The Labor Government has been secretly taxing Victorian public transport users every time they tap on or off trains and buses to help fund the controversial Suburban Rail Loop (SRL). The $8 billion tax was revealed in a report released today by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO), which also warned the SRL is likely to exceed…
DetailsThe brave families and supporters of two 11-year-old girls that were brutally attacked after stepping off a school bus in Shepparton, gathered on the front steps of Parliament on Tuesday to raise the issue of youth crime. The Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe raised the attack in Parliament this week. “The physical and…
DetailsNew figures have revealed 98 per cent of potential compensation claims were denied by the Labor Government over the past two years, highlighting the desperate need to build better roads in Victoria, according to Nationals Member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland. Just 23 claims were successful of more than 1,800 drivers who applied to Transport for…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Shepparton District, Kim O’Keeffe has called on the newly appointed Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Paul Hamer to address the “appalling” standard of road repairs that are being completed across the Goulburn Valley region. In questioning the Minister in Parliament this week, Ms O’Keeffe emphasised that her office has been…
DetailsAn elected Nationals and Liberals Government will strengthen Victoria’s justice system by creating a specialist Court of Criminal Appeal and giving Victorians greater transparency over sentencing outcomes. The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, said Victorians deserved confidence that serious offenders were being held to account and that sentences reflected the seriousness of their offending.…
DetailsThe Nationals’ Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath has congratulated Colin “Stocky” Stockdale on receiving the Country Fire Authority (CFA) Outstanding Service Medal. It is the CFA’s highest honour, presented for exceptional service, leadership and community contribution. Speaking in state parliament Ms Bath paid tribute to Stocky’s decades of leadership, service and mentorship, recognising his…
DetailsThe Carroll Labor Government’s Associations Incorporation Reform Amendment Bill 2026 has nothing to do with protecting workers and everything to do with protecting Labor’s union donors from competition, Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs Jade Benham said today. The Bill, introduced last sitting week, bundles genuine action against Neo-Nazi and terrorist organisations with sweeping new powers…
DetailsShadow Minister for Mental Health, Emma Kealy, has called for an urgent inquiry into child and youth mental health services in Victoria following revelations of two youth suicide clusters in Melbourne’s east. Ms Kealy said the revelations exposed a system that only reviews a child’s death if they had already been treated within the public…
DetailsThe Nationals have taken Labor to task over its failure to “smoke out tobacco crime lords” following a string of alleged incidents involving extortion, intimidation and violence linked to the illicit tobacco trade. “Residents were shocked by reports that a family member of a local tobacco store owner was allegedly abducted and assaulted by a criminal gang,”…
DetailsThe Albanese Labor Government’s latest $430 million Murray-Darling Basin water buyback has taken almost 86 gigalitres of productive water out of agriculture, pushing Labor to within 70 gigalitres of their 450 gigalitre political water buyback target. Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said the buybacks are destroying food and fibre production as farmers struggle to…
DetailsVictorians deserve confidence that our justice system is working, yet too often there are questions about whether sentences for serious crimes meet community expectations. The Nationals have a plan to shine a light on sentencing and improve transparency, consistency and accountability across Victoria’s justice system. If elected, we will establish a specialist Court of Criminal…
DetailsFamilies across Lowan are being hit hard by the rising cost of everyday essentials under Labor, with new analysis showing an average regional Victorian family is now paying more than $8000 a year for power, water, council rates and fuel. Figures from the Australian Energy Regulator and Essential Services Commission highlight a simple reality for…
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