Federal Nationals Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has attacked the lack of urgency in addressing financial sustainability for Australia’s 537 local governments, as the Albanese Labor government quietly reinstates a sustainability inquiry – something The Nationals have been calling for since early June. Mr Chaffey said the Albanese Government has been very slow to reinstate…
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The NSW Nationals have welcomed the passage of the Planning System Reform Bill 2025, recognising the need for a modern, faster and fairer planning system to help address the housing crisis that continues to put pressure on families, renters, and first home buyers across the state. To improve the legislation, The Nationals worked constructively with…
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Federal Nationals Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack, says the Albanese Government should immediately abandon its plan to lower regional speed limits to as low as 70 kilometres per hour. “The people of the Riverina electorate want hot cash for hot asphalt, they do not want to be throttled by this Labor Government that continues to…
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Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, is encouraging residents across the Northern Tablelands to throw their support behind the community of Walcha in their bid to stop EnergyCo destroying their homes and livelihoods. More than 100 Walcha farmers, led by Anna Young, have banded together to put forward a Parliamentary ePetition to stop EnergyCo’s…
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Nationals Leader, David Littleproud, says revelations the cost of Labor hosting next year’s United Nations Climate Change Summit could double to $2 billion show Labor is out of touch with Australians trying to just put food on the table. The Australian Financial Review reports the estimated $1.3 billion cost of hosting the Summit does not…
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Today, November 11, Australia commemorates the anniversary of the Armistice that ended the fighting in the First World War. Every year, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we mark the time and date in 1918 when the guns fell silent on the Western Front after more than four years…
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Clarence Nationals MP Richie Williamson has slammed the NSW Minns Labor Government for continuing to leave commercial prawn fishers in the Clarence, Evans and Richmond rivers without answers, without support, and without a pathway back to work as the expiry of current biosecurity orders rapidly approaches. Mr Williamson said affected prawn fishers – who have…
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Nationals’ Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, has announced construction of the $110.2 million Cowra Hospital Redevelopment is officially complete. Ms Cooke said it marks an incredible moment in the journey toward delivering the modern, purpose-built health service this community deserves. “This project has been close to my heart from day one and was among the…
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Labor wants to lower the default speed limit on regional roads from 100 to 70 kilometres per hour – with one of the reasons being to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Government’s Regulatory Impact Statement argues that slower speeds will reduce fuel consumption and therefore reduce carbon emissions from vehicles. Deputy Nationals’ Leader and Federal…
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Rugby Union is a sport for all, and it will soon be even more accessible in the region with Inverell Rugby Club receiving a huge off-season boost. Nationals Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, has visited the club to reveal it’s been successful in securing $73,656 from the NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants Program – Clubgrants…
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