GRENFELL POST OFFICE FACING CLOSURE
Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack is calling on Australia Post to do all it can to ensure Grenfell and the Weddin Shire residents do not lose its post office. It comes as the current operator of the Grenfell Licensed Post Office indicated they would stop operating the Post Office from the close of business […]
LABOR TO CUT PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE REBATE FOR OLDER AUSTRALIANS: McCORMACK
The Labor Government has resumed its attack on older Australians’ hip pockets with the Minister for Health Mark Butler delivering a hammer blow to those over 65 years old, according to Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack. Mr McCormack said the Minister’s scrapping of the higher private health insurance rebate for over-65s was careless cost […]
LABOR TO SLASH INLAND RAIL PROJECT
Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has slammed the Labor Government’s reported plans to slash investment into the Inland Rail. It comes as media reports reveal the Federal Government plans to end the line at Parkes, instead of the plan to build the Inland Rail to Brisbane. Mr McCormack said the upcoming Federal Budget was […]
NATIONALS STAND BY INTERESTS OF REGIONAL AUSTRALIA
“Today The Nationals made the tough decision not to enter into a Federal Coalition agreement with the Liberal Party. “This is not a decision that The Nationals have reached lightly but is one that is necessary to put the interests of regional Australians first. “The Nationals has always stood firm on its principles, and at the last […]
ADVOCACY SEES ENGIE DROP YASS SOLAR FACTORY PROJECT
Nationals Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack, has welcomed a decision by energy producer ENGIE to drop plans to build a massive solar factory on the outskirts of Yass. Mr McCormack said he had told ENGIE that land designated for the project – less than two kilometres from the Yass post office and targeted for up […]
TRANSCRIPT: POST-ELECTION PRESS CONFERENCE, 5 MAY 2025
MICHAEL McCORMACK: Well, I’d like to say that it was a very pleasing result on Saturday and certainly want to thank the voters, my family, my staff and the hardworking volunteers who stood out on pre-poll for two weeks on the hard cement, in the heat, in the cold, and handed out because they believed […]
TRANSCRIPT: PRESS CONFERENCE AT SOUTH WAGGA WAGGA PUBLIC SCHOOL, 3 MAY 2025
Subjects: Federal Election E&OE STARTS 11.12AM MICHAEL McCORMACK Well, great to be joined by my three-week old granddaughter, Adeline Bell, with her mother, Georgina, and her father Daniel today, and my wife, Catherine. Fantastic that democracy is playing its part and already this morning I’ve been to Gundagai High School and Gundagai South (Public School), […]
YOUTH IN YOUNG SET TO BENEFIT FROM COALITION GOVERNMENT
An elected Coalition Government, with a Nationals’ Member for Riverina, will deliver $100,000 to support Boys to the Bush (BttB) programs in Young as part of a revitalised Safer Communities Fund. “Vulnerable male youths in Young are set to be supported by the Coalition if elected to Government with a Nationals’ Member for Riverina,” Mr […]
WAGGA WAGGA COMMUNITY SAFETY SET TO BENEFIT FROM COALITION GOVERNMENT
An elected Coalition Government, with a Nationals’ Member for Riverina, will support both the Wagga Women’s Health Centre and the Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Association with security upgrades as part of a revitalised Safer Communities Fund (SCF). “Wagga Women’s Health Centre is set to receive $35,000 and the Wagga Wagga Rail Heritage Association will receive […]
TRANSCRIPT: MEDIA CONFERENCE JOINING SENIOR GOVERNMENT MINISTER SENATOR THE HON DON FARRELL, WITH CHRIS REASON POST REQUIEM MASS FOR POPE FRANCIS, 27 APRIL 2025
PIAZZALE DEL BRASILE, DEL MUNRO TORTO AND VIA DI PORTA PINCIANA. E&OE STARTS: 10:45pm AEST (2.44pm Rome) ENDS: 11:00pm AEST (3.00pm Rome) CHRIS REASON: You have just come from one of the most important events we have seen in recent years, what was the effect on you and how was it? DON FARRELL: It was […]