🌾 Proud Nationals MP for Central Wheatbelt | Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Food; Mines, Petroleum & Exploration; Racing & Gaming
Northam, Western Australia
Joined February 2010
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My thoughts are with Dr Helen Haines MP, her staff and family following this deeply concerning incident.
Regional MPs pride themselves on being accessible and part of the communities we serve. No one should have to fear for their safety while doing their job.
I’ve written to the WA Premier on several occasions calling for greater protections for MPs, their staff and families.
Political differences must never turn into threats or intimidation.
Violence is never the answer.
I’m incredibly honoured to have been appointed Shadow Minister for Mines, Petroleum and Exploration for the Opposition, in addition to my existing portfolio responsibilities.
Mining is in Western Australia’s DNA. Born in Kalgoorlie and now representing the Central Wheatbelt, I’ve seen firsthand the vital role our resources sector plays in creating jobs, attracting investment, supporting regional communities and driving our State and national economies.
I thank our Leader, @ShaneLoveMW, for the confidence he has placed in me.
I look forward to working closely with industry, communities and stakeholders across Western Australia in this important portfolio.
Now it’s time to get to work. ⛏️
@TheNationalsWA
Lachlan Hunter MP retweeted
Outstanding letter in the Sunday Times newspaper today "Your Say WA" from Lindsay Baxter, Midland.
It's an outsized absurdity alright and one that continues to sail right under the noses of our Premier Roger Cook, his deputy and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti and all senior Labor Ministers who have dodged and deflected the questions around train lighting (or lack thereof) improvements asked of them recently.
Our families have been highlighting this safety hazard for literally years in a tireless bid to prevent further senseless tragedy on the WA and Australian rail network and what do we get....nothing but radio silence from our own government supposedly charged with the responsibility of keeping us all safe.
Go figure alright!
@Rita_Saffioti
@RogerCookMLA
@BasilZempilas
@JessicaStrutt
@AlboMP
@PatrickGormanMP
@LachlanHunter
@ShaneLoveMW
STATEMENT 👇🏻
Labor might try - but I’ll never be silenced on behalf of the people who sent me to Parliament.
I was elected to be a loud, strong voice for the Central Wheatbelt, and that’s exactly what I’ll keep being.
Lachlan Hunter MP retweeted
An independent report into the collaboration between Grower Group Alliance and the WA Government has outlined detrimental effects of a funding cut despite delivering nearly $70 million in project value.
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Lachlan Hunter MP retweeted
Outstanding letter in today's Sunday Times newspaper (21.9.2025) by Lindsay Baxter from Midland.
The support from our metro friends writing in to highlight this decades old public safety anomaly has been strong and consistent.
Now time for our State and Federal Government to act before the next statistically imminent and completely preventable tragedy eventuates and it WILL eventuate 😔
@RogerCookMLA
@Rita_Saffioti
@PatrickGormanMP
@BasilZempilas
@LachlanHunter
@ShaneLoveMW
Lachlan Hunter MP retweeted
Shadow Minister for Fisheries Kirrilee Warr MLA has urged the Cook Labor Government to learn from its past failures and ensure genuine community consultation takes place over the newly announced Exmouth Gulf Marine Park.
Read the media release 👉 bit.ly/48av4Xw
Lachlan Hunter MP retweeted
It wasn't the outcome that we wanted last week, but we won't give up.
The Nationals WA will continue to fight for practical, evidence-based laws which will not punish those who are doing the right thing.
🐑🚢 MINISTER TOO BUSY FOR SHEEP FARMERS 🐑🚢
💬 148 days. That’s how long it’s been since the federal Labor Government appointed a Transition Advocate for the live sheep export ban — and WA’s own Agriculture Minister still hasn’t met with him.
It’s a disgrace. WA Labor has abandoned our sheep industry and is happy to watch it collapse without lifting a finger.
Meanwhile, I’ve had a full briefing with Transition Advocate Dr Chris Rodwell and will meet with him regularly. As Shadow Minister for Agriculture, I’m fighting to ensure our producers, truckies, shearers, and exporters aren’t left behind by this senseless ban.
No funding in the WA Budget. No plan. No care.
The Nationals WA and the Opposition will never stop backing the WA sheep industry.
Lachlan Hunter MP retweeted
Calling on the Labor Government to review the Universal Service Obligation immediately and extend it to physical phone infrastructure. The current phone outage in the Western Downs demonstrates the need for USO reform.
Lachlan Hunter MP retweeted
Metronet has blown out to $15.5 billion – a staggering 417% increase from Labor’s original $3 billion election promise in 2017.
While city train lines spiral out of control, regional WA is left waiting for basic services and long-overdue upgrades.
🏎️💨 Zoom Zoom… but at what cost?🏎️💨
While WA families freeze through winter and regional communities can’t afford a trip to the doctor, Labor’s off splashing cash on vanity projects.
This isn’t economic management — it’s a government drunk on power and out of touch with reality.
From @SpagnoloJoe this weekend; "sometimes it takes just one project, one example of wasteful spending, to smear an administration. And mud sticks."
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