29/05/2025

It is a great honour to have the faith of The National Party leadership team and to be given the roles of Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister of Financial Services. It has been a long time since a member of The National party was given the opportunity to hold a financial or economic portfolio, and I acknowledge the weight of that and what that means not just for the party, but Regional Australia as a whole.

I look forward to representing the needs of our communities and all Australians when Parliament returns. This is an opportunity to ensure that financial policy truly considers the challenges of the thirty percent of our country that do not live in the city. I will not take that responsibility lightly. After all, so much of our country’s wealth is generated in the regions.

A strong Australian economy is imperative for today and for our future generations, and I look forward to working alongside my Coalition colleagues to hold this new Labor Government to account and ensure the growth and prosperity our ‘lucky’ country. Australians expect nothing less from a strong Coalition, which I am confident that we can and will continue to be.