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Labor’s drive towards universal childcare could cost taxpayers an extra $6.8 billion every year, while providing no direct benefit to around half of Australian families with young children. That is the finding of a new report from the Centre for Independent Studies, which has highlighted the enormous cost of the Prime Minister’s push to make…
Small businesses across Wannon are being squeezed by the Albanese Labor Government’s inflation agenda, with new ABS data showing real small business profits have fallen by 15 per cent since Labor came to office. Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan said the figures reflected the mounting pressure facing local businesses dealing with higher wages and…
Dan Tehan MP, Member for Wannon, is calling on the community to recognise the people who go above and beyond in sport and volunteering by nominating them for the 2026 Wannon Sport and Volunteer Awards. Mr Tehan said the awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Wannon’s sporting community and acknowledge the many…
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan is urging Warrnambool residents, farmers and backyard poultry owners to remain vigilant following confirmation of cases of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) in Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Allansford, Yambuk, Tyrendarra and Logans Beach in addition to Portland and Nelson. Mr Tehan said the detection was a significant…
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan is urging Hamilton residents, farmers and backyard poultry owners to remain vigilant following confirmation of cases of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) in Hamilton. Mr Tehan said the detection was a significant development for the south-west and reinforced the importance of strong biosecurity and community vigilance…
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has welcomed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) decision to launch a major inquiry into regional mobile coverage, saying it is an important opportunity to finally deliver better telecommunications for regional communities. The inquiry will examine whether mandatory domestic mobile roaming should be introduced, allowing mobile customers who…
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan says the Albanese Government is putting the financial security of Australian families at risk by welcoming falling house prices instead of restoring confidence in the housing market. New analysis from PropTrack shows around $230 billion has been wiped from Australia’s residential property market over the past four months, with…
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has urged residents, farmers and backyard poultry owners to remain vigilant following confirmation that the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected in a wild bird at Portland. Mr Tehan said the confirmation by the CSIRO that H5N1 is spreading among wild birds in…
Families across Wannon are continuing to bear the cost of Labor’s childcare policies, with the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index figures showing childcare costs have increased by 7.6 per cent over the past 12 months, twice the rate of headline inflation. Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan said the figures were another…
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has criticised the Albanese Government over its troubled Support at Home program, after a Senate inquiry exposed serious failures in the rollout of the new system. Mr Tehan said the evidence confirmed what aged care providers, seniors and families across Wannon had been warning for months, Labor’s rushed rollout…
