It gives me great pleasure to speak on the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Repeal Day) Bill 2014—the spring repeal day. Potentially, the bill has four very important schedules to it. The member before me spoke so eloquently and passionately about the importance of repeal day savings to our nation, because we were shackled by enormous amounts…
I rise to speak on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014. There is a very good reason that this bill is before the House. Most Australians are acutely aware of the threat posed on the national landscape and Australia's involvement in that threat. I take the House's mind back to the al-Qaeda Afghanistan-Pakistan…
The Abbott Government this week concluded negotiations for an historic free trade agreement with China – our largest trading partner – which will deliver a raft of benefits for the local region. The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) will give Australian exporters unprecedented levels of market access to the world's second largest economy, with a…
The Lockyer Valley veteran community is set to benefit from funding through the latest round of the Veteran and Community Grant program, the Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz today announced. The grant for $12,286 will help the Veterans Support Centre Lockyer/ Brisbane Valley Incorporated located in Laidley assist the local veteran community to continue improving…
The Federal Government is moving ahead with its plan to have the current fuel excise indexation changed by way of tariff proposals to be validated by Parliament within 12 months. These tariff proposals were tabled in the House of Representatives this week and will take effect from 10 November 2014. Federal Member for…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright—Government Whip) (11:19): It would appear at the outset that the world is moving off its axis from a social perspective; it would appear that the harmony and the equilibrium that provide the balanced nature of the way that we go about our business are now being challenged, as the previous speaker rightly…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright—Government Whip) (16:36): I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and praise one of my local communities in the light of their upcoming fundraising event. The township of Canungra is a small, rural and picturesque town situated 35 kilometres from the Gold Coast and on the western side of the base…
UPGRADES to the Lockyer Creek Bridge are now complete, ending more than two years of Warrego Highway roadworks between Helidon and Withcott. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the Australian Government contributed $6.8 million to the $9 million bridge upgrade under the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Programme.…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright—Government Whip) (16:17): Recently, my office was advised by none other than the Hon. Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Education, that Bryce Lee-Bennett, a school lad from my electorate, is a more recent recipient of the Australian Student Prize. Bryce has picked up a certificate. The correspondence also says that he is the…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright—Government Whip) (11:58): I appreciate the opportunity to stand in the House and speak once again on an issue that touches me deeply. Before coming to this House I was a state board director of Lifeline Queensland and spent many hours compiling and centralising the governance procedures for Lifeline Queensland. I know only…