Regional Australia experiences the housing crisis differently to the cities, but we’re competing for the same pool of funding.

The Government’s proposed electoral reforms represent a fundamental change to the way our democracy functions. It is crucial that these changes are properly scrutinised, and not rushed through in the dying days of this term of Parliament. 

The federal government needs to do better, because what I hear time and time again is that telecommunications aren’t up to scratch in regional, rural and remote Australia.

Helen Haines is asking the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) to investigate election commitments made by the Labor Party in 2022, amounting to $1.35 billion through two invitation-only grant funds.

The $7.7 million in funding will deliver an all-abilities playground, accessible changing facilities and bicycle pump track.

We have a situation where regional communities are fighting over the same bucket of funds as metro services, a bucket that is too small and which disadvantages regional communities.

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.