Labor have used MYEFO to again drain funds from the National Water Grid Fund using money designed to bolster water security and productivity to underpin environmental ideologies. In a classic case of diversion, $34.1 million of the National Water Grid fund is being...

Tucked into the depths of the MYEFO is further proof the Albanese Government has only one plan for the Murray-Darling, and that is water buybacks according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. “Instead of helping farmers become more resilient to a changing climate,...

The release of the Constraints Implementation Roadmap shows there is still a very long way to go to deliver a realistic Basin Plan, according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. The Roadmap makes 12 findings and recommends a 10 year implementation period but...

The appointment of Daryl Quinlivan AO as the new Chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Board has been welcomed by Shadow Minister for Water, Senator Perin Davey. “Daryl Quinlivan brings a wealth of experience to this vital role, and I congratulate him on...

After announcing a support package in August last year to help Basin communities adjust under Labor’s buyback basin plan, Minister Plibersek, with a federal election around the corner, has only just announced the first flow of funding.In typical Labor fashion, the...

The latest publication from the Wentworth Group citing the failure of the $13 billion, 15-year investment into the Murray-Darling Basin confirms that the insanity has to stop, according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. “Einstein said the definition of insanity...

The Labor Government is again making premature announcements on water recovery for the Murray-Darling Basin without any consideration of what impact it may have on the water market. Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has today boasted about big numbers who have...

Not only has Labor failed to deliver on a pre-election commitment to bolster emergency preparedness in the Perth Hills, but it had been revealed in Senate Estimates that the relevant Minister was completely unaware of the promise. Shadow Minister for Emergency...

SENATOR PERIN DAVEYDEPUTY LEADER OF THE NATIONALSSHADOW MINISTER FOR WATERSHADOW MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTSENATOR FOR NEW SOUTH WALESTHE HON DAVID COLEMAN MPFEDERAL MEMBER FOR BANKSSHADOW MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS JOINT MEDIA RELEASE LABOR BLOCKS PHONES AND...

After two rounds, serious questions remain as to whether the Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) is effectively allocating resources that build genuine community resilience in the wake of natural disasters.In Senate Estimates, Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Senator Perin...

Today’s announcement by the Inspector-General of Water Compliance of an inquiry into the implementation of the Northern Basin Toolkit1 is a good starting point, however it is just one Basin Plan measure that has failed to progress according to Shadow Minister for...

The long awaited release of the final report of the Colvin Review1 is just the beginning of a process that will involve all relevant state and federal agencies to ensure Australia’s disaster funding arrangements are fair and consistent according to Shadow Emergency...

Barely a fortnight after the close of tenders for the last round of water buybacks and months before any contracts are exchanged, the Labor Government has issued a call for Expressions of Interests (EOIs) for a future round, frustrating Murray Darling Basin...

Less than a week after farmers from across the country travelled to Canberra to vent their anger at a government bereft of common sense, the embattled Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek has proven to be tone deaf by opening two more water buyback...

An independent audit commissioned by the Inspector General of Water Compliance has vindicated concerns raised by Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey that were slammed as a “pathetic attempt” at distraction by embattled Minister Tanya Plibersek....

Concerns have been raised over the new draft National Water Agreement Principles, leading Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey to urge stakeholders, river managers and state governments to take notice. Speaking in Parliament, Senator Davey reminded the Chamber that the...

As thousands of farmers converge on Parliament House today (10/09/24), Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey is calling on the Government halt further water buybacks until it can clarify the true costs. Senator Davey said recently released results of the previous buyback...

SENATOR PERIN DAVEYDEPUTY LEADER OF THE NATIONALSSHADOW MINISTER FOR WATERSHADOW MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTSENATOR FOR NEW SOUTH WALES SENATOR THE HON LINDA REYNOLDS CSCSENATOR FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA JOINT MEDIA RELEASELOCAL GOVERNMENTS LEAD BUSHFIRE...

Senator Perin DaveyDeputy Leader of the NationalsShadow Minister for WaterShadow Minister for Emergency ManagementSenator for New South Wales Mr Colin Boyce MPFederal Member for Flynn The Hon Michelle Landry MPFederal Member for CapricorniaShadow Assistant Minister...

