The Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, has demanded Treasurer Tim Pallas “explain, let alone justify” radical and punitive changes to the state’s land tax charges. Mr Walsh took his fight to the floor of the Parliament today, asking Mr Pallas to “explain to my constituents why the government has changed…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says a two-year battle to protect Victorian farmers and their private property from radical fringe animal activists has been won following the recent passage of the Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Incident Response) Bill 2024. Mr Walsh says it has been the tireless work of every…
DetailsDear Editor, With a nightmare State Budget looming in May, it’s evident the Allan Labor Government is poised to inflict severe cuts on regional Victorians. Grassroots sporting groups, integral parts of our communities, face the brunt of the pain as grant funding dries up. The funding for the arts is also in…
DetailsDear Editor, The inquiry into the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games this week reconvenes in Bendigo, the home of Premier Jacinta Allan. It’s fallout that continues over the Labor Government’s decision to cancel the Games, costing Victorians $600 million. Despite the Inquiry being on her own doorstep, the Premier refuses to give…
DetailsThe Allan Labor Government has cold-heartedly stonewalled questions on how many Regional Development Victoria staff will lose their jobs. Amid redundancies, and fears 130 jobs will be lost, the Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney showed a complete lack of respect for the dire situation. Regional Development Victoria has driven rural and regional economic development,…
DetailsVictoria is facing a crisis in its emergency health response system, with alarming reports revealing significant shortcomings in both the triple-0 service and the Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) service. The recent revelations regarding Victoria’s triple-0 cris are deeply troubling. Desperate Victorians have been forced to be on hold for up to six…
DetailsDear Editor, Victoria’s health system is sick, and it’s been descending into a chronic long-term illness for a decade. That means the lives of Victorians are being put at risk, with horrendous delays highlighted in Parliament by The Nationals last week. One recent example is a cancer patient, who had an oncologist…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says submissions to the Inquiry into pig welfare in Victoria officially closed today but late submissions are just as important. Because he says it’s time to save the local pork industry’s bacon – and there’s no time to be wasted. Mr Walsh says…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says regional Victoria’s hospital system is becoming paralysed by another fatally flawed Labor government kneejerk ‘plan’. Mr Walsh says in a “frantic bid to boost frontline doctor numbers” across the state the Health Department is throwing thousands of dollars at them to do casual…
DetailsThe Nationals leader and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, says the writing is on the wall – Victoria’s Labor government is running out of gas and doing nothing but pumping up our already soaring energy bills. And Mr Walsh says Premier Jacinta Allan could not have picked a worse time to try and…
DetailsThe Liberals and Nationals are calling on the Allan Government to urgently classify natural disaster areas in central Victoria’s flood-ravaged Loddon Shire. Leader of The Nationals, Peter Walsh, this morning toured areas near Wedderburn and Korong Vale, hit hardest by rain on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning. The area was inundated by…
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