The Nationals are committed to addressing the unique issues facing men, boys and fathers, and are pleased to announce the appointment of Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien as Shadow Special Envoy for Men and Boys. Mr O’Brien said the new position was a privilege, enabling Australian men to overcome entrenched disadvantage and new and emerging…
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The Nationals will more than double Australia’s minimum fuel reserves to 60 days and deliver at least one billion litres of new storage through an $800 million Australian Fuel Security Facility to protect Australians’ way of life and restore their standard of living. This is a practical plan the government can adopt now to keep…
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During a visit to Albury, Nationals’ Leader Matt Canavan and Nationals’ Farrer candidate Brad Robertson heard the message from locals loud and clear: everyone is hurting. Facing skyrocketing energy prices, fuel prices, interest rates and recent health insurance changes, local small businesses, families, and residents are calling for help under the growing pressure. Mr Robertson…
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Federal Nationals Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack, is calling on Australia Post to do all it can to ensure Grenfell and Weddin Shire residents do not lose their post office. The call comes as the current operator of the Grenfell Licensed Post Office indicated they would stop operating the Post Office from the close of…
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The Minns Labor Government is failing NSW families by refusing to rule out a deeply unpopular camping fee hike. One year on from Labor’s outrageous attempts to hike camping fees in National Parks by up to 600%, the Minns Government still has not responded to the 23,000 NSW residents who told them to take a…
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The Nationals’ candidate for Farrer Brad Robertson has toured a greenfield site option, following the Coalition’s commitment for a $200 million investment into Albury Wodonga Health. The funding pledge, if successful at the 2028 federal election, would open a pathway to a greenfield development, with possible locations including an equestrian facility. “The Coalition has announced…
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Health Minister Ryan Park has been caught misleading NSW Parliament, with internal NSW Health briefings from 2024 revealing $80 million was approved in the budget for the Forster-Tuncurry public hospital. Under questioning at Budget Estimates last month, Mr Park stated “I don’t want people to think we are skirting around it … it wasn’t in…
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Nationals Member for Lyne, Alison Penfold, has called on Coastline Bank CEO John Yardley to reconsider the decision to close Kendall’s banking outlet, effective Friday, June 26. “When Bendigo Bank withdrew from Kendall in 2023, Coastline stepped in to make sure that the community had access to essential frontline banking services,” Ms Penfold said. “Just…
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One Nation’s candidate for Farrer has publicly peddled false figures about beef industry water consumption in an attempt to boost his personal political prospects. In a recent social media post David Farley claimed it took 15,000 litres of water to produce 1 kilogram of Australian beef. That figure is strongly refuted by respected and informed…
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Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Disaster Recovery, and Member for Myall Lakes, Tanya Thompson, has slammed her exclusion from key flood recovery meetings during the Premier’s brief visit to the Manning, labelling it “politics ahead of people.” Mrs Thompson said it is unacceptable that almost 12 months after devastating floods, the Premier chose to…
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