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posted on March 23, 2011 14:44
In 2009 The Nationals led the charge against the proposed Emissions Trading Scheme. At the time only 7 per cent of people supported us.
With your hel...
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posted on September 29, 2010 09:43
While Australians are worried about pending interest rate rises, increased power prices and taxes on everything, the Greens-led Labor Party is go...
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posted on May 20, 2010 13:40
OK, we all make mistakes. But how come when I make one, the media treat it like it’s an end –of- the- world event? I’ve been called all sorts of...
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posted on April 01, 2010 15:33
The Productivity Commission report “Market Mechanisms for Recovering Water in the Murray Darling Basin” was released Wednesday (March 31st)...
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posted on February 03, 2010 14:14
The Coalition's Plan to improve the environment and combat climate change won't cause you, yes, each of you, extra pain in the hip pocket. The...
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posted on January 13, 2010 09:24
Peter Spencer has shown great courage for 52 days while he pushed and willed himself through a hunger strike to highlight the great injustice done to ...
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posted on January 05, 2010 10:15
Peter Spencer has said in a radio interview on day 44 of his hunger strike that he is not feeling too bad but his determination to continue not to eat...
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posted on December 18, 2009 09:14
In February I wrote on this blog:
"Welcome to my new website and as I come out of my technological cave to stare down the 21st century I hope that th...
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posted on December 12, 2009 16:47
Life changed for the media this week with the announcement by Tony Abbott of the new Opposition front bench. As I have discovered, what I said as the ...
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posted on December 09, 2009 09:33
My appointment as Shadow Finance Minister by Tony Abbott gives The Nationals the type of influence they have not had since the time of Artie Fadden in...
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posted on December 04, 2009 05:58
If a week is a long time in politics the events of Tuesday and Wednesday outdid even that adage. A new Opposition leader and the defeat of the Carbon ...
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posted on November 27, 2009 15:51
The National Party is on the ascendancy in its campaign to stop the ETS. Public opinion has overwhelmingly turned against this massive new tax. We hav...
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posted on November 19, 2009 17:14
I asked some questions of Climate Change Minister Penny Wong in Question Time in the Senate today. After you read my questions and her answers you...
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posted on November 15, 2009 14:00
I was asked on SKY News if the Labor Government's concession to exclude agriculture was a good move.
As I explained, the ETS was a ridiculous massive...
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posted on May 21, 2009 12:42
June 25 2009
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee has announced the terms of reference for the Inquiry into Rural ...
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posted on May 05, 2009 12:03
Apologies to Steve Truman from Agmates TV and to all interested in our discussion but we have had to reschedule this interview to a dat...
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posted on April 28, 2009 11:29
Thursday April 30, 9.30pm, ABC1
Panelists are Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Pru Goward, Wesley Enoch and Sarah Hanson-Young. Follow this link to...
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posted on April 23, 2009 17:10
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 9am TUESDAY APRIL 28
The Treasurer has issued this media release:
Foreign Investment Decision
Today I approve a revise...
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posted on April 22, 2009 12:07
You have to admire a man who will get in front of a camera and espouse his views, whatever your politics. Steve Truman who runs the Agmates website ha...
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posted on April 21, 2009 12:51
The Australian Electoral Officer (State Manager) for Queensland, Ms Anne Bright, has reminded all interested individuals and organisations that writte...
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posted on April 14, 2009 08:37
The glitch in the comments form has been resolved so please keep posting your intelligent and interesting insights. Contributors have to be congratula...
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posted on April 12, 2009 08:18
You may have noticed me in the Weekend Australian magazine on April 11. It's an interesting process to share your thoughts with a journalist and to be...
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posted on April 05, 2009 14:55
It has taken a little over a week to get more than 1000 names on the petition. The message has to be sent to the Rudd Labor Government that Australian...
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posted on March 25, 2009 04:36
Please sign the PETITION and thank you to the hundreds of people who have already added their names and emailed comments supporting my stand agai...
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posted on March 22, 2009 11:13
Congratulations to Anna Bligh, who is the first female state premier in Australia elected in her own right. Congratulations also to all the new member...
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posted on March 21, 2009 07:10
Queenslanders are going to the polls today, six months ahead of schedule. It is the first opportunity for Queenslanders to vote for the LNP. I hope yo...
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posted on March 19, 2009 07:25
The Keep Australia Australian television advertisements hit the screens this week but you won't be seeing them any more in Queensland until after Satu...
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posted on March 17, 2009 09:39
St Patricks Day has grown to something that celebrates not only the connection to the Irish but all Australians searching for a poor excuse for a beer...
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posted on March 05, 2009 15:48
Biosecurity Australia has made the incredible decision to open Australia up to imports of bananas from the Philippines.
Australia grows 22 million ca...
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posted on February 27, 2009 16:10
My first advice to US President Obama on his meeting with our Prime Minister Mr Rudd in Washington DC on March 24 is don’t say anything that you ...
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posted on February 20, 2009 16:09
While the massive clean-up of fire ravaged Victoria continues apace and we mourn the huge loss of life and property, large areas of northern Queenslan...
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posted on February 18, 2009 18:29
Welcome to my new website and as I come out of my technological cave to stare down the 21st century I hope that this arena does not become another non...
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posted on February 09, 2009 13:01
The Nationals in the Senate voted in support of the disallowance of the carbon sink tax regulations so as to render the legislation unworkable. The Na...
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