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Vikki Campion was a reporter between 2002 and 2014 – leaving the media industry for politics, where she has worked since. She writes a weekly column for The Saturday Telegraph.

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National Cabinet needs to take control

Our eight Premiers are acting as kings and queens of their fiefdoms they fail to acknowledge they all actually live in one nation. And that has to change, Vikki Campion writes.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 22, 2021: Barnaby Joyce and his partner, Vikki Campion and children attend at the swearing-in ceremony at Government House, Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Well, I’m sorry if my kids are not perfect

Women are off-limits to the Labor Party but my toddlers, the sons of a rival MP, are apparently fair game to be used as a punchline in political memes, Vikki Campion writes.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. Vikki Campion column. Lockie Clarke in supplied images . Lockie with his nieces Lottie, Sapphire and Willow

New visa outrages those who know nothing about the land

Australia’s new ag visa will finally allow us to bring in people who want to work on our land and, in the process, carry on the legacy of young farmers such as Lockie Clarke, writes Vikki Campion.

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Tino Fa'asuamaleaui in action during Game 1 of the 2021 State of Origin Series between Queensland and NSW at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, in Townsville. Pics Adam Head

Canberra needs to up its game to represent regional Australia

The State of Origin prides itself on players coming from every corner of the states, while public servants live in just a handful of suburbs. This needs to change, Vikki Campion writes.

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Coal ship BBG Honor, Hong Kong, is loaded with coal in the Port of Newcastle today (15/07/2019). Pic Liam Driver

We need to wake up over Newcastle Port deal

If we are going to get into bed with China, shouldn’t we at least know what we are giving them in return for their share of the doona, asks Vikki Campion.

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ALP’s decision to air rape claims a grave mistake

The Labor Party has imploded following one of its MPs using parliamentary privilege to air untested rape allegations about their political opponent, writes Vikki Campion.

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WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 01: A general view of the Dendrobium Coal Mine on February 01, 2021 in Wollongong, Australia. South 32 has submitted plans to the Independent Planning Commission to extend its Dendrobium underground mine. Wollongong Coal has won approval to expand operations to extract an additional 3.7 million tonnes of metallurgical coal at its currently dormant Russell Vale colliery over the next five years. Both mines encroach on the water catchment area for Greater Sydney, with concerns raised over the expected impact and damage to Sydney's water supply. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Here’s why you should buy a miner a drink

Manufacturing nations need us to fuel power stations, feed populations and build products. We must support our primary industries, not demonise them, Vikki Campion writes.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 13: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House on May 13, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. Labor leader Anthony Albanese will tonight respond to the Morrison government's third budget, handed down on Tuesday, which has an increased focus on women, with almost $354 million in funding allocated for women's health. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg also outlined more than $10 billion in spending on major infrastructure projects across Australia aimed to help create local jobs and boost productivity in the COVID-affected national economy. Aged care will receive more than $10 billion over the next four years, in direct response to the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

Budget props up bloated schemes while real support missing

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the latest budget but in areas like domestic violence, aged care and the NDIS, more still needs to be done, Vikki Campion writes.

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THE expected connection dates for the NBN in Woolgoolga and the Northern Beaches have moved once again.

Internet connectivity in regional areas is a joke

As people abandoned the city for the regions, already families are turning back for one reason – they cannot run their business with Third-World connectivity, Vikki Campion writes.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos MARCH 16 2021: Rogue MP Craig Kelly during a press conference where called on the Federal Government to halt the AstraZeneca vaccine rollout in line with Germany, Italy, France, and Spain, in Parliament House Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Cancel culture is the real plague for our politicians

We are on the road to a federal election with our political best bowing out before preselection. The cancel-culture rat is now the apex predator, Vikki Campion writes.

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