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The Federal Budget has failed to deliver a long-term plan for the financial sustainability of Australia’s local government sector, leaving regional, rural and remote councils once again carrying the burden...

Labor’s Budget of broken promises and cuts has obliterated a fair go for the electorate of Parkes, while doubling down on its tone-deaf reckless race to renewables and net zero...

Cut by cut, brick by brick, this government is bringing down the foundations of regional Australia that has been built by the hard work of generations.  

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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...

The Coalition has launched a ‘Rescue our Rail’ petition, to fight for Australia’s critical Inland Rail project. Leader of The Nationals Matt Canavan said Labor’s decision to scrap the Inland...

The Albanese Government has killed a project critical to the development of Australia’s sustainability and sovereignty with its axing of the Inland Rail project north of Parkes, Federal Member for...

It has now been a year since the people of the Parkes electorate elected me as their federal representative, and what a year it has been! In my maiden speech...

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...

Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey is calling on the New South Wales Government to make the re-opening of the Great Western Highway a priority. The highway, part of the...

Shocking new data has revealed the impact the Albanese Labor Government’s disastrous energy policies are having on local families. According to the Australian Energy Regulator, more than 70,000 families in...

A Coalition Government will restore integrity, fairness and public confidence in Australia’s migration system, announcing the first instalment of its comprehensive plan to put Australian values back at the heart...

Ahead of the Easter break, we had two weeks in Parliament where the fuel crisis was the central issue, as it is in many households and businesses across the country....