Category Archives: Media Releases

Dr Anne Webster MP – Albanese Government regional communications ‘response’ insults regional Australians

The Coalition says Communications Minister Anika Wells is clearly out of her depth, with the Albanese Labor Government’s woefully inadequate reports on regional telecommunications released yesterday under the cover of…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Labor’s 2035 target a costly sham

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said every Australian should be once bitten, twice shy on this week’s 2035 emissions reduction target of 62-70 per cent and Labor’s claims power…

Danny O’Brien MP – Stats reveal lack of Labor funding as roads crumble

Newly-released figures reveal the full extent of the Allan Labor Government’s disregard for basic road maintenance. A Parliamentary Budget Office Report proves the government spends significantly less than New South…

Danny O’Brien MP – The Nationals unveil $100 million Safer Communities Plan as Labor cuts funding

The Allan Labor Government has slashed funding for youth crime prevention programs as The Nationals put forward real solutions in the midst of a statewide crime crisis. Under Labor’s watch,…

Tim Bull MP – Homelessness looms amid Labor breakdown

Victorian Disability Minister, Lizzie Blandthorn, has launched an extraordinary attack on her federal Labor counterparts, highlighting a breakdown in communication at the worst possible time. Commenting on the breakdown between…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Farmers deserve federal climate carve-out as 40% of fruit & veg growers already considering quitting

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster has urged the Albanese Labor Government to stick to its pledge to rule out binding greenhouse gas emissions targets on agriculture with a 2035…

Senator The Hon Bridget McKenzie and Dr Anne Webster MP: NATIONALS SLAM QANTAS FOR ABANDONING REGIONAL BASES

Qantas’ proposal to shutter Mildura, Hobart and Canberra bases has been condemned as another crippling blow to regional aviation in Australia. On top of the collapse of Rex and Bonza,…

Tim Bull MP – Nobody can do it alone’: Making life with dementia better

This is a significant time on two fronts as we mark Dementia Action Week and World Alzheimer’s Day. Dementia Action Week runs until Sunday, with this year’s theme “Nobody can…

Melina Bath MP – The Nationals back families after Labor cuts Parentline support service

The Nationals have pledged to reinstate funding for Parentline if elected in 2026, a vital counselling service for Victorian families, after the Allan Labor Government controversially axed its funding in…

Danny O’Brien MP – CFA volunteers smack down Allan Labor Government

Thousands of Country Fire Authority volunteers across the state have expressed their frustration with the Allan Labor Government, marking the government poorly on virtually every area of CFA management and…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Albanese Government fails to meet legislated regional telecommunications deadline

The Coalition has formally moved yesterday that the Albanese Government be held to acco​​unt for failing to meet a legislated deadline to table its response to a key regional telecommunications…

Dr Anne Webster MP – Farmers give frosty reception to Albanese, Allan at Bush Summit

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster was shoulder-to-shoulder with farmers in Ballarat on Friday as protestors from Mallee and across regional Victoria gave a frosty reception to Prime Minister Anthony…