At the core of any integrity issue or scandal in politics lies the question – did a person in power make the right decision, for the right reasons?

It is time that the sealed section of the Royal Commission report was made public.

The cost of housing is causing significant stress on households in Indi, whether they are paying their mortgage or rent – and part of the reason for that is that we don’t have enough housing

For people in Indi, we have a much higher proportion of older people compared to the national average, and many people move to our beautiful towns to retire.

Students studying allied health courses like physiotherapy, speech pathology and occupational therapy also undertake long unpaid placements, and they deserve these payments too.

The government’s aged care reforms include changes to home-care support, but people in rural areas of my electorate of Indi are concerned their packages will continue to be chewed up by provider travel costs, reducing the services they actually receive.

So while this Bill isn’t perfect, it is a significant step towards fixing our aged care system.

Energy bills are one of the biggest costs in a household budget and we need to support people to reduce their energy costs. 

In a cost-of-living crisis, students should not be expected to work for free.

The basis of anyone’s life is our health, and in rural and farming communities we suffer a severe lack of access to healthcare.