New data reveals residents in the Toowoomba region are waiting on average 68.3 days for age pension applications to be processed, in addition to a range of other vital Centrelink services. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said it was unacceptable to make our most vulnerable wait months for payment applications to be processed, especially…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (10:34): I’m very happy to speak on this bill, because today we are seeing Toowoomba’s voice heard. We are seeing Oakey’s voice and Pittsworth’s voice heard. Right across our region, this has been raised with me by locals as a great example of a grassroots campaign being adopted as Liberal Party policy.…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:30): Our community will be celebrating the opening of the new premises for Hope Horizons, the Jenny Black Cancer Wellness Centre, on Saturday 6 April. This is a fantastic occasion. There are very few projects that I’ve seen in my community that have had such great support from locals, and I want…
Our community deserves to feel safe and right now people do not, with youth crime out of control. In the Toowoomba region, we have witnessed it, felt it and experienced it first hand. The Federal Coalition has announced that we will seek to crack down on youth crime by making it illegal to post social…
Youth crime is out of control in many parts of our country and more needs to be done to combat it. Today we announce that the Federal Coalition will seek to crack down on youth crime by making it illegal to post social media material that glamorises violence and criminal activity. We will also provide…
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…
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…
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…
The Coalition has announced that it would seek to make it a crime for people to post photos and videos glorifying their criminal offences, as well as strengthen the powers of the eSafety Commissioner. In 2023, Federal Member for Groom Garth Hamilton introduced a private members bill to tackle the use of social media…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:30): I would like to use this opportunity to talk about a topic that has been raised several times in question time this week. It is a very important topic to be raised in a parliament that was born in a conversation on integrity. At multiple stages this week in question time,…