|
|
posted on May 24, 2012 17:08
Any person dealing with another person’s money, especially taxpayers’ money has to be extremely careful that there is not the perception that ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 02, 2012 10:01
It is with sadness that I learn of the passing of Senator Judith Adams.
Judith was a tireless worker in the Senate, even while she was ill. H...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 30, 2012 12:23
Seven independent members of parliament have been voted out of office since Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott decided to back a Green-Lab...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 28, 2012 15:00
“Minister Crean has finally launched the new ‘Regional Australia Institute’ today, over 18 months after it was promised.
“This is a grea...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 14, 2012 15:13
Shadow Minister for Local Government, Senator Barnaby Joyce, says that Anna Bligh’s failure to consult local governments about the deferral of local g...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 21, 2011 15:07
Well I have just watched my nation’s Parliament at work. Not in the Cabinet or the Chamber but in the Senate Courtyard rolling press conferenc...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 12, 2011 11:22
The Greens party has devolved from the paragon of virtue, a party that once espoused freedom of speech in the Chamber, a party that on...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 22, 2011 10:23
The Sunday Age reported yesterday that almost a year after the Prime Minister promised to "deliver" for regional Australia, the govern...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 19, 2011 15:08
I would like to offer my support to those travelling to Canberra for the convoy of no confidence rally next week. I hope everyone takes their ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 12, 2011 14:19
Taxpayers should not fund environmental groups which destroy public property, Senator Barnaby Joyce said today.
ACT Police today has summoned two ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 04, 2011 11:23
The Minister for Regional Development, Simon Crean, needs to stop using Regional Development Australia bodies as tools for government ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 29, 2011 13:15
Well, Julia Gillard is certainly not wearing out her stilettos but, by gosh, Simon Crean seems to have more zest at the moment than a ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 18, 2011 15:55
This morning on ABC Newsradio Rob Oakeshott claimed that he had a "mandate" to support the carbon tax in Parliament.
“....
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 14, 2011 15:20
Public hearings for the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee’s inquiry into the impact of coal seam gas and coal mining developments i...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 23, 2011 14:23
Today, the Senate dealt with a matter of grave seriousness involving an incident where a girl who was allegedly raped at the John Oxley Youth ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 08, 2011 15:11
Senator Barnaby Joyce has today extended his deep and heartfelt sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of twenty-three year ol...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 01, 2011 15:19
Senator Joyce said he was deeply saddened to hear of the deaths of two Australian soldiers, twenty-five year old Lance Corporal Andrew...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 25, 2011 14:53
Senator Joyce says today that Labor's communityelection commitments are on shaky grounds. During Senate Estimates today, it became clear...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 16, 2011 14:22
Simon Crean announced today that $1 billion worth of projects had applied for the first round of the $1 billion Regional Development A...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 24, 2011 08:39
Today, the 4000 Australians, the working families, pensioners, blue collar workers, who reached into their own pockets to express their democratic rig...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 23, 2011 18:07
I welcome Anna Bligh's call that from now on Queensland senators should put the interests of Queensland first when voting in the Senate.
...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 23, 2011 10:07
Regional Australians have been concerned in the past couple of months about reports that European standards might be...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 21, 2011 13:30
Senator Joyce said he was deeply saddened to hear of the death of 21 year old Sapper Jamie Larcombe of the 1st Combat Engineer R...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 03, 2011 11:26
Senator Joyce said he is deeply saddened to hear of the tragic death of Corporal Richard Atkinson, 22, of the Darwin-based 1st Combat ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 02, 2011 15:49
Senator Joyce said his thoughts and prayers are with the people of North Queensland today as they brace for the massive category 5 cyclone Yas...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 14, 2011 11:27
The weekend has arrived and none would have envisaged how the events have unfolded in the last week. For so many Queenslanders...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 11, 2011 15:53
Senator Joyce said today that his thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost family members in the horrific floods that have in...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 14, 2010 17:38
Labor Ministers seem incapable of understanding the details of their own portfolios.
