Speeches

I asked Prime Minister Alabanese today: “To ram through Labor’s toxic taxes, the Prime Minister has changed his position again and done a dangerous deal with the Greens. Will the...

Last night, I moved a motion in Parliament to hold the Federal Government accountable for cutting critical financial support to local government and the communities they represent. The Prime Minister...

Australian manufacturing has undergone a significant transformation over the past few decades. If we want our manufacturing industry to remain secure and prosperous, we must prioritise domestic production and reclaim...

Labor’s Budget changes to tax legislation tries to bury the bad in with the good – cuts to negative gearing and changes to Capital Gains Tax in among the Working...

The population of the Parkes electorate gives me more than 216,000 reasons to love this job. Those 216,000 plus people include some of the most unselfish, kind and caring individuals...

There are 5,505 people on the NDIS in the Parkes electorate. There will be people who can’t get medical appointments, who will no longer be able to see friends or...

It becomes more apparent every day that there are people this Labor Government has forgotten. Among the people who feel forgotten are older people and regional people – and if...

People built their future around the Inland Rail. Now that future has gone with the Federal Labor Government’s announcement the project will not progress north of Parkes. Now, years of...

Councils provide essential services Australians can’t do without, but this budget is the nail in the coffin for local government’s trust. It is the final blow for local government’s respect....

After last night’s Federal Labor Budget, hard-working Australians woke up to the realisation that the harder they work, the more this Albanese Government takes from them. In this misguided attempt...