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Federal and state MP releases, Hansard mentions, and policy affecting the Mallee
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Source: Local MP Releases
Divisive budget falls flat
This week was a turning point for Australians as the two governing forces in Canberra laid out very different visions for our nation.
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 15/05/2026
A new hope emerges to put Australians first under a Coalition government
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 14/05/2026
Labor's Budget will reduce access to essential healthcare - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 14/05/2026
Labor’s callous Budget axes critical regional connectivity funding - Joint Media Release with Shadow Minister Senator Sarah Henderson
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 14/05/2026
Economic pain to continue under Albanese Federal Budget
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 13/05/2026
Interview with Grace Marshall, ABC Mildura and Swan Hill Breakfast - Transcript - Wednesday 13 May 2026
Local MP Releases · 9 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 13/05/2026
Interview with Narelle Graham, ABC Regional South Australia - Transcript - Wednesday 13 May 2026
Local MP Releases · 7 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 13/05/2026
Small businesses struggling under Labor's inflation crisis
Local MP Releases · 5 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 13/05/2026
Who the government has decided to tax more: our elderly
Local MP Releases · 1 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 13/05/2026
Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Tuesday 12 May 2026
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 12/05/2026
The private health rebate
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 12/05/2026
Interview with Jaynie Seal, 'On The Hour', Sky News - Sunday 10 May 2026
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 10/05/2026
It’s the economy, stupid - Op Ed Column
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 08/05/2026
It’s the economy, stupid
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 08/05/2026
[Jade Benham] Long overdue funding announced for Cardross Primary School
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 11:52 pm 07/05/2026
[Jade Benham] Charlton CFA funding announced, questions remain
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 11:45 pm 07/05/2026
Regional Australians paying the price for Labor's health failures - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 06/05/2026
Coalition backs sensible reforms to promote organ donation as Health Ministers meet - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 01/05/2026
Interview with Rowan Dean, Sky News 'The World According to Rowan Dean' - Transcript - Friday 1 May 2026
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 01/05/2026
Our ‘Ag Visa’ push
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 01/05/2026
The Nationals promote innovative push to convert excess wine to ethanol during fuel crisis
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 01/05/2026
Labor’s pet projects threaten
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 30/04/2026
Labor risks lifeline for the bush as Regional Tech Hub faces axe - Joint Media Release with Shadow Minister Senator Sarah Henderson
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 27/04/2026
[Jade Benham] VPTAS changes add new barriers for regional patients
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 09:54 pm 24/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Birchip Five Ways review is common sense
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 09:52 pm 24/04/2026
As wars rage and allies call for Australian involvement - Lest We Forget this ANZAC Day - Column
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 24/04/2026
Older Australians Are Paying the Price for Labor’s Bad Decisions
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 24/04/2026
Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Thursday 23 April 2026
Local MP Releases · 5 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 23/04/2026
Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, Sky News 'Afternoon Agenda' - Wednesday 22 April 2026
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 22/04/2026
Interview with James Macpherson, Sky News 'Paul Murray Live' - Wednesday 22 April 2026
Local MP Releases · 9 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 22/04/2026
Labor late to repair NDIS, aged care mess of their own making
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 22/04/2026
The Nationals investigate greenfield options in Farrer hospital pledge - Joint Media Release with Leader of The Nationals Matt Canavan and The Nationals' candidate for Farrer, Brad Robertson
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 22/04/2026
Interview with Jaynie Seal, 'On The Hour', Sky News - Sunday 19 April 2026
Local MP Releases · 5 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 20/04/2026
It isn’t easy being green as solar panels go to waste
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 20/04/2026
Labor abandons the regions on black spot funding and mandatory mobile roaming - Joint Media Release with Shadow Minister Senator Sarah Henderson
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 20/04/2026
Protecting prime agricultural land a shared priority for Mallee
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 20/04/2026
This is a bloke that doesn’t hold a (petrol) hose
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 17/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Benham raises alarm over fuel access for funeral services
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 12:38 am 16/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Reopening police stations and delivering more police for Victoria
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 12:36 am 16/04/2026
GP training announcement doesn’t fix regional doctor workforce pipeline - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 15/04/2026
Interview with Triple J Hack program - Biofuels - Wednesday 15 April 2026
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 15/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Ambulance crisis forcing taxis to fill emergency gaps
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 11:44 pm 14/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Residents encouraged to have their say on Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 11:37 pm 14/04/2026
Interview with Danica De Giorgio, Sky News 'Paul Murray Live' - Tuesday 14 April 2026
Local MP Releases · 5 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 14/04/2026
Interview with Sandra Moon, ABC Goulburn Murray - Tuesday 14 April 2026
Local MP Releases · 6 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 14/04/2026
The Nationals take tougher stance on immigration through Coalition policy
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 14/04/2026
Interest-free loans needed for agriculture amid fuel crisis
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 10/04/2026
The Nationals in tune with Mallee on energy, fuel, water and more - Column
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 10:00 am 10/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Crime taking a toll on communities
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 01:18 am 06/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Benham meets with Italian Ambassador
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 02:12 am 05/04/2026
Prime Minister keeps looking to the Coalition for answers
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 03/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Benham calls out Labor’s cost of living disconnect
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 01:20 am 03/04/2026
Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Thursday 2 April 2026
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 02/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Benham rides for Lifeline
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 01:10 am 02/04/2026
[Jade Benham] Neighbourhood Houses deserve support, not a sales pitch
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura 11:58 pm 01/04/2026
Australia’s fuel security plan include Farmers?