In an effort not to embarrass the Albanese Government the MDBA has quietly released its 2022-23 report into water take in the Murray Darling Basin six months late. The 2022–23 Sustainable Diversion Limit Accounts Registers of take and interim registers of take,...

Government spending under the Murray Darling Basin Plan appears to be mere make-work schemes for bureaucrats and their favoured consultants rather than progress, according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. Following a series of questions through Senate estimates...

The Commonwealth Government must proceed with extreme caution before accepting recommendations contained in the NSW Government’s Connectivity Report as part of any federally backed water reform.Shadow Water Minister Perin Davey said successive Federal Governments have...

The Albanese Government has today opened the Voluntary Water Purchase Program, with the Commonwealth launching its first tender to buy up to 70 gigalitres of water entitlements from willing sellers in parts of the southern Basin.Shadow Minister for Water and Emergency...

This afternoon’s announcement that the Albanese Government is opening a water tender buyback in the Southern Connected Murray-Darling Basin will send shockwaves through communities whose economic sustainability depends on irrigated agriculture.Shadow Minister for...

The release of the ACCC Murray-Darling Basin Rural Water Monitoring report 2022-231 has put the spotlight on the Albanese Government’s policies which are fuelling the cost of living crisis.When asked about the impact of the Albanese Government’s water buybacks on...

Today’s meeting of Water Ministers to discuss the release of the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into the National Water Reform renewal, followed by a meeting of the Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council, is unprecedented in its brevity.Shadow Minister for Water...

Deputy Leader of The Nationals Senator Perin Davey has called for independent MP of Calare Andrew Gee to declare whether or not he supports the Coalition’s plans for nuclear energy in the Central West.Senator Davey said Mount Piper in the Central West of New South...

Three days after Senate Estimates, which are designed to shine a light on government expenditure, the Albanese Government has announced a $300 million compensation package in an acknowledgement that water buybacks will have a negative impact on communities.The Shadow...

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has admitted that it used computer-generated imagery (CGI) in a recent $14 million Murray-Darling Basin advertising blitz, raising serious concerns about the accuracy and appropriateness of the...

SENATOR PERIN DAVEYDEPUTY LEADER OF THE NATIONALSSHADOW MINISTER FOR WATERSHADOW MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTSENATOR FOR NEW SOUTH WALESSENATOR THE HON JONATHON DUNIAMSHADOW MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND FORESTRYSENATOR FOR TASMANIAJOINT MEDIA...

The Albanese Government has turned its back on the regions abolishing not just the Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP) but also providing no ongoing funding for other key regional and peri-urban communications infrastructure programs. Despite Communications Minister...

The 2024-25 Budget for water is about as clear as a carp filled water way with the headline figures marked “not for publication” and the remaining figures, a clever example of sleight of hand at best, according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey.Senator Davey noted...

What do a Turkish citrus orchard, a 25 year-old picture of a Queensland river mouth, sheep in Gippsland and a canoe in Sydney’s Royal National Park have in common? According to the Federal Labor Water Minister Tanya Plibersek and her Department, they all depict the...

It has taken the Albanese Government two years to finally announce funding for flood warning infrastructure projects across Queensland despite the funds being committed and ready for rollout under the former Liberal and Nationals Government.Shadow Emergency Management...

Yet again, big announcements by the Albanese Government raise more questions than answers, this time in a new deal between Victoria and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. Shadow Minister for Water, Perin Davey said it is time the...

SENATOR PERIN DAVEYDEPUTY LEADER OF THE NATIONALSSHADOW MINISTER FOR WATERSHADOW MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTSENATOR FOR NEW SOUTH WALES SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIESHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTLEADER OF THE NATIONALS...

The $58.8 million ‘special deal’ given to the ACT Labor-Greens Coalition Government to finally deliver on their commitment to the Murray Darling Basin Plan, needs further explanation and transparency. Shadow Minister for Water and Emergency Management, Senator Perin...

The Albanese Government continues to fall into the trap of throwing good money after bad without addressing the core issue which is to make sure the funding is actually achieving the desired result.After another whistle-stop tour of the top end, culminating in a...

