Under a Nationals and Liberals Government, serious offenders will face tougher sentencing and those who break bail for serious offences will be sent to jail. Under the Allan Government, criminal offending is at an all-time high as Labor’s revolving-door bail system allows offenders back on the street time and again. As part of our Safer…
DetailsToday’s Senate inquiry into Labor’s flawed legislation to deliver universal outdoor mobile connectivity heard deep concerns about the government’s failure to invest in regional connectivity and mandate domestic mobile roaming. While the intent of the bill is broadly supported, the government has failed to address how universal mobile coverage for text messages and voice calls…
DetailsMember for Mallee Dr Anne Webster MP has welcomed the Victorian Farmers Federation’s 20-point plan for Victoria to have the strongest farmland protections in the nation, as she highlighted The Nationals federally had already moved her Private Member’s Bill to ensure Commonwealth funding prioritises protecting prime agricultural land. “I have been working with Mallee farmers and their…
DetailsA new community safety plan has been unveiled by The Nationals and Liberals to reverse the concerning crime crisis impacting families and businesses. The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath said locals had enough of rising crime that had infiltrated every corner of the state. “Each week my office is contacted by concerned residents…
DetailsA new community safety plan has been unveiled by The Nationals and Liberals to reverse the concerning crime crisis impacting families and businesses. The Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath said locals had enough of rising crime that had infiltrated every corner of the state. “Each week my office is contacted by concerned residents…
DetailsThe ‘green dream’ – a proliferation of solar (photovoltaic) panels across Mallee – could turn into a nightmare, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said as the truth is laid bare that the almost 90 per cent of the panels will end up in landfill. The Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Energy has warned that panels…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government deliberately kept hidden bushfire risk management reports, leaving regional communities to face Victoria’s fire seasons without knowing the real risk around them. The reports spell out localised bushfire risk and fuel hazard levels – the very information farmers, families and communities need to prepare for a bushfire season and stay…
DetailsVictoria has yet another new Agriculture Minister – the fifth in the past six years, and the third this term alone – confirming agriculture is not a priority for the Allan Labor Government. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Emma Kealy said the constant churn shows a government that has sidelined one of Victoria’s most important industries.…
DetailsEastern Victorian households and businesses continue to be slammed by rising energy costs under Labor’s bungled energy transition, with new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures confirming electricity and gas prices are still climbing. The ABS Consumer Price Index shows electricity prices rose 23.8 per cent between February 2025 and February 2026, while gas and…
DetailsI am deeply concerned by reports of hidden cameras discovered in the change rooms at Horsham Town Hall. My thoughts are with those impacted — especially parents, who expect their children to be safe in community spaces. This is a shocking breach of trust, and it will have a real impact on families across Horsham…
DetailsToday’s GP training reannouncement from the Albanese Labor Government does not fix the underlying issues impacting the serious health workforce crisis in regional Australia that Labor has made worse. Shadow Minister for Health Senator Anne Ruston said that the Coalition welcomed additional GP training places, particularly for rural and regional Australia, but called out Labor for…
DetailsClosed police stations will be reopened, roster vacancies filled and community safety will be prioritised under a new plan by the Nationals and Liberals to recruit 3,000 additional Victoria Police officers. Under Jacinta Allan and Labor, police rosters have more than 1,500 vacancies and over 40 police stations are closed or operating on reduced hours…
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