Politics
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Nats spill claim rejected
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster has dismissed “unsourced claims” of a possible leadership spill in the Nationals party room. Reports arose at the weekend of…
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Gap still remains
VICTORIAN Labor senator Jana Stewart says Indigenous people are “asking to be seen, to be listened to and for a voice” amid public debate about…
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Webster’s buyback concern
MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster is concerned that discussions about alternatives to water buybacks to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan will not be “genuine consultation”.…
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Halt ‘unlawful’ buybacks: MP
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton is pushing for the NSW Government to support a moratorium on the planned water buybacks by the federal government. Mrs…
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MPs back Voice vote
LOWER house MPs have voted to set up the Indigenous Voice referendum, ahead of Australians heading to the polls on the issue later this year.…
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Ley’s ‘no’ choice
MEMBER for Farrer Sussan Ley says Australians who care about Indigenous disadvantage can vote against the Voice to parliament, claiming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is…
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Golf club, hospital boost
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says life is getting harder for regional Victorians, but Labor MP Jaclyn Symes claims her government is “doing what…
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‘Unconvinced’ on Voice
VICTORIAN Nationals leader Peter Walsh is not yet convinced the voice proposal will be the solution to closing the gap for Indigenous Australians. Opposition Leader…
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Vote to be heard
INDIGENOUS community members across the Mallee will have their voices heard after voting for the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria began. The Mallee District Aboriginal…
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Budget a ‘failure’
FAMILIES and farmers will ultimately be hurt by this week’s Federal Budget, according to Member for Mallee Anne Webster. In her first term as an…
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Roads funding call
NATIONALS Member for Northern Victoria Gaelle Broad has called on the State Government to prioritise funding for regional roads. With the State Budget to be…
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Concerns over failing transport assistance scheme in Victoria
MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh is concerned the “failing” popular transport assistance scheme will be a victim of next month’s State Budget. The Victorian…