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 01/04/2026
Fuel Supply Problem
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 01/04/2026
Labor is breaking the NDIS
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 01/04/2026
The Nationals move for transparent Inquiry into environmental water buybacks in Murray-Darling Basin Plan
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 01/04/2026
The Nationals have secured a significant win
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 03:32 am 01/04/2026
6 shipments due in a few weeks’ time have been cancelled or delayed
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 31/03/2026
Aged Care Assessment Failures Escalate as Review Requests Surge
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 31/03/2026
Bitumen is too expensive
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 31/03/2026
Crumbling roads. Cancelled care. Communities under pressure.
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 31/03/2026
The Nationals oppose expanding the size of parliament
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 31/03/2026
Biofuels a win-win for Mallee and national fuel security
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 30/03/2026
Labor was mugged by reality on the role
Local MP Releases · 7 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 30/03/2026
Coalition calls for immediate halving of fuel tax as national fuel crisis deepens
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 27/03/2026
Fuel supply shortages
Local MP Releases · 1 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 27/03/2026
Albanese blames Australians
Local MP Releases · 1 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 26/03/2026
Australians aren't panic buying, Labor are panic 'governing'
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 26/03/2026
Farm produce crisis looms due to Albanese Government’s fuel supply crisis
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 26/03/2026
Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Thursday 26 March 2026
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 26/03/2026
Interview with Grace Marshall, ABC Mildura and Swan Hill Breakfast - Transcript - Wednesday 25 March 2026
Local MP Releases · 9 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 25/03/2026
Private Health Cover Is Failing Mallee — My Plan to Fix It
Local MP Releases · 9 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 25/03/2026
Australian farmers sacrificed in Albanese Government’s Eurovision contest
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 24/03/2026
They’re calling it a win. Farmers are calling it a sellout.
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 24/03/2026
Empty bowsers. Empty promises.
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 23/03/2026
Fixing Regional Healthcare & Ending Genetic Discrimination
Local MP Releases · 9 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 23/03/2026
Interview with Jaynie Seal, 'On The Hour', Sky News - Sunday 22 March 2026
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 22/03/2026
Anne Webster MP Updated Portfolio Responsibilities: Regional Health and Regional Communications
Local MP Releases · 1 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 20/03/2026
Fuel crisis exposes Labor failures as Mallee towns run dry
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 20/03/2026
Fuel supplies to regional Australia
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 20/03/2026
Interview with James Macpherson, 'The Macpherson Angle', Sky News - Sunday 15 March 2026
Local MP Releases · 7 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 15/03/2026
Labor shamed into action for regional Australian fuel supplies
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 13/03/2026
Nationals’ leadership team
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 13/03/2026
Australia will not be able to get the food that they need
Local MP Releases · 1 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 11/03/2026
The Nationals' Fight for Food Security proceeds to the Senate - Joint Media Release
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 11/03/2026
He says, 'There's no problem'
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 10/03/2026
Australia running on empty: fuel security = food security
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 08/03/2026
Interview with Caroline Marcus, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Thursday 5 March February 2026
Local MP Releases · 4 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 05/03/2026
The Nationals’ push to protect prime agricultural land presses on in Canberra
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 03/03/2026
Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Thursday 26 February 2026
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 26/02/2026
Stranded! – Labor’s Loddon childcare desert $5 million a cruel vote-buying mirage
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 26/02/2026
ABC Central Victoria with Rebekah Lowe - Tuesday 24 February 2026
Local MP Releases · 7 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 24/02/2026
The Nationals Flags Amendment
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 19/02/2026
Energy bills to go up – yet again – for Labor’s ‘cheapest form of electricity’
Local MP Releases · 2 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 18/02/2026
Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Wednesday 18 February 2026
Local MP Releases · 3 min read · Mallee 11:00 am 18/02/2026
[Peter Walsh] $50,000 funding for multicultural events and festivals says Walsh
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 11:00 am 08/10/2025
[Peter Walsh] Heritage listing for Kow Swamp a pointless travesty says Walsh
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 10:00 am 24/09/2025
[Peter Walsh] Don’t fail our LLENs says Walsh
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 10:00 am 14/09/2025
[Peter Walsh] Walsh demands meeting with Minister after man falls from train
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 10:00 am 14/09/2025
[Peter Walsh] Train system becoming train wreck says Walsh
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 10:00 am 09/09/2025
[Peter Walsh] Labor’s ideological demons destroy Department of Agriculture: Walsh
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 10:00 am 01/09/2025
[Peter Walsh] Walsh pleads for DEECA to repeat 2024 Barmah firewood collection
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 10:00 am 11/08/2025
[Peter Walsh] Walsh says compressed gas network will close in 2026
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 10:00 am 05/08/2025
[Peter Walsh] Walsh joins government’s drought response taskforce
Victorian State MP Releases · 2 min read · Murray Plains (formerly Swan Hill) 10:00 am 30/05/2025
[Jade Benham] Benham calls out funding divide as regional students miss out
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura
[Jade Benham] Benham encourages community input into bushfire inquiry
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura
[Jade Benham] Cricket grant applications open
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura
[Jade Benham] Government’s free TAFE plan lacks substance
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura
[Jade Benham] Labor gaslights Victorians to hide financial mismanagement
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura
[Jade Benham] Regional Victoria can’t run on reassurances
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura
[Jade Benham] Regional Victorians betrayed as Labor allows compulsory acquisition
Victorian State MP Releases · 1 min read · Mildura