Acting Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Perin Davey has said that Australians deserve more detail from the Albanese Government on their new housing proposal.“The Coalition welcomes any action taken to address Indigenous disadvantage where it exists,” Senator...

After boasting about how many farmers were willing to sell their water, today’s announcement that only 60 percent of the target volume had been purchased through last year’s tender must be an embarrassment for Tanya Plibersek and the Albanese Labor Government....

The Albanese Government has surprised no one with its contradiction in promoting market transparency while practicing opacity in its water buyback schemes. This comes amidst the inquiry into supermarket pricing and the Governments own questionable practices in water...

The Albanese Government’s broken promises on tax cuts and power bills are just the tip of the iceberg, with the promise to improve transparency also gone, according to Deputy Leader of the Nationals and Shadow Minister for Water and Emergency Management, Senator Perin...

Approvals for the construction of a replacement dam must be fast tracked according to Shadow Minister for Water, Senator Perin Davey, following news of the abandonment of repair efforts for the trouble laden Paradise Dam in Queensland. In a massive turnaround since...

Senator Perin Davey Deputy Leader of The Nationals Shadow Minister for Water Shadow Minister for Emergency Management Senator the Hon Anne Ruston Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Shadow Minister for Sport Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate JOINT...

Reports that states are facing another catastrophic bushfire season due to a lack of hazard reduction fly in the face of Government claims that all obligations from the Bushfire Royal Commission have been met. Despite Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt telling...

The Government has released the MYEFO statement showing cuts across regional Australia including lack of funding for vital water projects. Shadow Minister for Water, Perin Davey said this lack of funding, which is masquerading as savings, are hidden costs to our...

A new Senate Committee will investigate the market power of the major supermarkets and their effect on the price of everyday groceries. The Committee has been established in response to rising supermarket profits, whilst Australians face rising costs at the checkout,...

It has cost Australians $150 million to secure cross bench support for the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023, yet the final cost to the taxpayer to implement the reform is shrouded in secrecy, according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. The...

Proposed amendments being put forward by Victorian Senator David Van, with the agreement of the Labor Government, are a step in the right direction but don’t go far enough according to Shadow Water Minister, Senator Perin Davey. “The joint press conference by Minister...

A coalition of Labor and The Greens announced they have banded together to betray regional communities by taking more water out of food and fibre production. The agreement reached also removes the last remaining protections for communities by removing the cap on water...

Farmers and local government representatives were joined by mill workers, teachers and small business owners across the Southern Murray Darling Basin today to rally against the latest proposals to deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Shadow Water Minister, Senator...

A showcase of produce from throughout the Murray-Darling will be held in Parliament tonight with the inaugural Taste of the Basin.   The event has been organised by Basin-based MPs and Senators to highlight the vital role the Murray-Darling Basin plays in the...

The Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 needs to be amended in order to pass the Senate according to a report from a Government chaired Senate committee tabled today. The call for amendments was echoed by the Liberal and Nationals members of the Committee...

The Labor Government has accused their own colleagues in the Victorian Government of relying on “nonsense” economic modelling while refusing to release any modelling they have relating to proposed water recovery in the Murray-Darling Basin. In an extraordinary...

The Labor Government chose to spend precious time allocated to respond to questions on the social and economic impact of its proposed Murray-Darling water recovery strategy obfuscating about lobster and wine trade to China in a deliberate attempt to avoid providing...

The Government’s dogged pursuit of an extra 450GL of water under the Murray Darling Basin Plan should be put on hold until it is better understood what constraints easing projects can achieve. According to the Productivity Commissions interim report on the...

Communities need timely assessment of natural disasters to ensure they get quick access to Australian Disaster Recovery Funding as early as possible, according to Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Perin Davey. Australian Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements were...

Communities impacted most by water buybacks were denied the opportunity to present in their towns to a Senate Committee inquiring into the latest water reform legislation currently before Federal Parliament. Labor and the Greens voted against a motion from Shadow...

Concerns about the economic impact on communities and potential for higher prices at the checkout has seen a range of farming groups meet with Nationals and Liberals in Canberra today, to explore ways to protect Australians from the Albanese Government’s push to...

