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$275 energy price promise officially broken

The Labor Government has officially broken its election promise to reduce household energy bills by $275 following the release of draft regulated electricity prices today. The draft Default Market Offer (DMO) has confirmed that Labor has fallen short by $968 of its promised price reduction for everyday households in regional NSW, equivalent to a 30.52…

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Family car to cost thousands more under Labor

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton met with Tait Auto Group General Manager Kendall Tait to discuss Labor’s proposed new Vehicle Efficiency Standard. The price of Australians’ favourite SUVs, utes and 4WDs will be jacked up by thousands of dollars under Labor’s proposed carbon tax on vehicles. Under the proposed new Vehicle Efficiency…

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Calls to return over-recovered water to Macquarie Valley

Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton (centre) joined MRFF Executive Officer Michael Drum, Warren Mayor Milton Quigley, Narromine Mayor Craig Davies and MRFF Chair Stewart Dentson in Dubbo to call for over-recovered water to be returned to the Macquarie Valley. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has joined with the mayors of Warren…

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Concern for Wilcannia Weir Project

Friday, 9 February 2024  Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has raised concerns about the design of the Wilcannia Weir in a speech to Federal Parliament. “I’d like to bring to the attention of the House an issue that’s very concerning in my electorate, and that is the design, and the change of the design,…

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Southern Cross Care receives much-needed funding

Photo: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton with CEO of Southern Cross Care Mr Bernard Nankivell After months of uncertainty, Broken Hill’s sole aged care provider is set to receive $4.4 million in Federal funding under the Market Adjustment Program. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has been working to advocate for Southern Cross Care…

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Basin Plan passing a very dark day for Australia

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has condemned the passing of amendments to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan today in the Senate as a dark day for Australia. After furious campaigning from the Coalition and concerned community members and stakeholders to prevent the cementing of water buybacks back into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, the Parliament has…

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Renewables plan to drive up cost of living

Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said Labor’s plan to underwrite a five-fold increase in new government-backed renewables across Australia will have profoundly damaging consequences in the Parkes electorate and continue to drive up the cost of living. Energy Minister Chris Bowen has initiated a market intervention to achieve Labor’s 82 per cent renewables by…

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