Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance in Dubbo to lobby for taxpayers in the lead-up to elections

The Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance is a 75,000 member grassroots advocacy group made up of concerned civic-minded Australians across the country. 

ATA Dubbo President Mick Etheridge said they would call out bad policies from all candidates. 

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"It won't matter if they are aligned with a party or independent if it's bad policy we'll say so," he said. 

"We will look into the waste on all three levels of government, so many of the policies that all three levels come out with waste taxpayers money.

"So if any voter sees a policy they think is a waste of money, they are encouraged to contact us, and we will follow it up for them. We want to lobby for the voter.  A lot of the big announcements that are made during elections are not properly budgeted; politicians spend our money like it is going out of fashion."

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ATA Director of Policy Satyajeet 'Satya' Marar said the alliance would rally against oppressive taxes, regulations and government waste.

"Our Dubbo chapter was set up with the help of Mick and other members in the Western Plains region to focus on more local issues and to mobilise Australians in the country so we can advocate effectively on the issues that matter to them," he said.

"For too long, the politicians and their apparatchiks in Canberra have tended to ignore or sideline the concerns of rural and regional Australians.

"Our members are also concerned by infrastructure projects which don't prioritise genuine need and which don't pass the pub test as far as adequate public consultation and stewardship of taxpayer funds go. 

"The ATA is keen to drive the push for more efficient, effective, transparent and accountable government that represents their interests."