Concerns about the economic impact on communities and potential for higher prices at the checkout has seen a range of farming groups meet with Nationals and Liberals in Canberra today, to explore ways to protect Australians from the Albanese Government’s push to...

Communities impacted most by water buybacks will not have the opportunity to present in their own regions to a Senate Committee inquiring into the latest water reform legislation currently before Federal Parliament. The Senate voted against a motion that would have...

The Nationals Federal Conference has today endorsed a motion to bring forward the legislated review of the Murray Darling Basin Plan and return the focus of the plan to management and outcomes rather than water recovery. In moving the motion, Shadow Water Minister,...

Environmental outcomes appear to have been swept aside in the chase for numbers under Labor’s revised Murray Darling Basin Plan according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. “There is a lot to work through with these amendments, but I have always been focussed on...

Buybacks have been repeatedly recognised as harmful to local communities and are the laziest form of water recovery according to Shadow Water Minister Perin Davey. Senator Davey stated to Tom Connell on Afternoon Agenda that every State is opposed to buybacks...

Extended timeframes to deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan are cautiously welcomed, however the Labor Government should not immediately resort to buyback according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. In announcing an agreement with all but one Basin State Water...

The Federal Labor Government must hold their State colleagues accountable to ensure disaster assistance funding gets where it is needed as quickly and efficiently as possible. Reports that the NSW Labor Government have not rolled out flood funding grants that were...

Today’s announcement by the Federal Government on the next tranche of the Northern Rivers Recovery and Resilience Program funding has failed to live up to the program’s original intent of flood mitigation, according to Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Senator...

News the Labor Government will extend the Basin Plan deadlines are welcome, if not 16 months late according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. “It is disappointing to the see the Water Minister trying to rewrite history to justify why she failed to act sixteen...

Almost six months after the Labor Government announced the Hazards Insurance Partnership, home owners living in disaster prone areas are being left without cover. In February the Hazards Insurance Partnership was hailed by the Emergency Management Minister as...

News the Labor Government are considering extending Basin Plan deadlines are welcome, if not 18 months late according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. “Minister Plibersek knew these deadlines would not be met,” Senator Davey said. “I told her in my first letter...

Community feedback is vital in light of the recent release of Transgrid's Draft Corridor Report for the NSW section of the VNI West transmission lines project according to Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Senator Perin Davey. “The release of this Draft Corridor Report...

Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Perin Davey, has today welcomed news the Albanese Government's $1.8 billion prepayment to states from next year's disaster recovery budget, but said the funds must be fast tracked directly to local councils, which...

Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan and Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Perin Davey, say Labor’s slowness on flood mitigation and support for the community are unacceptable. “16 months ago I secured $150 million to go towards flood mitigation...

The latest ‘Roadmap’ to come out of the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) highlights just how little people of the basin matter to the Albanese Government. The document, Roadmap to the 2026 Basin Plan Review, was released by the MDBA at the River Reflections...

The Albanese Government has used the broadest possible definition of disaster mitigation and resilience when awarding funds under the newly framed Disaster Ready Fund according to Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Senator Perin Davey. “When most people think of...

Revelations in Senate Estimates that residents of North-Western Australia will have to wait 10 years for the Tanami Road to be sealed are a betrayal to communities, according to Opposition Senators. Questions were put to the Department of Infrastructure about the...

Nationals’ senators this week have called upon the Albanese Government to urgently bring forward the upgrade of the Tanami Road in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The calls come after devastating floods in the Northern Territory and Western Australia cut...

The recent announcement of a $236 million investment by the Federal Government to establish a National Flood Warning Network is a welcome step in protecting at-risk communities from natural disasters. Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Perin Davey, has...

Despite recent floods, fires and cyclones, the Budget includes no detail on new initiatives for Emergency Management. The Labor Government’s “new initiative” such as the Public Safety Mobile Broadband project is merely funding a continuation of work commenced when The...

The Budget has damned several inland communities to questionable water security by scrapping nearly $900 million in funding for water infrastructure projects. The Labor Government has cancelled funding for the Dungowan Dam in New South Wales and Emu Swamp Dam and...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are proceeding with a restructure, centralising regional jobs, despite the Minister’s “preferred position.” Dismayed Regional Support Officers employed by NEMA have contacted several National and Liberal MPs about an...

