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‘Regional Airlines’ bumpy ride needs a smooth landing’

Warren Truss Address to  Regional Aviation Association of Australia Conference Palmer Coolum Resort, Sunshine Coast, Coolum ‘Regional Airlines’ bumpy ride needs a smooth landing’ 12 October 2012 RAAA Chairman Michael Bridge, CEO Paul Tyrrell, RAAA Directors, ladies and... (12-Oct)

Keynote Address - Warren Truss

Nationals’ 2012 Federal Conference Hotel Realm Canberra 10:30am, Saturday 15 September 2012     Nationals President John Tanner, Deputy Leader Senator Nigel Scullion, Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce, Deputy Premiers Andrew Stoner and Peter Ryan, Ministers, Members and Senators, del... (15-Sep)

The Carbon Tax is ‘The Cork in the Snorkel’ of Australian Industry.

 Ken O’Dowd MP Speech to the House of Representatives 20/08/2012 - Our resources sector has been swimming along in what have become increasingly rough waters. We have just experienced what could possibly be the biggest boom in mining that our country has ever seen, but it has become clear th... (23-Aug)

Boyne Smelters Company Re-structure

 Ken O’Dowd MP Speech to the House of Representatives 15/08/2012 - Yesterday morning in Gladstone employees of the Boyne smelter arrived at work to be greeted by the news of the company's restructure. Of the nearly 1,200 workers at the smelter, 90 had been told that the company could no long... (16-Aug)

from Senator Joyce to the Annual Ebor Beef conference - 2nd August 2012.

Senator Joyce to the Annual Ebor Beef conference 2 August 2012 Armidale *** check against delivery *** I have been lucky enough to just return from the United States and I have been over there trying to work out where they are on the issue of a carbon tax. All I can see is that they are now... (02-Aug)

Speech to the Australian Grains Industry Conference

Senator Joyce to the Australian Grains Industry Conference on Wednesday 1st August 2012.    Thanks for that and it's great to be here at your conference. I heard your dinner last night was well supported with about 700 people there and I’d like to thank the sponsors Pulse, Grai... (02-Aug)

Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail Symposium

Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail Symposium Parkes, NSW 22 June 2012       Introduction   Cr Ray Donald, President of the Shires Association, Cr Ken Keith, Mayor of the Shire of Parkes, my parliamentary colleagues Darren Chester, John Cobb and Mark Coulton, Councillor... (22-Jun)

Balance in the workforce and the Pacific Islander Workers Scheme - Speech to House of Reps - 28/05/2012

Ken O'Dowd MP -  Speech to House of Representatives, 28 May 2012   Mr O'DOWD (Flynn) (13:50): Today I would like to talk about the Pacific Island Workers Scheme. It is in my area, especially around Emerald and the 2PHfarmswhere they employ up to 500 workers per year. It is a mix ... (30-May)

Hours left for Saffin to keep faith with her electorate

Senator Fiona Nash -   The Labor MP for Page, Janelle Saffin, has just hours left to keep faith with her electorate and vote against Julia Gillard’s carbon tax in Parliament tomorrow. “Ms Saffin was voted in with the Labor government on Julia Gillard’s promise that there would be no carb... (11-Oct)

Gillard Anniversay

Matter of Public Importance The Gillard Anniversay   4.51pm  23 June 2011 The last 12 months have been a shameful chapter in the governance of this country's affairs. It has been a period punctuated by stuff-ups, complete incompetence and contempt for the Australian people. ... (24-Jun)