The Albanese Labor Government will deliver the 2026-27 Federal Budget on Tuesday night, with bad news for regional Australia – including the electorate of Parkes – already making headlines. The government’s announcement this week that it will axe the Inland Rail project north of Parkes has been labelled a “disaster” by businesses, “devastating” by regional…
The Coalition will more than double Australia’s minimum fuel reserves to 60 days and deliver at least 1 billion litres of new storage through an $800 million Australian Fuel Security Facility, building long-term resilience against future supply shocks in the Parkes electorate. Under the plan, the threshold amount of fuel held by industry in Australia’s…
Families and small businesses from the Parkes electorate are being hit hard by a deepening national fuel crisis, with the Coalition calling on the Albanese Government to immediately halve the fuel tax for three months to deliver urgent relief. This is a practical step the Government can take today to ease pressure on households and…
I am honoured today to once again be part of the Federal Coalition Shadow Ministry, and I congratulate The Nationals’ new leadership team on their appointments. I will resume my role as Shadow Assistant Minister for Resources and look forward to continuing to work with the Hon Senator Susan McDonald to address this vital portfolio in…
Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey today welcomed Senator Matt Canavan as the new leader of The National Party and Darren Chester as the Deputy Leader. “Senator Matt Canavan has already proven himself as a fighter for regional Australia – and that is exactly what the country needs,” Mr Chaffey said. “I welcome his election…
The Albanese Labor Government needs to step up and immediately intervene to ensure security of fuel supply to farmers and regional areas. “The US-Israeli war on Iran is not even two weeks old and already I am getting calls from farmers and independent bulk fuel suppliers who have had access to their diesel and petrol…
Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey is urging not-for-profit organisations in the federal electorate of Parkes to apply for the 2025-26 Volunteer Grants Round. Expressions of interest are now open for grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 for eligible not-for-profit organisations to support and increase participation in volunteering. “Volunteers contribute so much to the Parkes…