The Australian Government has responded to the independent review of land uses around key Defence bases impacted by PFAS contamination including the Army Aviation Centre Oakey. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, said he would consider the government’s response in full, and while he was disappointed a Working Group was not setup in Oakey, he was cautiously optimistic. “This was an important…
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is calling on all agencies involved in the response to detection of fire ants in Oakey to prioritise containment, decontamination and communication. Mr Hamilton said biosecurity agencies and the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) should work with the local community to provide more information about the risk and…
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,…
Environment Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:38): I was very happy to recently receive three wonderful letters from year 3 students at St Monica’s in Oakey. They all speak to the future, and they all speak to a consideration of fairness. They care for our world, wildlife and each other. Vanessa and Aubree write: … a lot…
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, is proud to announce the launch of the ‘Groom’s Gifts’ initiative, a ‘spend local’ campaign designed to invigorate local shopping and bolster small businesses in the lead-up to Christmas. ‘Groom’s Gifts’ invites customers to submit their purchase receipt with their contact details in-store, for a chance to win a…
Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton has labelled the attacks on the Australian coal mining industry by Labor, the Greens and Teals as “utter madness”, with figures showing the critical importance of coal to the economy. Data released by the Queensland Resources Council has revealed the resources sector delivered a record $116.8 billion in economic…
Restraint is a big word. Until yesterday I didn’t know how big, but after the budget we can put an exact figure on restraint. Apparently you can increase spending by $185 billion in less than 12 months and still call it restraint. Laughable as that sounds, it’s exactly what the Treasurer did when he delivered…
Price caps simply do not work. This is a longstanding truism in politics and economics. It was true in recent times in South America, as it was true back in Roman times. The edict on maximum prices led to a period of chaos. It’s true because it tries to defy the laws of supply and…