SPEECH TO STORM FINANCIAL ACTION GROUP FORUM
Frogs on the Waterfront Function Centre, Cairns
Thanks very much Mark and Noel and ladies and gentlemen.
I wish I wasn’t here, and more importantly, I wish you weren’t here.
The situation in which you find yourselves is just awful. … Continue reading
A STARTING STEP ON ‘STORM’ JUSTICE
At Senate Estimates Committees last night a small step was taken towards the long process of bringing justice to investors in Storm Financial who have lost everything.
North Queensland based Liberal Senator Ian Macdonald said that the report from ASIC… Continue reading
Rudd’s ETS to Decimate Northern Mining
Evidence given today to the Senate Committee enquiring into the Rudd Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) confirms the devastating impact the CRPS will have on North West/Northern/Central Queensland employment opportunities.
Federal Opposition Spokesman on Northern Australian, Senator Ian Macdonald,… Continue reading
STICK TO THE FACTS ANNA
Townsville based Senator, Ian Macdonald, has slammed Queensland’s Premier for misleading the people of Townsville about the State’s responsibility for major infrastructure projects in the North.
Senator Macdonald labelled as “careless” Anna Bligh’s remarks on Radio National this morning about Townsville’s… Continue reading
ELECT LABOR – AND YOU’LL GET THE TRAVESTON DAM
At two Estimates Committees today Commonwealth Officials confirmed that construction of the Traveston Crossing Dam was high on the Bligh Government’s agenda.
Queensland Senator Ian Macdonald, who was a member of the Senate Committee which inquired into the dam, said… Continue reading
Address to Cairns Community
Pullman Reef Hotel Casino
Thank you Warren Entsch for that very kind introduction. It’s good to hear Warren again and to see first hand his commitment to the Far North Queensland region. I can tell you all that he is… Continue reading
WE MIGHT BECOME A NATION OF VEGETARIANS?
Evidence given at a Senate Committee hearing in Sydney today suggests that Australians might have to become a nation of vegetarians.
Federal Opposition Spokesman on Northern Australia, Senator Ian Macdonald said that the Australian Farm Institute confirmed in its submission… Continue reading
Time to Look North
The deal made by Senator Nick Xenophon and the Labor Government over the $42 billion spending package will effectively seal the fate of the Murray Darling Basin, and food producers are being urged to consider the North as an alternative.… Continue reading
Air Traffic Controllers Strike Would Cripple NQ Tourism
There are fears that a proposed Air Traffic Controllers’ strike could be disastrous for
tourism in the North and make it impossible to get food and other aid into flooded towns.
The Opposition Spokesman on Northern Australia, Senator Ian Macdonald,… Continue reading
Rudd Spending Package
Senator IAN MACDONALD (Queensland) (12.54 pm)—In these dark days in Australia’s history it seems trite to be talking about an economic package, even one that is the largest non-budget measure in the nation’s history. The economic woes and difficulties pale… Continue reading
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