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Federal and state MP releases, Hansard mentions, and policy affecting the Mallee

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Source: Local MP Releases

Labor’s Aged Care Chaos Leaves Regional Seniors in the Lurch

Member for Mallee Anne Webster has called on Labor's Aged Care Minister Sam Rae to urgently intervene after Commonwealth Home Support Programme funding changes left older residents in the Grampians...

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Labor’s Aged Care Chaos Leaves Regional Seniors in the Lurch

Australians Are Frustrated, Let's Keep the Focus on Holding Labor Accountable

Telstra Outage: Australians Deserve Answers After Triple Zero Failure

AIHW Report Confirms Cracks in Australia’s Health and Age Care System - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston

Interview with Trudy McIntosh - Sky News - Thursday 9 July 2026

Interview with Pete Stefanovic, Sky News 'First Edition' - Tuesday 7 July 2026

Coalition puts the care back into aged care with Bill to restore human override in aged care assessments

Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Monday 6 July 2026

Labor must do better on Data Centres and Artificial Intelligence related development than railroading regional communities

[Jade Benham] Expanding Mildura Base Public Hospital to deliver better care for locals

[Jade Benham] Fair share guarantee for regional Victoria

[Jade Benham] Grants support regional Pride celebrations

[Jade Benham] Benham calls for more pest and weed control funding

[Jade Benham] Benham takes the plunge for FightMND

[Jade Benham] Benham questions Minister on Irymple Ambulance Station

[Peter Walsh] Walsh says rego rebate rules set up to exclude too many Victorians

Divisive budget falls flat

A new hope emerges to put Australians first under a Coalition government

Labor's Budget will reduce access to essential healthcare - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston

Labor’s callous Budget axes critical regional connectivity funding - Joint Media Release with Shadow Minister Senator Sarah Henderson

Economic pain to continue under Albanese Federal Budget

Interview with Grace Marshall, ABC Mildura and Swan Hill Breakfast - Transcript - Wednesday 13 May 2026

Interview with Narelle Graham, ABC Regional South Australia - Transcript - Wednesday 13 May 2026

Small businesses struggling under Labor's inflation crisis

Who the government has decided to tax more: our elderly

Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Tuesday 12 May 2026

The private health rebate

Interview with Jaynie Seal, 'On The Hour', Sky News - Sunday 10 May 2026

It’s the economy, stupid - Op Ed Column

It’s the economy, stupid

[Jade Benham] Long overdue funding announced for Cardross Primary School

[Jade Benham] Charlton CFA funding announced, questions remain

Regional Australians paying the price for Labor's health failures - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston

Coalition backs sensible reforms to promote organ donation as Health Ministers meet - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston

Interview with Rowan Dean, Sky News 'The World According to Rowan Dean' - Transcript - Friday 1 May 2026

Our ‘Ag Visa’ push

The Nationals promote innovative push to convert excess wine to ethanol during fuel crisis

Labor’s pet projects threaten

Labor risks lifeline for the bush as Regional Tech Hub faces axe - Joint Media Release with Shadow Minister Senator Sarah Henderson

[Jade Benham] VPTAS changes add new barriers for regional patients

[Jade Benham] Birchip Five Ways review is common sense

As wars rage and allies call for Australian involvement - Lest We Forget this ANZAC Day - Column

Older Australians Are Paying the Price for Labor’s Bad Decisions

Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Thursday 23 April 2026

Interview with Ashleigh Gillon, Sky News 'Afternoon Agenda' - Wednesday 22 April 2026

Interview with James Macpherson, Sky News 'Paul Murray Live' - Wednesday 22 April 2026

Labor late to repair NDIS, aged care mess of their own making

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

Interview with Jaynie Seal, 'On The Hour', Sky News - Sunday 19 April 2026

It isn’t easy being green as solar panels go to waste

Labor abandons the regions on black spot funding and mandatory mobile roaming - Joint Media Release with Shadow Minister Senator Sarah Henderson

Protecting prime agricultural land a shared priority for Mallee

This is a bloke that doesn’t hold a (petrol) hose

[Jade Benham] Benham raises alarm over fuel access for funeral services

[Jade Benham] Reopening police stations and delivering more police for Victoria

GP training announcement doesn’t fix regional doctor workforce pipeline - Joint Media Release with Senator Anne Ruston

Interview with Triple J Hack program - Biofuels - Wednesday 15 April 2026

[Jade Benham] Ambulance crisis forcing taxis to fill emergency gaps

[Jade Benham] Residents encouraged to have their say on Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review

Interview with Danica De Giorgio, Sky News 'Paul Murray Live' - Tuesday 14 April 2026

Interview with Sandra Moon, ABC Goulburn Murray - Tuesday 14 April 2026

The Nationals take tougher stance on immigration through Coalition policy

Interest-free loans needed for agriculture amid fuel crisis

The Nationals in tune with Mallee on energy, fuel, water and more - Column

[Jade Benham] Crime taking a toll on communities

[Jade Benham] Benham meets with Italian Ambassador

Prime Minister keeps looking to the Coalition for answers

[Jade Benham] Benham calls out Labor’s cost of living disconnect

Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'Kenny Report' - Thursday 2 April 2026

[Jade Benham] Benham rides for Lifeline

[Jade Benham] Neighbourhood Houses deserve support, not a sales pitch

Australia’s fuel security plan include Farmers?

Fuel Supply Problem

Labor is breaking the NDIS

The Nationals move for transparent Inquiry into environmental water buybacks in Murray-Darling Basin Plan

The Nationals have secured a significant win

6 shipments due in a few weeks’ time have been cancelled or delayed

Aged Care Assessment Failures Escalate as Review Requests Surge

Bitumen is too expensive