In regards to the slicing up of ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 09, 2010 11:00
Oh my gosh there is such a wealth of material today that has come to light, so I will have to be brief. Who would of thought?
1. Via the Wiki...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 03, 2010 16:19
I have just heard the voluminous display of union brow beating by Senator Doug Cameron on television this afternoon.
It is fascinating to lis...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 18, 2010 10:33
The Labor Party competency in understanding the technicalities of the NBN was on display for all to see this morning.
Minister Conroy deliver...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 30, 2010 12:01
Simon Crean does not know where regional Australia is.
“Yesterday, Mr Crean said that “regional Australia was the whole of Australia”. Today, h...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 27, 2010 16:49
In possibly what might be the dying days of a dilapidated and dodgy government, the Auditor General has slammed the process the Labor Party used to al...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 20, 2010 14:29
Senator Barnaby Joyce today criticised Ms Gillard’s Building Better Regional Citiesprogram which follows a "move forward, leave people behind ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 16, 2010 15:11
Anthony Albanese was quoted in the Brisbane Times this morning as saying thatLabor “supports” the $8.2 billion Brisbane cross- river rail project.
“I...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 09, 2010 15:46
In the picturesque hills of central Victoria a community will have to wait twice as long for its Fire Brigade or other emergency services because...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 07, 2010 15:29
The Labor party have announced for Australia their new ETS.
It has changed from what they originally proposed, but in the philosophical v...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 23, 2010 12:23
It is with deep regret that we are again today sending on behalf of the nation, our sympathies to the families of three soldiers who were kill...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 08, 2010 15:24
Senator Barnaby Joyce said that it was with deep sadness and regret that he heard of the two fatalities from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 08, 2010 15:22
“Well, now I have seen it all” says Senator Barnaby Joyce. “What more proof do we need for an inland rail? Whilst driving to Moree via t...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 24, 2010 16:44
Senator Joyce felt like he had taken on the character of Brian Dawe today while questioning ABC Managing Director, Mr Mark Scott, who was doing his be...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 18, 2010 11:49
Hello everyone. I am happy to tell you that our E-Newletter is out now and I think you'll find it an interesting read. If you have any doubt...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 14, 2010 17:13
Senator Joyce said that it’s become apparent that rural reporting on ABC radio is under threat. Half a million shortfall has brought about a p...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 28, 2010 16:03
“My heart actually felt for Minister Wong being dragged through the public teeth pulling exercise on radio this morning explaining that the Labor Part...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 10, 2010 09:06
Yesterday I flew in the Rescue 500 helicopter to Thallon, south of St George.The Moonie River has spread over the area and many buildings are inundate...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 08, 2010 10:05
The Balonne River at St George has peaked and today is slowly starting to fall. It will take many days though for the township to return to norm...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 06, 2010 12:31
I've been busy this morning helping fill sandbags, but I've managed to get some photos showing how the water has risen since yesterday. My thoughts ar...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 05, 2010 09:45
posted on February 23, 2010 15:04
posted on January 25, 2010 10:22
Reports that there are those considering a change of the Australian flag is a long way from any aspiration that is apparent on the ground to c...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 22, 2010 16:05
Senator Joyce congratulates his party, the National Party, on their 90th anniversary at a federal level.
From a party that started at a state...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 23, 2009 18:36
From ABC Online's The Drum Unleashed.
Speaking engagements always require the courteous response to the poor soul who has read the long-outdated bio ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 11, 2009 15:55
Senator Joyce said today he hopes schools from across Australia will support the Daniel Morcombe Foundation’s ‘Day for Daniel’ on Friday Octob...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 06, 2009 14:55
“On the weekend Mr Rudd briefly made a foray into a real world issue that he could actually affect.”
