Alarming data from the Bureau of Health Information’s Healthcare Quarterly report has revealed what we already knew; the NSW Health system is buckling under pressure. The October to December 2025 report revealed an alarming trend of the number of people leaving emergency departments before treatment increasing across the state and that is reflected in the…
Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke is calling on the NSW Government to deploy a temporary water treatment plant to Narrandera, with neither the State nor Federal Government committing to fund a permanent infrastructure solution. The call follows a Roundtable hosted by Ms Cooke in Narrandera on Sunday, attended by Federal Nationals’ Leader Matt Canavan,…
Nationals Member for Clarence, Richie Williamson, is urging residents still recovering from the 2022 floods to register for the NSW Government’s Resilient Homes Program. Mr Williamson said time is running out for eligible residents to access vital support, with new applications closing on March 31. “I want to make sure each and every person who…
Nationals Member for Bathurst and Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole today questioned Premier Chris Minns on when struggling businesses affected by the Great Western Highway closure could expect assistance. The Premier was not able to provide an update, instead hinting that businesses would be left to fend for themselves when he…
Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Kevin Hogan, says the decision by the Reserve Bank to increase the cash rate target to 4.10 per cent confirms what Australians already know: inflation remains too high, and families are paying the price: • Mortgage holders will be hit again. • Small businesses will be…
The NSW Nationals have today highlighted the extraordinary failures of the Minns Labor Government over the last month. In the coming fortnight in Parliament, we will be prosecuting these issues: • Hospital patients exposed to fatal mould clusters and other serious maintenance and hygiene failures. • Government inaction after foster children were placed in the…
I’m incredibly honoured to have been elected Deputy Leader of The Nationals’ Federal Parliamentary team, serving alongside our new Leader Matt Canavan. I acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the previous leadership team, David Littleproud and Kevin Hogan, who I consider great friends and champions for regional Australia. As someone who was born and…
Statement by Senator The Hon Matt Canavan – Leader of The Nationals Thank you to my Nationals colleagues and the members of our great party right across Australia for your support and the honour to lead the Nationals. The bad news is that things are tough for Australians today. Australians are doing it tough. Power…
This afternoon I notified The Nationals Chief Whip of my intention to resign as Leader of The Nationals and requested a party room meeting later this week to choose a new Leader. Leading this great party has been an enormous honour and privilege, but I have concluded that I am no longer the best person…
Serious traffic disruptions continue on the Great Western Highway at Mount Victoria leaving motorists stranded and with no definitive timeline for reopening. Transport for NSW is undertaking geotechnical assessments after damage to the road surface was identified at Mitchell’s Causeway, known as ‘The Convict Bridge’ last Thursday. Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul…
I almost have to laugh. The Minns Labor Government has announced……wait for it…….a “review” into feral pigs. Because obviously what millions of 100-kilo breeding machines tearing up regional NSW really fear is a discussion paper in Macquarie Street. Last week I drove from Armidale to Moree at night, about 250 kilometres of quality agricultural country.…
The NSW Nationals are pleased to announce that Brad Robertson has been preselected as the Party’s candidate for the May 9 Farrer by-election. The decision has been made by members of the Party’s Farrer Federal Electorate Council with over 70 Party members in attendance in Giffith today. Brad together with his wife Kate and children…
Nationals’ Senator Ross Cadell says the decision to appoint a former CEO of the Climate Change Authority to oversee the Water Act Review is as perplexing as it is dangerous to the future of Australia’s food security and thousands of regional jobs. Senator Cadell, the Shadow Minister for Water, Fisheries and Forestry, and Emergency Management,…
The NSW Nationals have raised concerns around the Premier’s apparent lack of knowledge on regional issues. Under questioning from NSW Nationals Leader in the Upper House Sarah Mitchell, the Premier was unable to provide a timeline for works on Waterfall Way, revealing he wasn’t even familiar with the road, or the issue. Asked when he…
My mate Tubby Allen is a hardworking farmer from Burcher in western NSW (Burcher is about 84km west of Forbes) A better bloke you’ll struggle to find. I’ve known him for years, but don’t ask for his real name. “Tubby” is all anyone has ever needed. When Tubby reaches out, it’s because there’s a real…
