Opinion
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Call to lift social media ban
HOW much longer are kids under 16 going to tolerate our government going against our right to express ourselves online? Furthermore, how much more tax…
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Relief at the bowser
Dr Anne Webster Member for Mallee THE Nationals have secured a significant win to ease cost-of-living pain, embarrassing the Albanese Labor Government into providing fuel…
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Don’t forget About Child Care Subsidy for vacation care and OSHC
IT feels like the school year has barely begun, yet somehow the Easter holidays are here! By now most families have settled into the school…
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Ignoring the people
THE height of disrespect is for any government to ignore the very people it represents. A very real example of this is the Allan Labor…
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Please be kind
Jade Benham Member for Mildura AUSTRALIA’S and indeed Victoria’s and our region’s fuel situation is no longer a distant policy debate between different sides of…
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A message of hope
AS Easter approaches, we are reminded of an eternally important message that has echoed across centuries and continues to speak powerfully into our lives today.…
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Standing with fire-affected Victorians
Raff Ciccone Labor Senator for Victoria LAST month’s Victorian bushfires tore through communities with terrifying speed, leaving families without homes, disrupting businesses, and devastating farms…
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Inquiry incoming
THE Nationals and Liberals have secured a parliamentary inquiry that will get to the bottom of Labor’s 2026 summer bushfire preparedness and response. Volunteers, firefighters,…
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Do we value health?
TO Balranald Shire Mayor Louie Zaffina. It is good that the township of Euston has such a strong community representative and a bowling club with…
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Still slumbering
AFTER nearly four decades studying Californian water management, a return visit in January 2026 left me with a confronting realisation. California has had its water…
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Impacting Aussie kids
AS Australian children return to school, hundreds will not. Their desks sit empty as they fight blood cancer – the single biggest disease threatening the…
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A new school year
AS a new school year approaches, I would like to wish our teachers, students, staff and families a great year ahead. Whether you are just…