“Appalled at the report from the P...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 03, 2009 19:16
“Every time I think about Mr Rudd’s 20/20 summit I wonder what ever happened to Mr Rudd’s Golden Guru’s,
I keep walking down the stree...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 02, 2009 16:43
“It’s interesting to hear Mr Rudd’s latest proclamation about indigenous health and closing the gap. Sure, it’s a noble gesture but if I hear ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 29, 2009 08:29
There is quite obviously quite a lot of speculation today in the media about Mr Turnbull and his position as Leader of the Opposition.
“Even ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 19, 2009 08:04
Australians have an immense sense of decency and compassion for working mothers in the workplace however when you are elected to the Senate you are el...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 17, 2009 15:29
Senator Barnaby Joyce
Leader of the Nationals in the Senate
17th June 2009
THE BELLS TOLL FOR SENATOR BOB BROWN
To...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 27, 2009 12:31
The startling revelations of the outbreak of Swine Influenza A (Swine Flu) should be of concern to all Australians especially if this virus ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 24, 2009 15:03
This weekend we remember those both past and present who have offered their lives for the defence of our Nation and for the liberties, philosophies an...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 02, 2009 17:26
Senator Barnaby Joyce, the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, congratulates John-Paul Langbroek on his election as Leader of Queensland’s Liberal ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 31, 2009 09:18
The Prime Minister Mr Rudd should immediately step in and show decisive leadership by standing down Mr Joel Fitzgibbon pending investigations into Ms ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 24, 2009 14:35
Upholding and enforcing the law at airports will need a serious overhaul in light of the murder at Sydney Airport on Sunday, said Senator Barnaby Joyc...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 20, 2009 14:22
Immense opportunities in the development of biorenewable fuel that would reduce carbon emissions, develop regional economies and alleviate other trans...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 19, 2009 14:03
Senator Barnaby Joyce, the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, has backed up his previous comments made over the past week on foreign investment an...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 03, 2009 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce said today that in the past infrastructure spending was corralled towards such projects as the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Indian Pa...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 05, 2009 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce, the leader of the Nationals in the Senate, said he would like to convey his deep sympathy to the family and friends of the late...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 04, 2008 00:00
An attempt by the Rudd Labor Government to rob rural and regional communities of future telecommunications funding has been stopped in the Senate by C...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 20, 2008 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce, the Leader of the Nationals in the Senate, today vowed to ensure that all the support and resources available are extended to t...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 17, 2008 00:00
On the eve of the historic meeting of the Federal Government and representatives of Australia’s 565 local authorities Senator Barnaby Joyce, Leader of...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 13, 2008 00:00
Convictions against 324 people caught fishing in a Green Zone of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park will be dropped, freeing them from the burden of a...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 12, 2008 00:00
FuelWatch will today be banished to the Federal Government’s trophy cabinet which is groaning under the weight of failed programs.
Senator Barnaby ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 11, 2008 00:00
Ninety years after the end of World War I the benevolence of the sacrifices of Australian service men and women still shines brightly over all of us.
...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 05, 2008 00:00
In the wake of today’s historical U.S.Presidential Election, we can be sure that an Obama-Democratic win has implications for trade in Australia.
“...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 27, 2008 00:00
Senator Joyce today said, “The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Harry Jenkins, has proposed the removal of the time honoured tradition of read...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 16, 2008 00:00
"Whilst listening to question time in the House of Representatives I, with the rest of Australia, have been knocked over by the incredible display of ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 10, 2008 00:00
Having returned home from a Parliamentary Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina, I was saddened to hear of the passing of former National Party Senator...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 15, 2008 00:00
Senator Joyce today congratulated Brendan Grylls, Wendy Duncan and the whole West Australian Nationals team and supporters for what has been a tumultu...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 04, 2008 00:00
"The news that nine Australian soldiers have been wounded in Afghanistan stands as a reminder of the sacrifices made each day by the members of our de...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 03, 2008 00:00
Senator Joyce said today that the maintaining of the integrity of trusts is a big win for all those hundreds of thousands of participants in trust str...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 02, 2008 00:00
Sen Joyce said today, "After extensive negotiations in the Senate a committee has been organised. It is now up to fishing groups and those Queenslande...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 27, 2008 00:00
“Mr Rudd has dragged the nation once more through pain of an incredible rendition of "happy birthday" to announce the delivery of a very small cake. O...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 26, 2008 00:00
Senator Joyce said today, “The latest bill called the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 is yet another attack o...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 28, 2008 00:00
Liberal National Party (LNP) Senator for Queensland, Barnaby Joyce has said “the hard work begins today as we try to channel the fervour of the weeken...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 09, 2008 00:00
“The news this morning of the death of Signaller Sean McCarthy is a stark reminder of the sacrifice members of our defence force, and their families, ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 07, 2008 00:00
“When I was in Sydney there was a sculpture near Circular Quay. It was the usual joke when people would say, ‘What is that?’ and I would reply, ‘To so...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 02, 2008 00:00
“I’d like to welcome new Nationals’ Senator for New South Wales, John ‘Wacka’ Williams, to the Senate.
