National Broadband Network Cost Benefit Analysis
Senator IAN MACDONALD (Queensland) (6:41 PM) —The Auditor-General has conducted a performance audit of Infrastructure Australia, particularly the conduct of Infrastructure Australia in the first national infrastructure audit and development of the infrastructure priority list. As the Auditor-General points out,… Continue reading
Queensland Wild Rivers Legislation
Senator IAN MACDONALD (Queensland) (6:10 PM) —I wish to say a few words in talking to the motion before the chair to note this particular report. This was a report in which the committee members looked into the issues with… Continue reading
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Five minutes is not sufficient time to speak in depth about the great achievements of the Australian Institute of Marine Science at Cape Cleveland outside Townsville. It is one of the scientific institutions of which Australia can rightly be very… Continue reading
Matters of Public Interest – Northern Australia
The importance of Northern Australia to our country is certainly a matter of great public interest, though perhaps a matter that is not quite as well understood by most Australians as it should be. Few Australians would know that almost… Continue reading
REMOTE COMMUNITIES SUFFER FROM LABOR’S LATEST POLITICAL TRICK
Anna Bligh’s plan to extend her Government’s Wild Rivers legislation into western Queensland has outraged the Federal Opposition Spokesman on Northern and Remote Australia, Senator Ian Macdonald.
Senator Macdonald said that the Bligh Government has again shown their political cowardice… Continue reading
Debate of the War in Afghanistan
I commence my contribution to the debate on Australia’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan by acknowledging the professionalism and dedication of the members of the Australian defence forces deployed in that theatre of war. Coming as I do from… Continue reading
Taking note of answers – Mining
Last night I attended a dinner in the Great Hall with the captains of Australian industry and I heard there a very calm, thoughtful, balanced, intelligent speech by the chairman of the Australian Industry Group. He then introduced the only… Continue reading
Exercise Hamel injected $5m into local Townsville economy
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence and Defence Support Senator Ian Macdonald told the Australian Senate today (SUBS: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23) almost $5 million had been injected into the Townsville regional economy as a result of Exercise Hamel.
Sen. Macdonald, who… Continue reading
FEDERAL NORTHERN AND REMOTE SPOKESMAN CONGRATULATES LANGBROEK
The Federal Opposition Spokesman for Northern and Remote Australia, Senator Ian Macdonald has welcomed the announcement by the Queensland Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek that if a Liberal National Government were elected in Queensland there would be a designated Minister for… Continue reading
A FINE WELCOME TO THE RAAF – SLEEP ON THE GROUND
Senate estimates committee were told last night that the Scherger Air Force base near Weipa in Cape York would not be impacted by transfer of immigration detainees to the base.
Opposition Spokesman on Northern and Remote Australia and Shadow Parliamentary… Continue reading
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