|
|
8 December 2009
Update;
On December 1, 2009 the Liberal Party Room voted to replace me as Leader with Tony Abbott. The final margin was 42 votes to 41. This had the consequence of a major change in the Party's policy on climate change and the agreement to support t... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
3 December 2009
On Tuesday 1 December, the Liberal Party abandoned its longstanding climate change policy involving the establishment of an emissions trading scheme (ETS). On Wednesday 2 December, the Senate voted to reject the ETS legislation... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
24 November 2009
Labor’s Failure
The Rudd Government is failing the Australian people in one of the most fundamental responsibilities of any sovereign government - to secure and protect our borders.
Labor’s softening of our laws has undermined the strength and inte... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
10 June 2009
The global financial crisis (often abbreviated as the GFC) is a series of disruptions, upheavals and failures in international financial markets that began in the United States in early 2007. The crisis deepened and spread across the rest of th... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
20 May 2009
Kevin Rudd has not been honest with the Australian people. He promised again and again that he would not touch the private health insurance (PHI) rebate. That emphatic promise has been shattered in this year’s Budget.
All Australians will now pay th... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
12 May 2009
There are a lot of lessons from 1999 and I have learned at least a few of them. The republic should not be put up for another vote unless there is a strong sense in the community that this is an issue to be addressed NOW. That may have been the case ... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
17 April 2009
Along with all Australians, the Coalition is deeply concerned about the effects of binge drinking on young people.
The so called ‘alcopops tax’ introduced by the Rudd Government is not a health measure designed to tackle alcohol abuse. It is a badly... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
19 March 2009
The Labor Government’s Australian Business Investment Partnership (usually referred to by its informal title of RuddBank) is a taxpayer-funded lending vehicle which will purchase up to $30 billion of loans to commercial property developers.
... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
27 February 2009
The Opposition is committed to supporting a strong education system, promoting excellence in both the public and non-government sectors.
During the previous Government’s term in office, funding was continually increased to all Australian schools –... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink
15 February 2009
The Coalition recognises the important role that SBS plays in Australia as an independent national broadcaster providing multilingual and multicultural radio and television services.
While in Government, the Coalition ensured that the SBS wa... Read more
Actions: E-mail
| Permalink