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Wade Stephens

Seventeen on the ballot across Mallee and Farrer

EIGHT candidates will be contesting the seat of Mallee at this year’s Federal Election, and the ballot order has been determined. Drawing the top of the ticket is Greens candidate Nicole Rowan, ahead of incumbent Nationals MP Anne Webster in second...

16 Apr 2025

Politics

Nats back Webster for next election

ANNE Webster will be the Nationals candidate for the seat of Mallee at the coming federal election, after no challengers emerged during the preselection race. For the second term in a row, Dr Webster was...

15 Feb 2024

Politics

Voters pulling at the boundaries

THE Mallee federal electorate should not be expanded, according to the bulk of suggestions to a boundaries review. Victoria and New South Wales must lose one seat each due to population changes, prompting the Australian Electoral Commission to...

14 Dec 2023

News

Irrigators blast water buybacks at forum

WATER buybacks are going to hurt city shoppers at the checkout, a Mallee forum has been told. More than 60 irrigators attended a meeting in Mildura on Tuesday to discuss proposed amendments to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Members of the...

10 Oct 2023

News

Water buybacks protest

COMMODITY group representatives met with the National Party in Canberra this week, to protest against the revised Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Amendments to the plan, agreed to last month by every...

20 Sep 2023

Politics

Webster distances from ‘no’ vote flyer

MEMBER for Mallee Anne Webster says she “wasn’t necessarily happy” authorising the distribution of “no” campaign material with her name and face on it. Dr Webster told Sunraysia Daily she had a strong view that the...

19 Sep 2023

Politics

Dalton buyback ‘failure’, says Lib MP

A WAR of words has erupted over how environmental targets set out in the Murray Darling Basin Plan will be met. Opposition deputy leader Sussan Ley has hit out at NSW Independent Helen Dalton, saying she has been unable to influence the NSW...

14 Sep 2023

News

Nats’ focus on women, health

NATIONALS leader David Littleproud says Dr Anne Webster’s work on regional health policy will be part of their 2025 election aspirations as they try to win back women voters. At the weekend’s federal Nationals conference, Mr Littleproud’s leader’s...

13 Sep 2023

Politics

Voice cases laid out

DIFFERENT views are being put to Mallee voters about whether the Voice will be effective in closing the gap in outcomes for Indigenous people. Pamphlets were released this week detailing the “yes” and “no” cases, which will be sent to voters before...

26 Jul 2023

Politics

Mallee survey rebuked by poll expert

SURVEY results being spruiked by Mallee MP Anne Webster have been slammed as “not valid” by a respected polling analyst. Dr Webster’s office this week issued a media release that said more than 64 per cent of Mallee residents intended to vote no at...

26 Jul 2023

Health

Move to tell more organ donor stories

AN AMENDMENT about how organ and tissue donation information is disclosed is being debated in Federal Parliament. The government is seeking to extend the list of people that DonateLife and the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation...

22 Jun 2023

Politics

Unity call on Voice

A FIRST Nations Senator who grew up in the Mallee believes a resounding “yes” vote in the Indigenous Voice referendum will help re-write harrowing statistics. Mutthi Mutthi and Wamba Wamba woman Jana Stewart is the youngest First Nations woman to be...

19 Apr 2023