Tax Laws Amendment Bill 2011

Speeches

I rise to lend my support to the Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 6) Bill 2011. The bill is not controversial. It is broken up into three segments. The first schedule amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 in order to ensure that certain payments made under the Better Start for Children with Disability…

POSITION STATEMENT ON LIVE EXPORT

Media Releases

Like all Australians, I was shocked and deeply disturbed by the mistreatment of Australian livestock exposed during the Four Corners program on 30 May 2011. As a cattle owner myself I do not condone any ill-treatment of animals such as we’ve seen in some Indonesian abattoirs. However bad practices at some abattoirs are not a reason…