Written By Mark Coulton -
Every Australian Counts is the campaign for the introduction of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and I have added my support to this very important movement. The NDIS will provide insurance cover for all Australians in the event of significant disability and... (27-Jan)
Written by - Senator Barnaby Joyce
Published in the Canberra Times 26 January 2012
Once I have dropped the children off for the first day at school I know my return to the Parliament House part of my employment is imminent. I am trawling through hundreds of emails, some gen... (27-Jan)
Written by Mark Coulton -
2012 is officially the Year of the Farmer. This is a year-long, national celebration that provides us with the opportunity to celebrate the important role farmers’ play in feeding, clothing and sheltering our nation. Year after year farmers continue to work to provid... (13-Jan)
Senator Barnaby Joyce published in the Canberra Times
This week has been one of remembering the tragic course of the ferocious force of nature that laid waste to sections of the Lockyer Valley and other parts of our country. A year on, the lives devastated were visited by the memories and wel... (12-Jan)
Published - Canberra Times 1 December 2011
In GK Chesterton's Father Brown novels the world renowned criminal Flambeau makes a name for himself by forming a successful London dairy company even though he owns no cows, no carts and no milk. Instead, he served his customers by ... (01-Dec)
Written: Senator Barnaby Joyce
Published: Canberra Times, 24/11/2011
The Murray-Darling Basin is often viewed as a network of inter-connected garden hoses, where if you drop a litre of water in at Toowoomba, and wait long enough, it will eventually all run out at the Lower Lakes ... (24-Nov)
The recent deaths in Afghanistan highlight the difficult times our troops are facing. I believe it is more important than ever to throw our support behind our troops where ever they are stationed in the world. Australia has almost 2,400 uniformed Defence personnel in the Middle East, including 1,550... (14-Nov)
Written By John Cobb -
Calling on Calare to Recommit to Remembrance Day
At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month Australians will pause to remember the men and women who have died or suffered in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. I encourage residents of ... (07-Nov)
Written by Warren Truss,
Published in The Australian, 7 November 2011
Every good business knows that if their employees feel part of the team then they will work harder and deliver better results. Working together means a better outcome for workers and a better outcome fo... (07-Nov)
Written by: John Cobb MP -
New Zealand visit reveals apple concerns justified
The past months have been particularly testing for Australia’s apple and pear growers since the Gillard Labor Government announced that New Zealand apples would be allowed into our country. Last week I visited... (24-Oct)