After last night’s Federal Labor Budget, hard-working Australians woke up to the realisation that the harder they work, the more this Albanese Government takes from them. In this misguided attempt to address intergenerational equity, they have achieved the complete opposite.
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 of rising costs, ageing infrastructure and growing community expectations without adequate support. Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, Senator Bridget McKenzie said…
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 Rail project halfway through was devastating for regional communities and must be overturned. “The Inland Rail project is nation-changing project, spanning 1600 kilometres from Melbourne…
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 Parkes Jamie Chaffey says. “This decision is a huge betrayal of regional Australia,” Mr Chaffey said. “It throws away the $3.5 billion already spent on…
Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey has called on Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers to listen to the urgent needs of the 20 Local Government Areas in the Parkes electorate as he considers the 2026-27 Federal Budget. Mr Chaffey asked each of the 20 councils for their top priorities for the upcoming Federal Budget to put…