“John is a small business operator from Inve...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 30, 2008 00:00
Senator Joyce said the win in Gippsland is a great boost to the Nationals as it clearly showed, in a choice between three, they were the preferred par...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 11, 2008 00:00
“Yesterday I commended the Labor Party for their initiative to bring about the development of the hybrid car. I did this because I believed what they ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 16, 2008 00:00
“When Mr Rudd and Mr Swan said they had a problem with binge drinking then that hardly justifies them profiting by $3.1 billion from the people who ha...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 08, 2008 00:00
“Proposals for a Brisbane to Melbourne rail link are long overdue and should be supported, regardless of who is in Government. As we move towards oil ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 02, 2008 00:00
As we come to the end of the week our prayers and deepest sympathies should remain with Lance Corporal Jason Marks, his family and friends.
Once m...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 23, 2008 00:00
“The myth: now we are all bathing in the comforting glow of the effectiveness of the Fuel Commissioner, we can see that it really has made a differenc...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 21, 2008 00:00
"And they asked the representative group if they wanted a republic; ninety-eight said yes, one said no, one abstained and the crowd went wild.
"Th...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 15, 2008 00:00
“In light of the current market insecurity and what were perceived to be mine and others' previous naïve remonstrations about the inherent uncertainty...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 14, 2008 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce welcomes the appointment of her Excellency Ms Bryce as Australia’s 25th Governor-General.
“Governor Bryce is held in the hig...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 07, 2008 00:00
“There are some things that should be beyond our individual desires because there prevention is absolutely manifest if we wish to keep the structure o...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 04, 2008 00:00
“A new party is the only option that offers the conservative side of politics more than what we already have. If we are purely just putting the Libera...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 02, 2008 00:00
Queensland Nationals’ Senator, Barnaby Joyce, said today the first real delivery by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 28, 2008 00:00
"Mr Rudd, despite our wishes to the contrary, will hardly be instrumental in a new chapter of world peace with his new, self declared assault on the w...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 14, 2008 00:00
“It seems to be almost beyond belief that, whilst holding an office and in the close confines in which politics puts you with your colleagues, Mr Orko...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 14, 2008 00:00
Senator Joyce today expressed sympathy to Professor Cullen’s wife and family.
“He had an expert, deep and continuing interest in water issues in Au...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 12, 2008 00:00
“I welcome Sir Paul McCartney, Joanna Lumley, Chrissie Hynde and the organisation Viva, out to muster the kangaroos at Belconnen and anywhere else the...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 11, 2008 00:00
Senator Joyce has welcomed Senator Lyn Allison’s Notice of Motion (to be moved tomorrow) regarding the sexualisation of children in the media.
The...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 04, 2008 00:00
Mr Rudd and Mr Swan appear to have come to the conclusion that the wish of the Australian public is to live in a taxpayer supported public housing pro...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 27, 2008 00:00
Senator Joyce said today it was important to support Mr Larry James, from the Queensland Teachers’ Union, to maintain the funding for Croc Fest.
