The Andrews Labor Government has delivered another blow to the local community by refusing to grant primary schools an exemption from the State Government banking mandate. The Nationals Member for…
Dear Editor, Rising household energy bills are just one of the painful financial impacts of the skyrocketing cost-of-living for regional Victorians. While Victorian Labor is firmly sitting on its hands…
The Victorian Nationals have called out the federal government’s refusal to implement strict new biosecurity measures to stop foot and mouth disease breaching Australia’s borders and decimating Victorian agriculture. Deputy…
Deputy Leader of the Nationals and Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to acknowledge its part in the current building crisis and work with…
The Victorian Nationals’ party room has today selected Member for Lowan Emma Kealy as our new Deputy Leader. A special meeting was held this evening following the resignation of Member…
Mental health programs designed to support Victorians through COVID isolation and uncertainty have been axed, despite last week’s three-month extension to pandemic declaration powers. It’s been revealed today Kids Helpline…
The nation’s largest mental health worker recruitment drive is needed to arrest “heightened levels of anxiety and mood distress” in young Victorians, as data today reveals an alarming spike in…
Today the Andrews Labor Government will slash 100 jobs from services to help people addicted to alcohol or other drugs as part of a $39.8m funding cut inflicted on the…
The Andrews Labor Government is being urged to support simple reforms that will immediately deliver hundreds of extra workers for Victoria’s under-resourced mental health workforce. As Labor’s six lockdowns continue…
A plan to boost youth mental health services by 2026 is years too late for children who are suffering right now and could benefit from other immediate reforms that the…
There is no place in our society for cuffing vulnerable Victorians to their hospital bed during a mental health crisis. But disturbing data, released today, shows this practice is becoming…
Victoria’s overwhelmed health workforce is missing out on a crucial boost to staff resources while Daniel Andrews pig-headedly ignores reforms to unlock thousands of additional workers to support the system.…