Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:12): Before I turn my full force to this excellent MPI, if the rumours are right, this is my last chance to speak before you, Deputy Speaker Andrews, so I will take the opportunity to say what a pleasure it has been to serve with you and how well you’ve done…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:12): Before I turn my full force to this excellent MPI, if the rumours are right, this is my last chance to speak before you, Deputy Speaker Andrews, so I will take the opportunity to say what a pleasure it has been to serve with you and how well you’ve done in…
New data released by the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce today is further evidence that our local businesses are doing it tough under the Albanese Labor Government. The Toowoomba Business Performance Sentiment Index has fallen into negative territory to -28, indicating a sharp decline in business confidence across the region. Compliance and regulatory costs are the number…
The starting point for tomorrow’s budget is that it must bring down Labor’s home-grown inflation. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton has called on the Albanese Labor Government to do more to tame inflation, ease the cost of living and get their priorities right. “They have been focused on the wrong priorities and so…
Shadow Minister for Education, Sarah Henderson, says the Albanese Government is reaping dividends from the misery of escalating student debt, with ATO data revealing Australians paid a record $2.9 billion in voluntary HELP debt repayments in 2022-23, up from $780 million in the previous year. As a result of Labor’s sky high inflation, the 2022-23…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (11:46): It’s always valuable to hear the contributions from the member for Fraser. Labor have entered another dimension with this motion: they’ve gone on a journey through a wonderous land of imagination! They’ve entered the twilight zone. They’re nestled deep within the Canberra bubble, comforted by the orchestrated applause of a loving…
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…
As we head towards a Christmas much tighter than many of us had hoped for, Australians will be reflecting on some very important questions, questions that become more and more relevant every day the Albanese government continues on its current path: Are you better off today than you were before Labor came to power? Is…
Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 Consideration Of Senate Message Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:38): What a joy it is to speak on this, following the magnificent member for Riverina. I’ve got to pick him up though. He missed the best song that would cover this return of the two lovers. It is of course ‘Two…
The Albanese Labor Budget has failed Groom, delivering uncertainty for key projects and failing hard-working Australians right at a time when they needed a plan to address inflation and the cost-of-living crisis. Ahead of the budget, Garth Hamilton outlined a number of priorities for the region that should have been in the budget, saying the…