“...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 25, 2008 00:00
"It is a very noble idea to pitch for the 2018 World Cup but it does start to appear we are being delivered a retinue of distractions from what is the...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 19, 2008 00:00
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce said he was saddened to see the toll the floods in Mackay are taking.
"Although the people of the tropics are used...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 15, 2008 00:00
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce said today that the demise of the Crocfest, by reason of a Labor Party budgetary cut, an event promoting culture and h...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 15, 2008 00:00
"It's an interesting concept of politics that Mr Rudd has: freezing politicians' wages when he has just received the biggest increment of all politici...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 04, 2008 00:00
"What an overwhelming sense of confidence we get when the newly elected government asks a thousand people to come to Canberra to explain to them how t...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 24, 2008 00:00
“Australia Day gives us all a chance to review not only whether we have stuck to our New Years resolutions, but have we given to our nation a commitme...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 22, 2008 00:00
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce today stated the move to allow online gamblers access to the POLi funds transfer service, a service which allows gambl...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 21, 2008 00:00
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce is heading to Charleville on Wednesday to assist in whatever way he can, in his role as a Senator, those affected by t...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 11, 2008 00:00
“The New Year has arrived for Parliament and the Bogong moths, so prevalent in Canberra's Parliament House, catching on fire in lights, setting off al...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 18, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce said today “the more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. This is the case on the latest findings of the ACCC into petrol...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 12, 2007 00:00
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce said today he welcomed the move by the Attorney-General of Queensland, Kerry Shine, to stand aside the Crown Prosecuto...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 04, 2007 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce stated that all of Australia should spare a moment’s thought on the funeral, today, of John Archer, “soldier QXI”.
“From Win...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 29, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce today welcomed the election of Dr Brendan Nelson as Leader of the Liberal Party.
"Dr Nelson provides the Coalition with a capacity t...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 28, 2007 00:00
Nationals' Senator, Barnaby Joyce, welcomed today the nomination of Warren Truss as leader of The Nationals.
“It will be great to see this positio...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 26, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce and Natalie Joyce said today they were deeply saddened by the death of Matt Price.
“I can clearly picture Matt now, shoulders hunche...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 21, 2007 00:00
Nationals Senator, Barnaby Joyce, welcomed today the break through by Professor Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University and Professor James Thomson of the...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 19, 2007 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce said today he is deeply saddened by the death of Greg Meech, 2007 All-round Australian Champion Cowboy.
"Greg contributed so...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 13, 2007 00:00
“As the election approaches there is an issue which remains of utmost importance and has been reflected in the past in the work of other Nationals suc...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 09, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce was today campaigning with Dr Alex Douglas, Nationals' Candidate for Fadden. Senator Joyce said "Dr Douglas would be a huge asset for th...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 29, 2007 00:00
Nationals’ Senator, Senator Barnaby Joyce, today expressed concern that Australians will be misled by the latest ads concerning the balance in the Sen...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 29, 2007 00:00
“Senator Bob Brown said on ABC radio today that Australia should not be in Afghanistan. This is obviously an indicator of the Greens' policy for the i...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 17, 2007 00:00
NATIONALS’ Senator Barnaby Joyce, today campaigning in the Far North with Nationals’ candidate Ian Crossland, says the reason the Labor Party has not ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 17, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce, who's currently in North Queensland campaigning with the now very well known Ian Crossland, was astounded by the Greens candidate Dr Su...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 15, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce is today on his way to Cairns to campaign with Ian Crossland, National Party candidate for the seat of Leichhardt.
Senator Joyce sai...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 09, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce offered his deep sympathy to the family of David Pearce, the Australian Serviceman killed in Afghanistan.
“Our thoughts and prayers ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 08, 2007 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce is in Gladstone today and he’s not exactly sure who the Coalition is up against at the forthcoming election.
“It used to be u...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 01, 2007 00:00
Nationals Senator, Barnaby Joyce while perusing Google today noticed Senator Nettle from The Greens is still going to lunch on a fabricated story.
