastic Reduction and Container Recycling) Bill 2026 states that cafés and takeaway hospitality businesses are required to implement reusable takeaway cup schemes. While a staged approach has been foreshadowed it is…
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Northern Rivers Nationals MPs have launched a Community Petition calling on the Minns Labor Government to urgently and properly fund the state’s cattle tick program to better protect producers, livestock, and the future of the beef and dairy industries across regional NSW. NSW Nationals Leader and Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh, Federal Member for…
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Businesses in Bellingen and Dorrigo have been abandoned by the Minns Labor Government after it announced direct financial support for businesses impacted by the Great Western Highway closure, while continuing to ignore communities devastated by the prolonged closure of Waterfall Way. Waterfall Way was closed for 61 days between January 19 and March 21 this…
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The NSW Nationals have joined local businesses in slamming the Minns Labor Government’s “spare change” support package for communities impacted by the Great Western Highway closure. After almost three months of chaos, congestion and lost income, the Minns Labor Government has come up with a token gesture that barely scratches the surface. $10,000 grants will…
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A vacant block of land in Armidale Street, South Grafton owned by respected community and aged care housing provider, Clarence Village Limited, will soon house the largest modular social housing project in the nation. State Nationals MP for Clarence, Richie Williamson, who has backed the project from day one, was delighted to meet on site…
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It is often said that if you’ve got your health, you’ve got everything. “This is absolutely true. It is also true that good physical health and good mental health take on even more significance when you don’t have them,” said Nationals Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh. “I’m proud that men’s health is a NSW…
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A Nationals Government will scrap Labor’s capital gains tax changes to protect Australian farmers from a broken promises Budget. Speaking at the Rural Press Club in Brisbane, Nationals Leader Matt Canavan said a future Coalition Government would immediately stop all of Labor’s bad taxes, including changes made to the capital gains tax, which will also…
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Nationals Member for Tamworth, Kevin Anderson, says the time for planning is over and the time for construction is now on two key road projects in the electorate. He said there are unacceptable and unexplained delays on the $58 million Goonoo Goonoo Road duplication and the $25 million Port Stephens Cutting upgrade. “Goonoo Goonoo Road…
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