Reverse the rip-off: The Nationals WA gear up for Federal Election, Holt
Author: Colin Holt
Published on: 15-March-2010
The Nationals will today commence a new television advertising campaign calling on Western Australian’s to demand their fair share at the upcoming Federal Election.
State President of The Nationals WA Colin Holt said regional areas in WA have been underrepresented in Federal Parliament for too long.
“Regional WA is sick of being used as a money-pit to fund projects in the Eastern States,” Mr Holt said.
“Recent debates around the allocation of GST revenue and funding for infrastructure projects highlight the fact that WA, in particular regional WA as the engine room of our economy, is being ripped-off.
“The Nationals have given regional WA a voice in State Parliament and Royalties for Regions has allowed regional communities to share in the wealth they produce.
“We are now looking to send a team to Canberra to reverse the rip-off and get WA’s fair share.”
The Nationals have preselected strong candidates for the Federal seats of O’Connor, Durack and the Senate.
Tony Crook (Kalgoorlie) is working hard in O’Connor and changes to electoral boundaries mean the seat now represents a significantly different area.
Lynne Craigie (Newman), candidate for Durack, is a long term Pilbara resident and she has started campaigning around the huge electorate.
The Nationals WA Senate team will be lead by John McCourt (Broome), with the strong message that we need a Senator like Barnaby Joyce to represent our state.
John is supported on the ticket by Veronica Fleay (Exmouth) and Michael Rose (Corrign).
“Our team has the advantage of being able to deliver real results because they won’t be rolled in the party room by city-centric politicians from Sydney and Melbourne,” Mr Holt said.
“Despite the best intentions of current local members, the truth is they will always lose out to party politics which will preference cities and high population centres.”
The Nationals WA advertisements will go to air in regional areas today.