...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 25, 2007 00:00
Nationals’ Senator for Queensland, Senator Barnaby Joyce, is this week in North Queensland at the invitation of Etheridge Shire Council and the Gulf S...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 04, 2007 00:00
Nationals’ Senator for Queensland, Senator Barnaby Joyce, was at the last day of the Plebiscites Inquiry in Cairns yesterday, having also attended hea...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 04, 2007 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator, Barnaby Joyce, was earlier today in Cairns and was very pleased with the announcement that QANTAS will change its flight...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 28, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce today welcomed the findings from the Hunter Medical Research Institute with their breakthrough results using adult stem cell technology ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 28, 2007 00:00
“If Mr Rudd, Ms Gillard and the Labor Party are proposing respect for the Senate then they should start with their own party and demonstrate how they ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 16, 2007 00:00
"The question obviously is: why did Mr Rudd, in his mantra of co-operative federalism, not convince Mr Beattie to step back from the arbitrary nastine...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 23, 2007 00:00
“The bullying and intimidation that is apparent in the union movement is still a part of the Labor Party culture. The revelation this week about the i...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 16, 2007 00:00
The Nationals Senator for Queensland, Senator Barnaby Joyce, will be opening an Electorate Office in Cairns this week. The office will be a focal poin...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 12, 2007 00:00
Senator Joyce was travelling from Brisbane to St George when he heard the news of Mr Zemanek passing away after a battle with a brain tumour.
“I am...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 04, 2007 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce was today in Isisford, yet another town which will be decimated by the Peter Beattie government's arbitrary nastiness in the cou...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 26, 2007 00:00
Queensland Nationals’ Senator Barnaby Joyce, who is currently travelling around the far south west of Queensland from Cunnamulla, Birdsville to Boulia...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 19, 2007 00:00
There would be no broadband plan covering 99 per cent of Australia without the National Party, Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce said today.
...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 15, 2007 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce will be appearing at a community rally, this Friday, in St George. The rally is in protest against Premier ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 20, 2007 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has welcomed yesterday’s decision by the US Supreme Court to uphold the ban on the grisly practice of parti...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 18, 2007 00:00
“Mr Rudd is showing a clear pattern of lack of clarity. He cannot commit on ethanol and greenhouse gas reductions. He is instead “considering it”, whi...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 12, 2007 00:00
QUEENSLAND Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce says today’s news of a stem cell breakthrough providing hope to insulin-dependent diabetes sufferers is fur...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 05, 2007 00:00
Once more, oil companies are holding the Australian consumer to ransom because of the inherent oligopoly they have in the market and the lack of power...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 04, 2007 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce, today, noted the release of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s (ATSB) final investigation repo...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 26, 2007 00:00
The Queensland Nationals Central Council meeting in Maryborough yesterday voted unanimously to ask the Federal Parliament to urgently address the issu...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 22, 2007 00:00
I would like to offer the best of luck to all The Nationals' candidates in the NSW election.
After working with so many, it is great to see ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 21, 2007 00:00
QUEENSLAND Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has questioned the motives of the latest Greens and Democrats motions on David Hicks, to be moved in the Se...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 21, 2007 00:00
QUEENSLAND Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce said today is a clear indication of the reality of the duplicity of Labor Party policy.
"How long did we...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 19, 2007 00:00
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce welcomes the appointment of the Queensland Senator, Brett Mason, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Ageing...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 06, 2007 00:00
LABOR leader Kevin Rudd has shown his true form in Central Queensland with his covert fix on the ALP’s Flynn preselection.
