Crook grateful for RDA funding for O’Connor
Tony Crook MP - Member for O’Connor Tony Crook MP has welcomed over $1.5 million of Regional Development Australia (RDA) funding for his O’Connor electorate. Mr Crook said that four projects had been successful in O’Connor in Round Three, a...
Boswell: “Labor Government’s job-killing business costs must go”
Senator Ron Boswell - Boswell: “Labor Government’s job-killing business costs must go”Costs imposed on Australian business by the Labor Government are killing jobs and must go, Queensland Senator Ron Boswell said today.He was responding to the ...
Labor talks deregulation but continue to strangle the economy with more regulation!
John Cobb MP - Joint Release Senator Arthur SinodinosLabor’s decision to task the Productivity Commission (PC) to review the impact of regulatory burdens across the food supply chain is like closing the door after the horse has bolted, Shad...
Gerry Peacocke
Mark Coulton MP - Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton was saddened at the passing of Gerry Peacocke, the former State Member for Dubbo. Mr Coulton said that Mr Peacocke was a true son of Dubbo. “Gerry dedicated his life to th...
Budget exposes Labor’s school funding con, says Hartsuyker
Luke Hartsuyker MP - The Gillard Government’s pledge to spend more on schools has been exposed as another Labor confidence trick by the Federal Budget, The Nationals’ Federal Member for Cowper, Luke Hartsuyker, said today (Friday). “L...
Tony Abbott Joint Press Release - The Coalition's Discussion Paper: Building a Strong, Prosperous Tasmania
The Coalition today released its Discussion Paper: Building a Strong, Prosperous Tasmania.
The Discussion Paper has identified 12 possible policy measures to strengthen the Tasmanian economy that are in addition to those already announced as part of the Coalition’s Real Solutions Plan.
The release of the Coalition’s Discussion Paper: Building a Strong, Prosperous Tasmania comes on top of existing announcements to provide $400 million to get the duplicati...
BREE report shows the danger of the Gillard Government's resources mismanagement
The disastrous consequences of the Gillard Government’s failure to set a stable energy and resources policy and its constant raids on the sector have been laid bare, following the release of the the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics’ (BREE) latest publication.
Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources Ian Macfarlane said the report was a wake-up call to a Government that for too long has treated the energy and resources sector as a source of quick cash.
“The BREE re...
Labor should cut links with CFMEU/Comancheros
Reports today that members of the Comanchero Bikie Gang have deep links with the CFMEU in Victoria are of very deep concern.
“The mounting evidence that the CFMEU has links to bikie gangs and underworld figures confirms the need for the Australian Building and Construction Commission,” Senator Abetz said today.
“The CFMEU has very strong industrial and political influence and a very cosy relationship with Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Workplace Relations Minist...
Joe Hockey MP - Address to the National Press Club
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Introduction
After 31 years selling menswear in Chatswood, in the heart of my electorate, my cousin told me on the weekend that he has to close his doors.
The business has gone broke.
Gus first started work in the rag trade when he was 21. He has always been very good at what he does.
Gus and his wife Karen have changed their business as times have changed on them. They have built up a loyal clientele. R...
Almost 2,200 Arrivals In Just 20 Days
Two more illegal boat arrivals, with a total of over 100 people on board, mean almost 2,200 people have arrived on illegal boats so far this month, an average of over 100 people a day, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Scott Morrison and Shadow Minister for Justice, Customs and Border Protection, Michael Keenan said today.
"These latest illegal arrivals continue the record rate of boats under Julia Gillard, which have seen an average of over 100 people arrive every day ...
