I rise to inform the House of the good work being undertaken by local candidates in my electorate of Wright in the upcoming state election assisting 'Can-Do' Campbell Newman to restore some type of coalition government to the state. Under 22-plus years of Labor government rule in Queensland, the state is suffering from the scars…
I rise to speak on the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R18+ Computer Games) Bill 2012 There are few topics capable of provoking as much irrational fear and wrong-headed moral panic as video games. It’s a remarkable thing really, when you consider that electronic games are nothing new. The first pinball machine was…
The 57,600 residents covered by private health insurance will be hard hit by Julia Gillards decision to break another promise and means test the private health insurance rebate. Federal Member Scott Buchholz said every person in Wright with private health insurance will pay more because of this legislation. Because of the means test, it is…
I rise to support the second reading amendment to the Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2011 moved earlier this afternoon by the Leader of the Opposition, because I think it is a prudent amendment which speaks for itself. Here we go again talking about trust. I am still a relatively new member and already…
Local motorists can expect to feel more pain thanks to ongoing manipulation of petrol shopper docket schemes. Local federal MP Scott Buchholz said the Coalition has written to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate fuel discount dockets following allegations the dockets have been used to hide an unjustified increase in the cost…
I rise to support the comments of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, in question time today when they spoke about the floods that have affected most of Queensland recently, and in particular their comments about the memorials and the 12-month ceremonies that have happened in my electorate of Wright.…
I rise to support the speakers before me in celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. As a proud monarchist it gives me great pleasure to extend my warm congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee. For most of us Elizabeth has been our Queen for…
TONY ABBOTT: Its good to be here in Grantham. I want to thank Scott Buchholz for all the work he has done for the people of his electorate, particularly the people of the Lockyer Valley in the twelve months since this area was hit by Australias most devastating floods of modern times. I want to…
In Afghanistan, we are confronted with a desperate struggle for the future not just of a country but potentially of an entire region. Of course this is not the first time that Afghanistan has been the site of an apparently insurmountable conflict. Not for nothing is it known as the graveyard of empires. For some,…
For a substantial part of our history mining has been a source of national prosperity and therefore of great political significance. The Eureka rebellion in 1854 was a revolt by Victorian miners against excessive taxation and regulation by the government of the day. The symbol of that rebellion, the Eureka flag, has remained a perennial…