Fresh from a visit...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 02, 2007 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce today announced that the Australian Government has given approval for funding of up to $210,759 under the Regional Partnerships ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 16, 2007 00:00
In an astounding attempt to smear Regional Partnership programs, the Labor Party has attacked the validity of schemes that help the indigenous, disabl...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 16, 2007 00:00
Queensland Senator Barnaby Joyce had no hesitation is taking up the offer of Nationals’ candidate for Flynn, Glenn Churchill, to visit and tour the el...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 06, 2007 00:00
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce believes it may come as a distraction for the people of Flynn but they have to be made aware of the workings of ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 02, 2007 00:00
“The issue of David Hicks is the time spent bringing accusations to a conclusion by fair trial. The delay means we are starting from a premise of guil...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 09, 2007 00:00
Qantas, as a national airline currently owned by a diverse group of Australian interests including Australian mum and dad investors, has long been giv...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 09, 2007 00:00
Momentum is gathering in opposition to the proposed Qantas takeover by a private equity consortium led by Macquarie Bank.
The private equity bid i...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 21, 2006 00:00
Christmas is upon us once again and I hope everyone has a wonderful time over the break with their loved ones.
This is the time of year where we sh...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on December 06, 2006 00:00
QUEENSLAND Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has appealed to his Lower House colleagues to back an amendment to the controversial cloning bill.
The ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 27, 2006 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce is pleased to hear of the 60 new Queensland Work for the Dole activities for August 2006 announced by The Hon Dr Sharman Stone M...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 15, 2006 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce is looking forward to attending a dinner hosted by the Member for Bundaberg, Jack Dempsey MLA, in Bundaberg on Saturday evening....
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 09, 2006 00:00
The Senate today stepped up pressure on the Government to press the United States to bring terror suspect, David Hicks, to trial fairly and quickly.
...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 08, 2006 00:00
Last night’s Senate vote on cloning human embryos will lead to the cloning and farming of human life to save the lives of people languishing on organ ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 01, 2006 00:00
Senator Barnaby Joyce welcomed the break-through this week in Newcastle, England by Prof Colin McGuckin who has developed of a human liver from umbili...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 19, 2006 00:00
The merger and acquisition laws received a minor amendment, in regard to an extension of time, and the ACCC now has a further 20 business days to asse...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 19, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce is happy with the outcome achieved today which assists in Medibank Private staying in Australian hands.
...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 10, 2006 00:00
Nationals Senator for Queensland, Senator Barnaby Joyce has stated “Though not the highest profile issue, the proposed changes to media ownership laws...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on September 13, 2006 00:00
The Labor Party in a fit of pique over their cover being blown regarding their support of multinational major oil companies today launched their fiery...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 15, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce proposed an amendment to the Government’s Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 15, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has welcomed today’s announcement of a 9 September state election stating Queenslanders now have the opport...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on August 07, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce would like to express his deepest sympathies on the passing of Sir Robert Sparkes.
Sir Robert passed awa...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 17, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has today congratulated all participants in the Queensland Cross Country Championships being held in Yeppoo...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 29, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has expressed his support for the work of Warwick Marsh and the Fatherhood Foundation regarding the reform ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 26, 2006 00:00
Senator for Queensland, Barnaby Joyce, today announced Regional Partnerships program funding of $220,000 to establish a multi-purpose community comple...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 23, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce welcomes today's announcement, by the Australian Electoral Commission, that a new Federal Division (elector...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 15, 2006 00:00
A gutsy Maroon’s victory in last night’s second State of Origin was music to the ears of Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce.
“I may have be...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 15, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has today moved a disallowance motion in the Senate against the Government’s Petroleum Retail Marketing Sit...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 09, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has expressed support for his Nationals colleague, Senator Fiona Nash, regarding the possibility of legisla...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 08, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has, this afternoon, welcomed the results of the Nationals work on securing pay phone services.
