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Matt Taylor

Battle over local Fed Budget outcomes

A WAR of words has broken out between Member for Mallee Anne Webster and a senior Commonwealth Government minister over whether north-west Victoria had any wins in this week’s Federal Budget. Nationals MP Dr Webster claimed her electorate had been...

21 May 2024

News

Mallee budget wish list ‘extensive’

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster’s wish list for this Tuesday night’s Federal Budget runs deeper than the many potholes on the Sunraysia Highway, showing just how much needs to be fixed in the region. As the cost-of-living pressures continue to...

14 May 2024

News

NSW government abolishes EV stamp duty

THE New South Wales government will abolish stamp duty on electric vehicles (EVs) and offer drivers other incentives as part of a $500 million plan to boost sales of battery-powered cars. The plan, announced in last week’s state budget, is five times...

02 Jul 2021

News

Beefed-up police presence on the border

A BEEFED-up police presence will target travellers from NSW COVID-19 hot spots after the NSW Government announced a two-week lockdown on Saturday. Victoria Police yesterday said it would further bolster its Operation Sentinel response due to the...

30 Jun 2021

News

New agriculture visa will lead to ‘further exploitation’ of temporary migrant workers leading expert says

THE federal government’s new agriculture visa is “so appallingly” that it will lead to “further exploitation” of temporary migrant workers, a leading expert says. Dr Joanna Howe, whose work in the horticulture industry is internationally recognised...

25 Jun 2021

Politics

Murray Basin Rail Project caught in budget impasse

THE $440 million Murray Rail Basin Project is stuck in no man’s land after the political blame game over who is responsible for funding it sank to a new low on Thursday.

26 Nov 2020