LABOR’S CARBON CAR TAX TO INCREASE PRICES  

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE   SENATOR THE HON BRIDGET MCKENZIE SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE SENATOR FOR VICTORIA TED O’BRIEN MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX GARTH HAMILTON MP  FEDERAL MEMBER FOR GROOM   The price of Australians’ favourite SUVs,…

Statement: Travel to Israel

On 8 March 2024, I will join a delegation to the middle east with several Parliamentary colleagues. I will return on 15 March 2024. The program will include a series of high-level briefings focusing on the events of October 7 2023 and the subsequent conflict in the region. The delegation will meet with senior political…

CLEANBILL REPORT EXPOSES LABORS CLIMBING HEALTH COSTS

A new report by Cleanbill has exposed Labor’s health failure, revealing it is getting harder and more expensive to see a bulk-billed GP.Under the Albanese Labor Government, data continues to point to a primary care system at crisis point with the number of Australians accessing bulk billed GP appointments at the lowest level in a…

Albanese Government must act to protect Ukrainians in Australia

Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is calling for the Albanese Government to take action, to protect Ukrainians currently in Australia from being forced to return to their war torn country. Mr Hamilton said he recently met with local Ukrainian families and representatives of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Ukrainian Community of Queensland and…

Groom Electorate: Housing & Railway Parklands

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (09:55): Toowoomba, like the rest of Australia, has been facing a housing crisis. We’ve had one solution on the table now for over two years, but if we don’t act on it we are at risk of losing that funding. Toowoomba has similar problems to those we’ve seen elsewhere. We’ve got vacancy…

Statement on the passing of Mr John Sessarago

Sessarago, Mr John (Sess) Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:46): I rise to speak in memory of a truly great teacher and mentor, Mr John Sessarago. Sess, as he was lovingly known, was farewelled last week at Fairholme College, a school he had taught at for 36 years. John was born in Roma to Brian and Elizabeth…

Help To Buy Bill 2023

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (18:09): You find me in a state of absolute shock. I just heard a Labor member stand up and speak ill of throwing money around willy-nilly. I think this is throwing out the entire Labor Party scheme and the building blocks of the whole Labor Party—a government that came in and increased…

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2023-2024

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (17:44): What a fantastic contribution to end on productivity, a point that I will take further. I am going to make the obvious observation and repeat what has been said. The incursion of conflict into a conversation on productivity is something that is detrimental to all Australians across the workforce and all…

Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost Of Living Tax Cuts) Bill 2024

Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (10:15): At the request of the member for Hume, I move opposition amendment (1): (1) Clause 1, page 1 (lines 5 and 6), omit “Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Tax Cuts) Act 2024“, substitute “Treasury Laws Amendment (Broken Promise) Act 2024“. This amendment would change the name of the Treasury Laws…