“As high...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on June 07, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has expressed support for the Prime Minister’s lead on the nuclear power debate, highlighting, however, the...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 21, 2006 00:00
The Labor Party’s messiah, right wing Union boss Bill Shorten, has this morning dropped a clanger on Nine’s Sunday program on the operations of the AL...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 09, 2006 00:00
The recent announcement of $22million in funding, over four years, for Griffith University’s pioneering adult stem cell research is welcome news for N...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on May 09, 2006 00:00
Senator Joyce welcomed the result of the strong National party input into the Budget with the strengthening of our Northern Australian fishing soverei...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 28, 2006 00:00
On this anniversary of the Port Arthur Massacre I offer my deepest sympathies to all those for whom this tragedy remains a continuing blight on their ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 24, 2006 00:00
Anzac Day….. Just the name stirs our emotions.
One need only observe the increasing number of Australians who undertake the pilgrimage to Gallipol...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 21, 2006 00:00
A story in the Courier Mail today reported Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce as claiming unethical conduct by Government Minister’s and large oil compan...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on April 20, 2006 00:00
An interesting observation was made today when Labor Leader Kim Beazley couldn’t remember the name of a Labor Senate colleague.
While being interv...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 20, 2006 00:00
From aboard his ship, Aurora Australis, somewhere on the Southern Ocean, Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has made a call to express his sup...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 15, 2006 00:00
The Nationals Senator for Queensland, Barnaby Joyce has welcomed the opportunity to review the discussion paper on reform for Australia’s media indust...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 08, 2006 00:00
Private health service providers in Queensland have been awarded over $4 million from the Australian Government’s $36 million Rural Private Access Pro...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on March 02, 2006 00:00
The opportunists in the Australian Democrats were again defeated yesterday when they attempted to introduce a notice of motion to remove Parliamentary...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on February 28, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce is furthering the plight to engage and retain rural based health professionals.
The National Rural Healt...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 31, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce was very pleased today to hear of the increased support his party is receiving following the release of rec...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 19, 2006 11:50
Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce was angered to hear last night, on the ABC’s 7.30 Report, a statement by the Family Planning Family Association of NSW...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 16, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce believes more attention must be directed toward tax rebates announced in last year’s budget as the debate s...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 10, 2006 00:00
Queensland Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce is delighted to hear of the Federal Health Minister’s announcement today that rural GP’s who undertake proc...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 08, 2006 00:00
The debate surrounding the future implementation of the abortion drug RU 486 took an interesting turn today following the comments of a leading Victor...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 06, 2006 00:00
The announcement today by Dr Philip Nitschke that he intends to move his organisation Exit International and its operations to New Zealand is welcome ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on January 03, 2006 00:00
A recent study by a Christchurch Professor of Medicine has found there to be a co-relation between aborting a pregnancy and the incidence of future me...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 25, 2005 00:00
25 November 2005
As the debate surrounding the abortion pill RU486 continues, the position held by Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce remains the same...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 11, 2005 00:00
8 November 2005
Media Release
Joyce supports Scholarship Scheme for Rural Health Undergraduates
The Nationals Senator for Queensland, Barnaby...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on November 11, 2005 00:00
8 November 2005
Media Release
Pause on Remembrance Day to honour the fallen
The Nationals Senator for Queensland, Barnaby Joyce today urged a...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 21, 2005 00:00
“Queenslanders living in rural and regional areas will be hardest hit by the Beattie Labor Government’s radical changes to limit free public hospital ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 19, 2005 00:00
Senator Joyce remains fundamentally opposed to the act of aborting a child, no matter how or when it occurs, as the debate on lifting the ban on abort...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 18, 2005 00:00
Senator Joyce said today that he was most disappointed with the current announcement to retrench 16 staff at the Roma Call Centre.
“I realise this ...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on October 12, 2005 00:00
Senator Joyce called for a review as to whether Midwives should have a more prominent role in rural health.
“With the reduction in the number of do...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 01, 2005 00:00
“Inappropriate and insulting” is how National Senator Barnaby Joyce has labelled the documentary ‘In search of the Perfect Penis’, screening tonight o...
[Read the rest of this article...]
posted on July 01, 2005 00:00
New National Senator Barnaby Joyce is outraged a television series banned in Britain and New Zealand will be aired in Australia next week on Foxtel’s ...
[Read the rest of this article...]