Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (17:10): I will miss the member for Moreton. I will miss him deeply. Labor didn’t miss him; they shot him down in his prime, sadly. He was just about to cut loose, too. He knows the personal regard I have for him. On this, as with many of his speeches, he offers…
Economy Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (11:19): I will miss the member for Moreton. I’ll miss him terribly. He knows my personal regard for him, but there’s much to be made of this particular speech. I will just take issue with one of the points made by the member for Moreton, and it might show the lack…
The third wave of workplace changes that started on Monday is set to increase the regulatory complexity for businesses, reduce employment and make it easier for unions to flex their muscles. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton was joined yesterday by Shadow Attorney-General, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Senator the Hon Michaelia…
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, is demanding the Albanese Government urgently responds to the Senate inquiry into Red imported fire ants in Australia – ‘Don’t Let This Come Back to Bite Us’. Earlier this year, Mr Hamilton called on all agencies involved in the fire ant response to prioritise containment, decontamination and communication. “After…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (17:24): I thank the member for Casey for raising this very important issue about the record number of insolvencies we’re experiencing under the Albanese government, and I commend him on the compassion he showed in his speech. I remember ‘the recession we had to have’. The member for Kennedy might have been…
Future Made in Australia Bill 2024 Future Made in Australia (Omnibus Amendments No. 1) Bill 2024 Second Reading Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (12:47): I will keep very briefly with the Eagles theme. My friend the good member for Bean, having served his sentence of having to speak for such an unfortunate bill, may well understand the…
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…
It may well be that Australians find themselves, in the coming months or a little longer, facing another election. And there is no doubt, as this motion and the speakers from both sides have pointed out, that cost of living will be the issue. I would put to the Australian people that there is a…
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, is bringing together key telecommunications providers to assist affected locals in the Toowoomba Region. Mr Hamilton is hosting a free telecommunications forum, bringing key industry stakeholders and service partners to the community to assist with issues and deliver solutions. “I recently conducted a telecommunications survey, revealing problems throughout the…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (11:57): The national accounts figures for the March quarter, released yesterday, show GDP lifted by only 0.1 per cent across the first three months of the year. This is the slowest rate of growth in 30-odd years, outside the COVID era. On a per capita basis, growth fell by 0.4 per cent.…