I rise to raise an issue in my electorate which is quite pressing at the moment, and that is the demise of the dairy industry. Over a period of six weeks, I have lost six dairy farmers in my electorate. It is a shame to our nation. I choose not to reveal the names of…
I rise to speak about the tremendous work being done in my electorate by the Beaudesert Rotary Club. Recently, I attended the club's weekly meeting as a guest speaker and shared my experience of a recent trip aboard HMAS Anzac, as part of the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program in August this year. I spent…
In my opening remarks on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012 and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2012, it would be remiss of me not to offer some advice to the previous speaker with reference to the intent of this bill. Whilst at face value, as it says…
I rise to speak on the Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 4) Bill 2012. As the previous speaker said, it is not uncommon for bills to be referred to committees. What is an uncommon practice is for amendments to bills to be tabled just hours before the bill hits the House. That is becoming…
I rise to speak on the Public Service Amendment Bill 2012. This bill seeks to make a number of amendments to the Public Service Act 1999 to ensure that the Australian Public Service is able to continue serving the Australian government, the parliament, and the Australian public to a higher standard of ethics, efficiency and…
I rise to speak on the Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2011 that is currently being debated before the House. I take the opportunity to associate myself with some of the earlier comments of my colleagues and particularly of the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott. This is an emotional debate…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP is calling for community members to have their say on the Coalitions Policy Discussion Paper on Foreign Investment in Australian Agricultural Land and Agribusiness. Mr Buchholz said it is clear that there is scope to improve the current foreign investment regime when it comes to agricultural land and…
Local Liberal-National Party (LNP) members in the seat of Wright passed an urgent resolution on the weekend calling on the Federal Government to amend the Competition and Consumer Act. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP said the amendment would provide the ACCC with divesture powers to disperse monopolies that engage in undermining competition. Ever…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP has today visited Beaudesert based meat processing company AJ Bush and Sons, who are one of the 294 companies who will directly pay the Carbon Tax. Mr Buchholz said the tour of the company operations provided him with first hand evidence of the losses local companies like AJ…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP has today appealed to the residents and businesses of Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim to contact his office if they believe they will be better off with the Carbon Tax. Mr Buchholz has challenged the Prime Minister following her comments that nine out of 10 households will be…