Monthly Archives: April 2012

AND THE BAD NEWS KEEPS COMING

The prospect of further job losses in the Bowen Basin coal mines continues to heighten as the full impact of the Rudd Governments emissions trading scheme (ETS) becomes better understood.

Opposition Spokesman on Northern Australia, Senator Ian Macdonald, who is… Continue reading

Senator welcomes uni expansion

North Queensland based Senator Ian Macdonald has welcomed the news that CQUniversity will open a campus in Cairns for its students.
“I am delighted that there will be a second university campus for Cairns,” Senator Macdonald said.
“It is particularly… Continue reading

Senator Welcomes Uni Expansion

North Queensland based Senator Ian Macdonald has welcomed the news that CQUniversity will open a campus in Cairns for its students.
“I am delighted that there will be a second university campus for Cairns,” Senator Macdonald said.
“It is particularly… Continue reading

Service to commemorate dawn battle

When Townsville-based Senator Ian Macdonald lays a wreath on Anzac Day at the dawn service at Polygon Wood in Flanders, Belgium the ghosts of nearly 8000 young men will make themselves felt in the morning mist.

It is this fateful… Continue reading

Service To Commemorate Dawn Battle

When Townsville-based Senator Ian Macdonald lays a wreath on Anzac Day at the dawn service at Polygon Wood in Flanders, Belgium the ghosts of nearly 8000 young men will make themselves felt in the morning mist.

It is this fateful… Continue reading

Senator Macdonald honours Spitfire pilot

Townsville-based Senator Ian Macdonald laid a wreath on behalf of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott at the re-interment of World War II Spitfire pilot Sergeant Bill Smith in northern France today.
Sen. Macdonald, Coalition spokesman on the Defence Force and Defence… Continue reading

Senator Macdonald Honours Spitfire Pilot

Townsville-based Senator Ian Macdonald laid a wreath on behalf of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott at the re-interment of World War II Spitfire pilot Sergeant Bill Smith in northern France today.
Sen. Macdonald, Coalition spokesman on the Defence Force and Defence… Continue reading

LNP win will breathe new life into northern Australia

Townsville-based Senator Ian Macdonald said the stunning Queensland election result would herald a new dawn for Northern Australia.

Speaking in Darwin where he is participating in the Townsville Enterprise Tourism and Business Seminar, Sen. Macdonald said the Campbell Newman-led Queensland… Continue reading

LNP Will Breathe New Life Into Northern Australia

Townsville-based Senator Ian Macdonald said the stunning Queensland election result would herald a new dawn for Northern Australia.

Speaking in Darwin where he is participating in the Townsville Enterprise Tourism and Business Seminar, Sen. Macdonald said the Campbell Newman-led Queensland… Continue reading

Labor Slashes Food Assistance Again

In just six months the Gillard Government has slashed the number of staff working in the Food and Plant sections of its Department by 90, while at the same time increasing the numbers of staff working in Climate Change, Government… Continue reading

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