Australians are hearing a lot of noise from Canberra, but not feeling the help.
Older Australians who worked hard, paid their way, and planned responsibly should not be punished with higher private health costs when they need care most.
Every parent should be supported to choose the education that is right for their child, whether that is a government, Catholic, independent, faith-based, boarding, special assistance, or low-fee school.
McPherson does not have a Medicare urgent care clinic, despite being one of the fastest growing parts of the Gold Coast. Health funding should deliver real access, real doctors, and real accountability, not political advantage.
Australia does not need more taxes on work, savings, investment, housing, small business, and retirement. It needs a government that rewards effort, backs aspiration, and gets out of the way.
TAFE funding should be judged by outcomes, not announcements. Australia needs completions, jobs, and apprentices on the tools, not just enrolment figures and government self-congratulation.
Australia needs more homes, lower taxes, less red tape, and the skilled tradies to build them, not higher taxes and more regulation that make housing supply harder.
After broken promises on negative gearing and new taxes, Australians have every reason to question the next promise from a Government that keeps coming after their homes, savings, investments, and small businesses.
McPherson is strengthened by people who give their time, care, and service to others, from the Inspire! dementia-friendly choir to the surf lifesavers who keep our southern Gold Coast beaches safe.
Practical Fair Work Commission reforms should not be used as cover for procurement changes that risk putting union interests ahead of value for money for Australian taxpayers.
Temporary fuel relief will help Australians at the bowser, but it is not a substitute for a serious plan to tackle inflation, reckless spending, and the wider cost-of-living crisis.
Australians do not need another Canberra carve-out, they need lower taxes, less complexity, and a government that rewards effort.