Unemployment rate falls
NSW Nationals Member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the latest Australian job figures, with unemployment dropping to 5.8 per cent.
Virtue signalling risks jobs, Senator says
NSW Nationals Senator Perin Davey says virtue signalling from Australian banks has put regional jobs in jeopardy.
Hunter Expressway strategy to drive local economy
The NSW Nationals in the state government are calling for community input on a strategic plan to take advantage of the Hunter Expressway and make the Hunter Australia’s leading regional economy.
Transport
The NSW Nationals want to keep NSW moving and to do that we need roads, rail, and ports – both air and sea – to continually improve.
Resources sector
Many regional communities are built around resources – fishing, forestry and mining are just a few of the industries providing vital jobs outside of the cities.
Primary industries
The NSW Nationals have always had a focus on agriculture, a sector worth more than $8 billion to our economy each year. But our support does not stop at farmers, pastoralists, and horticulturalists.
Tourism
New South Wales is blessed with contrasting and diverse landscapes, from alpine wilderness to seaside beauty, rainforests, and bushland.
Supporting small business
There are hundreds of thousands of small businesses in our state, and more than a third of them are in the regions.
Economic stimulus to boost businesses and households
The Federal Government has announced a $17.6 billion economic plan to keep Australians in jobs, keep businesses in business and support households and the economy. Federal Nationals Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said regional communities will see a range of benefits resulting from the package, which will give the local economy the boost it needs.…
Proof Is In: Nationals Good For Economy
Australia’s Federal Budget is on the mend after years of Labor mismanagement thanks to the hard work of the Liberals and Nationals in Government. The Final Budget Outcome for the 2017-18 financial year recorded an underlying cash deficit $19.3 billion better than estimated at the time of the 2017-18 Budget. This is the smallest the…