Anne Webster MP

Where is Chris Bowen? Where is the ACCC? Fuel crisis denied, then admitted. Prices spiking. Regions running dry. Farmers on rations. I’ve called on the ACCC to investigate. Australians deserve answers — not a govt asleep at the wheel.

A “fuel tsar”? Isn’t that the Energy Minister’s job? Yesterday I met with the ACCC and raised what’s happening across Mallee. They’ve agreed to investigate.

This didn’t appear overnight. The warning signs were there. Labor was slow to act — and regional Australians are paying the price.

Three days later he did exactly that — releasing 20%. The fuel stockholding law was Coalition legislation, not Labor’s. Quick to spin. Slow to act.

Labor sat on its hands while the fuel crisis grew. The Opposition called for fuel reserves to be released. Bowen said there wasn’t a problem.

Farmers on fuel rations while Labor insists everything is fine. In Robinvale, just 70km from Mildura, bowsers ran dry. Almond growers and crop farmers can’t harvest without fuel. Stop the spin. Fix the fuel crisis.

Fuel supplies are secure, Mr Bowen? Pull the other one - regional Australians and farmers can’t access fuel but Labor’s line : ‘nothing to see here’. Regional Australians need The Nationals in government to provide fuel security, food security and equity for ALL Australians

Proud to stand with new Nationals Leader Matt Canavan backing my Prime Ag Land Protection Bill. The Nationals stand for food security and our farmers.

Fuel shortages are hitting farmers in Mallee. Trevor and Dave near Horsham and Rainbow can’t get diesel to spray and seed crops. Almond growers are facing the same stress. Labor’s response? A letter. If farmers can’t get fuel, Australians won’t get food.

While Barnaby Joyce signed us up for Net Zero, David walked us out of it. Standing up for regional communities who deserve practical policy, not ideology.

Labor’s childcare spin is leaving regional families behind. Families in Mallee travel 200km a day for childcare, while Labor repackages old promises as “new” funding.

Australians are paying the price for Labor’s failures. Electricity is up 32% in a year. Insurance up 39%. Groceries, rent and fuel keep climbing.

This is the heart of Mallee. Prime farmland & bushland. VNI West would carve through it. Mallee shouldn’t be sacrificed for city politics.

$1.2 trillion in debt. Labor’s spending addiction is leaving Australians with higher costs and future generations with the bill. youtu.pulse.ly/nlr1d7krxt

Community organisations rely on volunteers and the 2025-26 Mallee Volunteer Grants can provide between $1,000 and $5,000 to eligible organisations to support the efforts of their volunteers. Expressions of Interest can be completed online at: annewebster.pulse.ly/bxlnaxcu8j

This govt can’t be trusted with emergencies. Two Optus/000 failures. Devices disconnected from Triple Zero. If satellite calling is “some time away”, why not roll out text-to-000 now — incl. direct-to-device? Emergency access isn’t a slogan. It must be guaranteed.

Mildura is well placed to play its part to support ongoing RAAF training here. I will continue to make representations in Canberra as discussions continue.

80 years farming this land. Heritage check found nothing. Still stopped from building a small caravan park. Regional property rights matter.

Food security starts with protecting the land that feeds us. The Prime Ag Land Protection Bill, brought forward by Alison Penfold, is about securing food production in a growing world. Mallee’s prime ag land must be protected — once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Regional communities are being stretched to breaking point — Canberra must listen. In Koondrook, Lake Boga & Sea Lake I heard concerns about Support at Home aged care access, stretched volunteers, airline costs, migration & visas, labour hire and regional comms.