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Category Archives: Opinion Piece

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OPINION: Political Inaction, Not Budget Shortfalls, Blamed for Regional Road Decline

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA25 May 2026

National Road Safety Week should have ended with reflection and renewed commitment. Instead, it has ended in heartbreak. Five young Western Australians. Five futures gone. Five families now living every…

OPINION: We’ve seen it before – don’t flirt with the activists

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA25 May 2026

The Cook Labor Government’s growing flirtation with the Greens and the Animal Justice Party should concern every farming and pastoral family in Western Australia. Because while WA agriculture is dealing…

OPINION: Albany still does not have answers on gas network shutdown

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA22 May 2026

The Cook Labor Government says it is listening to Albany on the proposed closure of our reticulated gas network. Last week, the Government announced it had secured a delay to…

Opinion: Diesel and Fertiliser – The Two Essentials Powering Western Australia’s Economy

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA11 March 2026

Right now across regional Western Australia something deeply concerning is unfolding. Farmers are being told their diesel deliveries have stopped. Some have been warned supply may not resume for weeks.…

Back to School, Back to Being Forgotten: WA Labor’s $2.80 Fare Doesn’t Get Regional Kids to Class

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA19 February 2026

The first week of school in 2026 should be simple. New shoes. Nervous smiles. Parents waving as buses disappear down long, dusty regional roads. Instead, for far too many families…

Julie Freeman MLC: WA’s growth challenge is to build regions, not just suburbs

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA13 January 2026

WA has just been told it will lead the nation in population growth through to 2066. On the surface, that sounds like great news — but where that growth goes…

Opinion: If We Don’t Fix Home Care, WA’s Health System Will Pay the Price

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA9 January 2026

On 1 November, major changes to Australia’s aged care system came into effect. They were meant to improve support for older Australians. Instead, they have exposed serious cracks in the…

Labor Government’s rotten demersal fishing ban stinks

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA1 January 2026

There’s an old saying that the best things in life are free. But with Christmas just behind us, the Cook Labor Government appears determined to prove the opposite — and…

2025: The Year WA Labor Proved It Has No Clue About Agriculture

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA18 December 2025

As 2025 finally limps to an end, many in regional WA are asking the same question. How did agriculture, one of our State’s great success stories, end up being treated…

Shane Love: A Zero Vote for Net Nothing

Opinion Piece, Press ReleasesBy The Nationals WA14 November 2025

Without wishing to pour more fuel on the net zero fire, I am pleased to say that the Nationals WA party room have voted to move away from the Government’s…

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