Programs under the Murray Darling Basin Plan face a funding cliff at the end of the next financial year exposing the Government’s approach to delivering the remainder of the Plan. Communities throughout the Basin face an uncertain future and there appears to be no...

The Opposition welcomes today’s announcement that a new cell broadcast National Messaging System will be rolled out across the country, with funding to be delivered in the upcoming Budget. This is not a Labor Government initiative – it was originally announced by the...

In the face of increasing natural disasters the Government must ensure States, Local Governments and the Commonwealth have in place the resources and capabilities to respond to emergencies before sidelining the Defence Force. Shadow Emergency Management Minister,...

The revelation today that the Victorian Government cannot finish nine environmental water projects signals the end of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan as we know it. The Albanese Governments failure to work with the States means the Basin Plan is now broken and we can...

Today the Senate showed a blatant disregard for regional communities by voting against establishing an inquiry into the impact of transmission lines running through prime agricultural land. Despite claiming to support scrutiny and transparency, the Labor Party,...

Communities will be watching with concern as to how much more water is removed from their towns in the latest Labor water buyback tender which opened today. Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey said the issue with buyback, which she described as the lazy water recovery...

The current devastating fish kill in the Darling River provides an opportunity to test clean up strategies investigated as part of the National Carp Control Program[1] according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. Senator Davey is calling on the Federal Government...

Lower Murray River communities are facing a potentially catastrophic convergence of events according to the Aither water supply and demand in the southern Murray-Darling Basin Report[1] released by the Victorian Government. The report highlights that with existing...

Planning for the next drought in the Murray Darling Basin should not be handicapped by arcane, arbitrary rules which do not allow for adaptive management. The Shadow Minister for Water, Senator Perin Davey said rules in the Murray Darling Basin Agreement, which...

The failure by Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, to deliver an agreed outcome at today’s MINCo meeting will lead to another period of immense upheaval in the Murray Darling Basin. Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey, said it was particularly concerning to see the...

The announcement of the first tranche of priority flood mitigation projects in the Northern Rivers region has been welcomed by Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Perin Davey.  Senator Davey said the need to upgrade high-tech flood...

Questions are being asked as to whether anyone from the ABC connected to last night’s buybacks story had received market sensitive information before the announcement of the buyback tenders yesterday afternoon. Concerns have been expressed that the ABC staff may have...

Just days after Senate Estimates were told the Government were only considering ‘strategic purchases’ and a mere 48 hours before Basin Ministerial Council is to meet, the Federal Water Minister has announced a reopening of non-strategic, open-tender buyback. Shadow...

Claims by Labor Party Ministers, Plibersek and Close that buybacks don’t hurt communities have been debunked by the lived experience of farmers and the communities they support as well as Government’s own reports. The Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey, said multiple...

Regional communities have been left out in the latest round of Mobile Blackspot funding with Labor prioritising Labor held seats. Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Senator Perin Davey, is grossly disappointed in the Government choosing Labor seats to fund under the...

JMR - with Susan McDonald, Shadow Minister for Northern Australia Small businesses in north Western Australia are unable to access vital flood recovery grants while the Emergency Management Minister blames the State for the delay. Emergency Management Minister, Murray...

The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has highlighted in its Basin Plan report card[1] released today that the Commonwealth Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has made minimal progress since taking over the reins. When appointed, Minister Plibersek said she would...

The Minister for Emergency Management has today confirmed that small businesses in receipt of assistance grants following floods will be taxed, despite the Prime Minister saying the opposite in Lismore last October. In questions to the Minister today in Estimates...

A partnership between the Federal Government and the insurance sector must result in better access to insurance for people in disaster prone areas according to Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Perin Davey. Following an inaugural meeting for the...

A review into Australia’s disaster funding arrangements had been identified as necessary by the former Coalition Government, but it has taken eight months for the Albanese Government to act, according to Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Senator Perin Davey....

With the Murray River flood peak passing out the Mouth of the Murray, attention is now turned to the flood regression to ensure towns and farmers are not left high and dry by rapidly falling river levels and poor communications. Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey,...

