The Liberal Party must ensure it represents renters, by presenting policies that provide renters the opportunity to do more than just having a house, but to have a path of owning a home of their own. With 1.5 million new Australians arriving in the next five years under Anthony Albanese’s Big Australia policy,…
We need to cut the online crime recruitment pipeline. Tougher laws and more police are solid foundations for a response to Queensland’s youth crime crisis. This week, it has been exposed that the rampant misuse of social media, is exacerbating criminal activity across Queensland. We heard evidence presented to the Youth Justice Reform Select Committee…
The case for Inland Rail. Why we can’t have a line with no start or end point. Rarely do governments that are increasingly risk adverse and operating in complex political environments make the case for nationally significant projects, that have the capacity to transform an economy and the businesses as usual approach. When they do,…
Residents from Toowoomba and surrounds have turned out in droves to support the ‘No’ campaign, at a much-anticipated rally with Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said the Toowoomba event was the largest event of its kind to date. “It was great to see so many locals turnout, and…
As a 42 year old, I’m in that stage of life where we go from our parents caring for us to us caring for our parents. It’s a strange transition to make, and you get your first real view of human frailty. I think it’s important that we are all very clear and aware of…
In March of 1959, the Labor Premier of NSW Joseph Cahill defied political consensus and ignored the nervousness of his policy wonks by pushing ahead with the construction of the Sydney Opera House. Across both sides of politics, general opinion held that the ground earmarked for the project would not hold the structure’s weight and…
I want to place on record my deep concern and regret, at the Queensland Labor Governments idea, of placing regional quarantine camp in Toowoomba, in my electorate of Groom. The Premier floated this idea at a press conference on 22 January, 2021 – in what now seems a desperate attempt to find a solution to…
