The federal election has been called for Saturday, May 3.

This is a critical election for Australia’s future, we can’t afford three more years of the Albanese government.

Groceries, energy bills, rent, and mortgage repayments are through the roof.

Regional communities have been left behind with cuts to funding and infrastructure spending.

Labor has the wrong priorities with wasteful and reckless spending keeping inflation and interest rates higher for longer.

It’s time to change course.

The Nationals have a clear plan to fix the basics and get Australia Back on Track:

• Lower inflation by cutting red tape and stopping wasteful spending

• Immediate Cost-Of-Living Relief by halving fuel excise tax immediately delivering a 25c saving on every litre of fuel

• Cheaper Energy  through reliable and balanced solutions—including getting more gas into our energy system quickly to bring down prices

• Affordable Homes by investing in infrastructure to accelerate land releases and stop foreign buyers

• Safer Communities with more CCTV to support police efforts and a plan to bring community leaders and stakeholders together to tackle local crime

• Quality Healthcare by investing $9 billion in Medicare, reducing the cost of medicines and $580M for women’s health

• Stronger Regions by restoring our fair share of funding

• A stronger Economy giving small businesses a $30,000 instant asset write-off, funding more apprentices in training and clearing red tape

I have been honoured to be given the opportunity to represent this amazing community and over the coming weeks I will be humbly seeking your support to continue that work, there is much more we can achieve.

I will also be laying out how the Nationals will deliver for the people of Nicholls.

Fixing the fundamentals is the priority, but you don’t get anywhere by standing still and I’ve been fighting hard for commitments to priority projects in communities across my electorate.