Having acknowledged he raised the bar of what support the public expects from the Federal Government in Opposition, now Minister Watt is failing to meet his own expectations. Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Perin Davey, said concerns are mounting about flood...

In a cruel blow to Australian farmers, the Federal Labor Government has confirmed it has axed the $54 million pilot Soil Monitoring Incentives Program (SMIP) because of flooding. During the lead-up to Christmas, Minister for Agriculture and Emergency Management,...

Government Departments are using semantics to distract communities and create confusion about controversial transmission line construction projects. Communities in the NSW Southwest Slopes regions have been raising concerns about the impact of proposed overhead...

Labor’s election promise to assist with spiralling insurance premiums in disaster-prone regions has been shown for the mirage it is following reports today some insurers are refusing to provide cover for flood prone communities. Shadow Spokesperson for Emergency...

Confusion reigns in the water market as the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) are forced to release a clarifying statement about the status of buybacks in the Murray Darling Basin. Shadow Minister for Water, Perin Davey, said...

Labor has confirmed it is scrapping funding for the Agriculture Shows Development Grants Program in New South Wales. In Estimates week, Agriculture Minister, Murray Watt, said $14 million in funding for Ag shows was being “reprioritised.” Deputy Leader of The...

Labor has confirmed Mullumbimby Showground will lose over $100,000 previously promised by the Liberal and Nationals in Government from the Agriculture Shows Development Grants Program.  In Estimates week, Agriculture Minister, Murray Watt, said $14 million in funding...

At today’s Senate Water Estimates hearings, the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) confirmed Labor’s buybacks are back and coming to seven valleys across the Basin and it has nothing to do with recovering any of the 450GL.  The Department said...

Residents in many flood impacted areas have been left high and dry by the Federal Government having been excluded from accessing the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (ADGRP). Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Senator Perin Davey said there was no...

Mixed messages coming out of the Albanese Government on urgently needed funding for flood damaged roads will provide no solace for Councils left responsible for carrying out the repairs. Nationals Deputy Leader, Senator Perin Davey echoed the concerns raised by local...

Over a week has past and there has still been no clarification from the Minister for Emergency Management on whether victims of recent flooding across eastern Australia will be taxed on flood assistance grants they receive. Shadow Minister for Emergency Management,...

Given the hidden snags in the Water Portfolio Budget, it is no wonder the Water Minister avoided mentioning it in her Budget night posts according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey. Senator Davey said the Budget for commitments to deliver the Murray Darling Basin...

Labor has abandoned regional communities in its first Budget according to Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Senator Perin Davey. “Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised if he won Government, there would be no one held back, no one left behind, yet this is far from the...

The Albanese Government is refusing to tell Australians the cost of delivering on their Murray-Darling Basin Plan commitments. According to the Budget papers released on Tuesday night, the cost to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water...

As the flooding crisis continues through the eastern states, Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Perin Davey, is urging Federal and State Governments to provide clear, concise and consistent information on what disaster assistance is available and how it can be...

The Federal Government needs to work with the States to ensure clean-up and recovery support is rolled out to support already stretched and fatigued community volunteers according to Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Perin Davey.  Senator Davey said the...

The new Government is becoming experts at re-announcing funding approved under the former Liberal and Nationals Government, but with a two year old announcement, is stretching their credibility according to Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey.  Senator Davey...

After a tumultuous few years for the Hunter wine industry, it is crucial the new Labor Government continue the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door grants according to NSW Senator, Perin Davey. Senator Davey said local wine producers were in the dark about the future of the...

The release of the Regional Banking Taskforce Final Report late on Friday afternoon has been welcomed by former Co-Chair of the Taskforce, Senator Perin Davey. The Deputy Leader of The Nationals said the onus was now on the banks to better communicate with and support...

Progress has been made to accredit NSW Water Resource Plans (WRP) with the announcement today of the finalisation of the first plan, welcomed by Shadow Water Minister Perin Davey. Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, announced the accreditation of the NSW Border Rivers...

As the Lismore community, already battered by floods, wakes to the news of staff redundancies at Norco, Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Senator Perin Davey is urging the Government to work with the Company to ensure the ice cream factory has a future in the...

