Rushing Labor's ETS is the worst option for Tasmania: let's get it right
30-Nov-2009
Railroading through the Parliament the most significant economic reform in Australian history is a high risk, dangerous approach that makes no sense, especially when most Australians don’t know how it will effect them.
Labor’s emissions trading legislation is premature and flawed.Why race ahead and burden our economy in advance of the Copenhagen ...
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Labor refuses to commit long term to school chaplains
25-Nov-2009
The Labor Party has refused to commit to the long term future of the National School Chaplaincy Program, despite the Senate calling on the Government to fund the program into the future on an ongoing basis.
A motion moved in the Senate today by Liberal Senators Guy Barnett and Brett Mason, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Education, called ...
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Compulsory Health Checks and Code of Conduct for Kokoda Trekkers
05-Oct-2009
Compulsory health checks should form part of a new code of conduct currently being drafted by Australian tour operators to regulate Kokoda Track tours. This code of conduct needs to be finalised and implemented as a matter of urgency. The tragic death of Phillip Brunskill yesterday and the death of father of four Paul Bradfield only a week ago on ...
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Showcasing Uluru
04-Aug-2009
To climb Uluru or not to climb is not the question.
How to build both a sustainable indigenous community and tourism industry around this world heritage listed rock in Australia’s red centre is the question.I cycled around Uluru recently with six indigenous youngsters from the local Mutitjulu community and six young Australians from elsewhere as ...
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$800 million for consultancies - Labor must apologise
08-Jul-2009
Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner must apologise to the Australian public for Labor breaking yet another election promise after revelations today the Government has awarded almost $800 million in consultancy contracts since taking Government in 2007, according to Coalition Scrutiny of Government Spokesperson, Senator Guy Barnett.
Since coming to ...
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ISRAEL & PALESTINE - Australia’s contribution and the path to peace
06-Jul-2009
Israel, it is said is trapped between ‘history and hope’. From the first day of it being an independent state as authorised by the United Nations on 15 May 1948 to today disputes, battles and wars have been fought over not only its borders but its right to exist. Last year the Australian parliament commemorated Israel’s 60 years as an independent ...
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Rudd's Cash Splash: Government Wastes Millions
10-Jun-2009
The Rudd Labor Government continues to waste millions of taxpayers dollars through it's indiscriminate and reckless distribution of tax bonus payments.
Tax bonus payments are going to deceased estates, Australians living overseas, prisoners in jail, non Australian residents and even millionaires, effectively wasting tens of millions of ...
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Reflections on ANZAC Day
24-Apr-2009
17 Kokoda-JDRF trekkers celebrated the ANZAC day dawn service at Menari, on the Kokoda track in Papua New Guinea 12 months ago. The aim of the trek was to honour our veterans and raise awareness and funds for diabetes research. As a member of the trek team I can say it was a life experience never to be forgotten.
At this time, I reflect and ...
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Three Days in the Red Centre
06-Apr-2009
My three days in Australia’s red centre were confronting. The poverty and apparent hopelessness of this isolated indigenous community was new to me.
I joined several organisers of the National Student Leadership Forum and a local Aboriginal elder Bob Randall and his wife Barbara on a “recci” in advance of a planned visit by 20 young Australian ...
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