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Source: Warren Truss, MP – Leader of The Nationals, Warren Truss says this Saturday’s election offers regional Australians a choice between more taxes, more waste and more debt under Labor, or a Coalition Government which will get our nation back on track. “My Nationals team and I ... (19-Aug)
The Coalition has today unveiled its real action plan to support Australia's commercial and recreation nal fishing sectors. The real action plan recognises the important role fishing plays to hundreds of coastal and river communities in bringing enjoyment to millions of Australians and to the natio... (18-Aug)
Source: Bruce Scott, MP - Kingaroy State High School and the environment will benefit from a grant of $50,000 to fund more solar power panels at the school if the Liberal National Coalition is elected to government, Federal LNP Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott said today. Mr Scott said ... (18-Aug)
The Coalition will provide an additional $30 million to help businesses hit hard by Labor’s bungling of the ‘roof batts’ programme. Long-standing and reputable businesses around Australia have had their livelihoods destroyed by the incompetence and inept economic management of Julia Gillard and Kev... (18-Aug)
The Coalition today announced that it will cut Labor’s massive $90 billion debt by more than a third within four years. Under Labor, net debt is forecast to peak at $89.5 billion in 2012-13. The Coalition will reduce the debt by $30.2 billion by 2013-14, a reduction of 35 per cent. Th... (18-Aug)
The victim of an alleged assault by the Labor Party’s candidate in the Queensland seat of Dawson has told media today he has been subjected to pressure by Labor Party officials not to make a police complaint until after the Federal Election. This is yet further evidence of the bullying and intimida... (18-Aug)
Source: Warren Truss, MP – Labor’s NBN has been exposed as a massive con by one of its own state ministers, Federal Leader of The Nationals, Warren Truss MP said today. Fine print at the end of a media release issued by Queensland Labor Minister Rob Schwarten and under the authority o... (17-Aug)
Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd are at odds on Labor’s future approach to a carbon price. In a letter to his constituents, future senior Labor frontbencher Kevin Rudd has revealed that he wants to revive the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme: “We must do more in Australia by putting a cap on pollutio... (17-Aug)
The Coalition strongly supports theBetter Access program and the roles of social workers and occupational therapists in that program. The Rudd-Gillard Government introduced measures in the last Budget that would have stopped social workers and occupational therapists providing treatment under... (17-Aug)
Support for the Australian film industry, for arts in the regions and for Australia’s budding musicians are all part of the Coalition’s arts policy unveiled by Shadow Arts Minister Steven Ciobo today. Mr Ciobo said a Coalition Government will establish a $60 million fund to spur investment in Aus... (17-Aug)