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Road safety moves stalled
THE Albanese government is putting lives at risk on our local roads because of stalled safety projects and a failure to deliver the funding our…
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A good news story
WE hear about people who do bad things, but not much on people who show kindness to others. On Tuesday, my husband and I were…
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Buybacks will hurt regions
DURING my time in federal parliament, I’ve been proud to speak up on behalf of Farrer’s farming and irrigation communities many times. Our farmers work…
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Take advice from experts
WE USUALLY turn to people who know what they are doing when we can’t do those things ourselves. You pay an electrician to install your…
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Crippling burden of new health tax
IT is already frustratingly difficult to get a doctor’s appointment for so many regional Victorians, and now they face a painful hit to the hip-pocket…
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Revised Basin plan fails communities
THE minister’s new Murray-Darling Basin Plan will cost Australians and won’t fix the environment. The minister is proposing more time to complete complex projects and…
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Only fair to give them a Voice
WHY I’m voting “yes”. I am very political and I volunteer on a few local groups on a variety of social and environment issues. I…
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Your vote matters
IN THE bewildering misinformation surrounding the Voice referendum, your ‘yes’ vote matters. There is no better way to explain why than Paul Keating’s 1992 Redfern…
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Premature call on gas
THE Andrews government is lacking support and looking increasingly lonely in its premature call to ban gas in new homes. Labor in Victoria, quite simply,…
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Regroup to find way forward
INLAND Rivers Network has been a long-term advocate for healthy rivers, wetlands and groundwater in the Murray-Darling Basin. The basin plan is the best way…