As communities already battered by numerous natural disasters face more rain, the Government has confirmed its response has been to do nothing except re-announce funding committed by the former Nationals and Liberal Coalition Government. Shadow Minister for Emergency...

Australian food and beverage manufacturers across regional Australia looking to lower their energy costs and reduce emissions have been snubbed by the Albanese Labor Government. After more than 100 days in Government, Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen have failed to...

Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Perin Davey welcomes the release of the NSW 2022 Flood Inquiry Report as well as Premier Perottet’s announcement that the NSW Coalition Government will support all 28 recommendations. The floods in NSW earlier this...

The release of the Sustainable Diversion Limit (SDL) compliance statement for 2020-2021 highlights a trend of consumptive water being underused in 98% of the SDL resource units across the Murray Darling Basin. Shadow Water Minister, Perin Davey said repeated underuse...

Members of The Nationals from around Australia voted unanimously to protect the social and economic viability of Murray-Darling Basin communities in the face of Labor’s pursuit of water at any cost. Moved by the NSW Nationals and seconded by the Victorian Nationals,...

Improvements to the water market can be made to improve transparency and operability, but the market itself is not fundamentally broken. Opposition Water Spokesperson, Senator Perin Davey told the Australian Water Brokers Association (AWBA) today. Speaking to the AWBA...

The release of the second Water for the Environment Special Account (WESA) report highlights that without the support of all Basin States, the Basin Plan will fail. The Shadow Minister for Water, Perin Davey said a lot had happened between the first WESA report and...

To deflect blame for ignoring the complexities of recovering more water from communities, the Government has now misled Parliament with numbers as rubbery as their election promises. In a bizarre over-reach the Minister for Water, Tanya Plibersek has ignored publicly...

After sacking the independent National Resilience and Recovery Commissioner, the Labor Government have announced a new role for one of their own, appointing Senator Tony Sheldon as Special Envoy for Disaster Recovery. Shadow Emergency Management Minister, Perin Davey,...

Contrary to the negative picture painted by the new Water Minister, Shadow Minister for Water Perin Davey, applauded reports this week of record water bird breeding events and improving fish stocks. Recent reporting from the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and...

New Water Minister Tanya Plibersek started the day calling for unity of purpose and finished it by picking a fight with her State Labor colleagues at her Press Club speech today. Senator Davey said all State Water Ministers - Labor and Coalition - agreed to a clear...

New South Wales Senator, Perin Davey is urging travellers going to Bali or Indonesia for holidays to be aware of the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease and how they can minimise the risk of bringing it into Australia. Senator Davey said Foot and Mouth Disease is a...

two water savings projects approved by the Federal Government this week meet the offfarm savings objectives initiated under the Coalition to protect regional irrigation dependent communities. The Marion Water Efficiency Project (SA) and the Lower Murray Water...

Shadow Minister for Emergency Management, Senator Perin Davey, is questioning where $150 million of Emergency Response Fund (ERF) commitments has gone after the allocation has disappeared from Government announcements. Emergency Management Minister, Murray Watt,...

Back in February the then Shadow Minister for Water Terri Butler indicated she would seek to tear up a key agreement about how water for the environment could be recovered. Specifically, she was referring to an agreement between all Murray Darling Basin Water...

Accepting the Water and Emergency Management portfolios in the Shadow Ministry, NSW Senator and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Perin Davey said both portfolios are priority areas for regional communities. “We have learned a lot over the last three years...

I am both honoured and humbled to have been elected Deputy Leader of The Nationals Federal Parliamentary Team along with Leader David Littleproud and Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie. As a long-term member of The Nationals with extensive family connections in the Party,...

Nationals Senator for New South Wales, Perin Davey, welcomed the release of the report by Interim Inspector General for the Murray Darling Basin, Mick Keelty, but acknowledged some people will be disappointed.

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is seeking feedback on the first round of the Water for Fodder program which saw 40GL of water made available to farmers in the southern connected system.

Senator for New South Wales Perin Davey welcomes the Government’s decision not to change remote area tax concessions despite recommendations from the Productivity Commission to abolish them.