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LABOR HAS LOST CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION, INCREASING HOUSING PRESSURES

Cost of living, Infrastructure, Media Releases11 January, 2024

Australians have no trust in the Albanese Labor Government to manage immigration with new figures showing the number of people coming to Australia has increased to 1,625,000. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said Labor has lost control of the immigration system and reconfirmed their commitment to a big Australia immigration policy. “Labor says they do not want a Big Australia despite confirming the migration figure of 1.5 million…

Jan112024

GOVERNMENT SHOULD RELEASE PASSENGER RAIL UPDATE

Infrastructure, Media Releases3 January, 2024

Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is calling for the State and Federal Governments to release information in relation to the Toowoomba to Brisbane Passenger Rail business case. The Toowoomba region is growing and as a regional powerhouse there needs to be better connections to Brisbane to ensure future growth and access to services. Mr Hamilton said…

Jan32024

Community wins as corridor scrapped

Infrastructure, Media Releases5 December, 2023

Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is welcoming the news that the Palaszczuk Government has scrapped the Toowoomba North South Transport Corridor, following an intense, sustained campaign by residents against the State Government’s proposal. “This is great news for local residents who stood up to fight against the Palaszczuk Government’s ill-planned proposal that lacked consultation.”…

Dec52023

LABOR HACKS FUNDING FOR OUR ROADS

Infrastructure16 November, 2023

LABOR HACKS REGIONAL ROAD FUNDING After 200 days of uncertainty and chaos on the future of the infrastructure investment pipeline the Albanese Government has swung an axe on road funding and abandoned local government. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton slammed Labor’s decision after 200 days of indecision to cut important safety upgrades on regional…

Nov162023

LABOR DELIVERING KING SIZED CUTS IN REGIONAL QUEENSLAND

Infrastructure, Media Releases15 November, 2023

Regional communities and local roads across the Toowoomba region are set to lose out, with the Albanese Labor government re-designing the Commonwealth infrastructure investment pipeline. From a conference in Sydney, Minister for Infrastructure Catherine King confirmed she would abandon the 80-20 funding split for infrastructure projects in regional areas. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton…

Nov152023

LOCAL ROAD PROJECTS AT RISK

Community Issues, Infrastructure29 September, 2023

Multiple road projects are at risk across the Toowoomba region, as the Albanese Labor government seeks to cut funding in rural Queensland to fund city projects. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton was joined by Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Tony Pasin to call on Labor to save investment in Groom. Mr Hamilton…

Sep292023

NEW ABS DATA CONFIRMS LABOR’S BIG AUSTRALIA

Infrastructure, Media Releases15 September, 2023

Labor’s Big Australia is getting bigger with recent ABS data revealing 454,400 people arrived in the year to March, at a time the country is experiencing housing shortages and a rental crisis. Net overseas migration was driven by a large increase in arrivals, up 103 per cent from last year, according to the Australian Bureau…

Sep152023

Black Spot Program

Infrastructure, Speeches11 September, 2023

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:11): I’m very happy to rise in support of this motion, and it’s a very timely one. It wasn’t that long ago I was up at Highfields, in the north of my electorate, opening Road Safety Week. It’s a great opportunity to stand beside not just the police but all the emergency…

Sep112023

THE CITY DEAL IS STALLING UNDER LABOR, DELAYING RAILWAY PARKLANDS

Infrastructure, Media Releases, Railway Parklands8 September, 2023

Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton has slammed the lack of progress on the SEQ City Deal.  As part of the deal, Toowoomba was set to see the long-anticipated Railway Parklands come to fruition, with $25 million in joint funding from the Commonwealth, State and Local governments.  “This is a critical project for Toowoomba’s future…

Sep82023

Coalition commits to improving community sport

Infrastructure, Media Releases25 August, 2023

A Coalition Government will commit $250 million in funding over four years for community sporting infrastructure across the country. This package is aimed at improving sporting infrastructure right across our country for the benefit of our young girls and boys who currently operate with poor change room facilities and substandard sporting infrastructure. Federal Member for…

Aug252023