12-year-old Kian from the Parkes electorate has written a speech for the Raise Our Voice competition and it’s a beauty. But before I read it, I would like to tell you a bit about Kian and his family, as told to me by their friend and Councillor of Coonamble Shire, Al Karanouh. Al, who owns…
The Nationals oppose holding Australian mining and energy projects responsible for Scope 3 emissions generated when our resources are used overseas. Today I joined Leader of The Nationals Matt Canavan, Shadow Minister for Resources Susan McDonald and other Nationals Party Colleagues to raise concerns about the uncertainty facing Australia’s resources sector following the High Court’s…
Inland Rail, more taxes, unworkable gun laws, high energy bills, high inflation, high interest rates… there have been disastrous decisions made with disastrous consequences. Watch my speech here.
Small businesses are absolutely critical not only in keeping our economy running but in keeping all of us running in this country. We need to protect our workers, but we also need to give our small businesses a fighting chance, or those workers will also lose their jobs. That is why we need to achieve…
People who have done as the government wanted them to do, who have put money away for health insurance all of their lives, are now being told the additional private health insurance rebate for people aged 65 and over will be cut. Disgraceful—yet another cut for the most vulnerable Australians. Watch my full speech here.
Our country is in bad shape, and it hurts. Australia is in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis affecting just about every Australian across this great country. People are frustrated. They’re getting desperate and, understandably, they’re very angry. We are at the point where we are taxed not only on our income but on our…
We are back in Parliament this week where the Coalition will be addressing a number of critical concerns, including gun laws. I have raised a Private Member’s Motion to call on the Government to repeal the unfair gun laws and acknowledge the problems they have caused for law-abiding gun owners, gun shop owners and sporting…