Letters
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Cabinet challenges
THE future of agriculture must be a focus for the incoming Labor government. With Australians voting for change at Saturday’s poll, there are clear challenges…
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More help needed for families in Mildura
Families in Mildura and north-west Victoria will miss out on extra services addressing the devastating toll of perinatal anxiety and depression, which the Victorian Mental…
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Candidate shows there’s a time to listen
At a recent Mallee Candidates Forum in Swan Hill, a question was raised about what the candidates would do to correct the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
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Immediate action needed on shortages
Government has failed, regional hospitals are at breaking point and unable to meet the health needs of sick Victorians, with staff shortages and capacity pressures…
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Regions critical to economic potential
REGIONAL funding was used as a political football in the final days of the election campaign. On Wednesday Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese told the National…
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Housing issues start at the top
Where are the Nationals on housing and how regions can be an option and a solution for many people, both old and young? To fix…
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Young people need to respect the rules
I’VE seen electric scooters being ridden by young people without helmets in Mildura, and riding on the wrong side of the road. These people I…
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Country starving for good water policy
It is disappointing that the growing global food crisis has barely rated a mention during the federal election campaign. Are we not aware that the…
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Road safety committee
I write in response to a letter by Steph Ryan MP about road safety and Committees of Parliament. The opposition moved an amendment to the…
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Mandates leading to teacher shortages
The Victorian Government has admitted that it will not be ending teacher vaccine mandates, despite calling for the recruitment of 1,900 teachers in its 2022-23…
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Candidate questions fellow Independent
INDEPENDENT candidate for the seat of Mallee, Sophie Baldwin, says she advocates for water and the environment. Ms Baldwin, along with all the other known…
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Country Victorians betrayed on roads
An Opposition amendment to the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 that would have re-established the Victorian Parliament’s Road Safety Committee, was defeated by 16…
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