Dear Friends,
I know that once you drop the children off at school that this coincides with the imminent escalation in the political tempo. Mr Wilkie has certainly done that.
Australia remains a great country despite the fact it lacks a competent stable government. In four years, the Rud... (25-Jan)
Dear Friends,
I want to thank the 15,000-plus people who have turned out at meetings on the Murray-Darling draft basin plan in Shepparton, Griffith and Deniliquin this week. The message was loud and clear, the government has a long way to go before they get this right.
These towns can be... (16-Dec)
Dear Friends,
The Murray-Darling basin is our nation's food basket, it produces over 90 per cent of our oranges, almost 70 per cent of our tomatoes and half of all our fruit.
If you eat and you live in Australia, you are part of the Murray-Darling Basin, whether you are the irrigator who... (28-Nov)
Dear Friend,
Today Julia Gillard passed laws through the Senate so that there will be a carbon tax under a government she leads.
It is a very sad day for most Australians. We are about to “move forward” with legislation that will put up the price of power and put pressure on real jobs in the ... (08-Nov)
Dear Friend,
In today’s Australian, the Leader of The Nationals Warren Truss has outlined a blueprint for coal seam gas development in Australia.
The Nationals adopted a coal seam gas policy at our Federal Council Meeting in August, and on Friday our federal parliamentary party finalised a set... (07-Nov)
Dear Friend,
In today’s Australian, the Leader of The Nationals Warren Truss has outlined a blueprint for coal seam gas development in Australia.
The Nationals adopted a coal seam gas policy at our Federal Council Meeting in August, and on Friday our federal parliamentary party finalised a set... (07-Nov)
Dear Friend,
It didn’t take long. Rio Tinto's decision to sell-off its Australian aluminium assets is a sign of things to come as Australian manufacturers assess the costs of Labor's carbon tax.
It follows a tumultuous week in federal parliament,... (18-Oct)
Dear friend,
Last week 12 Members and Senators of my federal Nationals team went on a two-day blitz in central Queensland around Rockhampton and Yeppoon to meet with local people, community groups and businesses. Like so many other regional Australian communities, the Capricornia region is ... (16-Sep)
Dear Friends,
In today’s Canberra Times, The Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce picks up on Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens’ comments this week, warning of the growing toll on the nation’s productivity and Australian jobs as the Federal Government continues to pursue green policies.
“Th... (28-Jul)
Today Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a $9 billion carbon tax that will drive up prices, cost jobs and do nothing for the environment. It’s a tax that she explicitly promised not to introduce prior to the last election.
Leader of The Nationals Warren Truss warns that the carbon ta... (10-Jul)