Your Federal Member's Community Update

October 8, 2026

GUN BUYBACK = LEGALISED THEFT!

I recently met with a local firearms business owner who, like many people across our region, is frustrated by this flawed gun buyback scheme.

State and federal governments are blowing a BILLION DOLLARS paying cents on the dollar for legitimate firearms owned by honest, law-abiding citizens.

Hard-working locals who do the right thing are being treated like criminals, while also getting ripped off!

As many have pointed out, why aren't governments focusing their efforts on actual criminals and terrorists instead?

Criminals don't follow licensing regimes and they certainly aren't handing in their guns!

This scheme takes guns out of safes - not off the streets.

Police are frustrated that they put a massive amount of work catching crooks who deal in illegal guns only for courts to let them back out on the streets all to quickly with sentences that don't fit the crime.

Instead of punishing honest Australians, governments should be putting that money into frontline policing, tougher penalties, and actual community safety.

This whole farce needs to be BINNED!

I VOTED AGAINST THESE LAWS AND WILL CONTINUE TO OPPOSE THEM

OUR SENIORS BETRAYED!

In Parliament, the Government used its numbers to force through its cruel cash grab, snatching vital private health insurance rebates away from Australians over 65.

I voted against these changes, but the Government rammed them through anyway.

There was no mandate for these cuts. They never took it to an election.

These Australians worked hard, sacrificed, and paid their premiums year after year to relieve pressure on our public system.

Now, with crushing cost-of-living pressures, what is their reward?

This short-sighted policy is unfair to our seniors, bad for Australian healthcare, and terrible for regional health.

It's wrong, it's cruel and it needs to be binned immediately.

STRONGER COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME ROUND 10 IS NOW OPEN!

The Stronger Communities Programme provides funding to community organisations for eligible projects that deliver social benefits and strengthen local communities.

Community groups and organisations across the Calare electorate are invited to express their interest in being considered for nomination under Round 10.

There are changes to eligible activities in this round, so organisations are encouraged to carefully review the Round 10 guidelines before applying.

Don't miss this opportunity to support a project that will make a real difference in your community.

Interested organisations should contact our electorate office to request an Expression of Interest (EOI) form.

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