Local government elections were held in Queensland recently, and I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate the local mayors who were re-elected or elected in my region. From the Scenic Rim, I congratulate the new mayor, Tom Sharp, on his election. Tom Sharp defeated the former mayor, Greg Christensen. I’d like to pay tribute…
I thank you, Deputy Speaker Wilkie, and acknowledge your high office in the Speaker’s chair. I will firstly give an overview of my electorate, situated in Queensland, in which the largest contributor to GDP is agriculture. Beef production is No. 2 and horticulture is No. 1. All of my growers—my horticulturalists and my graziers—are captured…
Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz has slammed Labor’s new legislation on a new biosecurity tax which was introduced in Parliament this week, in a move that will increase the cost of living for local families and hit local growers with a new tax. Scott Buchholz said, speaking in Federal Parliament this week that Labor’s…
Today, out on the lawns of our amazing parliament, there’s a gathering of the Australian caravan industry—proud Australian manufacturers of caravans, displaying their products. It’s an industry which is doing us very proud. Before I share some statistics with the parliament about the impact of the caravan industry on Australia, I want to acknowledge the…