Recognise outstanding community members – and apply for an Australia Day event grant!

Time is running out to nominate for the Australian of the Year Awards 2026 – and Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey is calling on the Parkes electorate to make sure our outstanding community members are recognised. “The Federal Electorate of Parkes covers more than 400,000 sq km of New South Wales and includes many hard-working…

Chaffey’s Corner – Monday, 21 July 2025

This is my first column as the Federal Member for Parkes, an electorate that covers more than 400,000 square kilometres of New South Wales. It’s an area bigger than Japan, Germany, or even Great Britain. I follow in the footsteps of some great Federal Members, most recently the Honourable Mark Coulton who ably represented this…

Coalition calls for Senate inquiry into Metals Manufacturing Industry

Australian smelters and refineries are at risk of collapsing and there is an urgent need for a Senate inquiry into the Metals Manufacturing Industry to determine how to save the vital sector and the thousands of Australian jobs it provides. The industry is under significant pressure due to the skyrocketing energy costs under the Albanese…

NDIS changes put services for remote and regional New South Wales at risk

Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey this week met in Dubbo with concerned NDIS providers to discuss changes to the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2025–26. The roundtable discussion was hosted by Marathon Health and included providers and occupational therapists who had contacted Mr Chaffey directly with their concerns with NDIS changes brought in by the Albanese…