http://georgechristensen.com.au RSS feeds for George Christensen MP 60 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/134/Future-disasters-can-be-avoided.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=134 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=134&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/134/Future-disasters-can-be-avoided.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (13:13): I thank my colleagues on both sides of the chamber for their valuable contributions on this matter of natural disasters. Firstly, I wish to comment on the natural disaster that we witnessed over the last month, then, ... admin Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:12:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:134 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/136/Swan-a-One-Trick-Pony-with-tax-and-waste.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=136 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=136&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/136/Swan-a-One-Trick-Pony-with-tax-and-waste.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (17:28): I rise—I would say with gladness but unfortunately I cannot—because of what is contained in the Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2012-2013 and the Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2012-2013. It is a case of saddling up again for ... admin Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:03:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:136 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/135/NDIS-above-politics.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=135 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=135&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/135/NDIS-above-politics.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (13:34): I rise to speak on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012. In doing so I would like to note the bipartisan support the NDIS has in this parliament. I would also like to stress the importance of this i... admin Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:135 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/125/Mackay-Harbour-Beach-Race-Day.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=125 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=125&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/125/Mackay-Harbour-Beach-Race-Day.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (09:43):  Thank you for the opportunity of allowing me to speak on a constituency matter. Given this jacket that I am wearing, I am grateful to the Speaker that I have not been ejected and grateful to the members opposi... admin Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:40:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:125 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/121/Broken-promise-robs-children-of-rights.aspx#Comments 7 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=121 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=121&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/121/Broken-promise-robs-children-of-rights.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (13:13): In a video recorded for the Australian Christian Lobby and for the benefit of people of faith right across this country, just before the 2010 election, the Prime Minister made this statement: "We have determined, as ... admin Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:121 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/120/Nothing-fair-about-Private-Health-Insurance-rebate-cuts.aspx#Comments 1 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=120 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=120&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/120/Nothing-fair-about-Private-Health-Insurance-rebate-cuts.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (18:12): In rising to address this Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill, I have some difficulty getting past the name of the bill itself. It makes it sound like the bill will make things 'fairer'. But this bill has ... admin Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:29:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:120 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/119/Christophobes-march-on.aspx#Comments 11 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=119 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=119&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/119/Christophobes-march-on.aspx   The sentiments behind the push to exempt churches from having to perform same sex marriages, if they are legalised, may be welcomed by some but it is clear from the global experience that any such sentiments, legislated, codified or otherwise... admin Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:46:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:119 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/118/Vale-Sir-Zelman-Cowen.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=118 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=118&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/118/Vale-Sir-Zelman-Cowen.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (10:34):  I would like to associate myself with the comments of the Prime Minister; the Leader of the Opposition; the members for Melbourne Ports, Kooyong and Riverina in particular; and other members who have spoken so... admin Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:118 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/108/George-invites-PM-on-Bruce-Highway-tour.aspx#Comments 1 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=108 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=108&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/108/George-invites-PM-on-Bruce-Highway-tour.aspx In light of the fact that we are all about to go on a summer holiday from this place, I suggest we take a little tour—two tours, in fact: one on paper and one in a motor car. I will start with the last one first. I would like to invite the Prime M... admin Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:47:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:108 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/110/Torres-Strait-TB-Clinics-must-stay-open.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=110 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=110&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/110/Torres-Strait-TB-Clinics-must-stay-open.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (12:03): We are here in the 21st century talking about the threat of TB in the Australian parliament. Tuberculosis almost disappeared with 19th century novelists, who wrote of consumption as an everyday occurrence, both givi... admin Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:12:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:110 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/57/Council-should-heed-residents-on-main-street-land-swap.aspx#Comments 1 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=57 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=57&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/57/Council-should-heed-residents-on-main-street-land-swap.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (13:56): Residents of the Whitsundays are fed up with not being listened to by their local council and the state government. This time we have had local Mayor Michael Brunker, his council and state Labor MP Jan Jarratt all ... admin Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:56:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:57 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/109/Taking-action-on-Bowen-water.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=109 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=109&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/109/Taking-action-on-Bowen-water.aspx expect to find in the Third World. We have charitable and humanitarian Australian organisations working in various parts of the world to supply safe drinking water to less fortunate citizens. That is how unfortunate the citizens of Bowen must feel... admin Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:109 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/106/People-have-say-on-carbon-tax.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=106 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=106&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/106/People-have-say-on-carbon-tax.aspx Speaking on Carbon tax amendment in House of Reps:We have had a million-dollar gabfest on tax reform from a bunch of experts the week before we are introducing the biggest reform that Australia has had in taxation, the carbon tax. It is funny that th... admin Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:43:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:106 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/105/Peoples-submissions-on-carbon-tax-rejected.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=105 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=105&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/105/Peoples-submissions-on-carbon-tax-rejected.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (22:33): The amendment before us is to let the people have a say on this carbon tax by postponing it until after an election. I want to highlight some of the people who have not been able to have a say and really want to have ... admin Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:40:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:105 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/104/Carbon-tax-marks-end-of-democracy.aspx#Comments 1 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=104 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=104&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/104/Carbon-tax-marks-end-of-democracy.aspx  I rise in this place, this monument to democracy, to eulogise the freedom, the voice and the self-determination the Australian people once had. The introduction of the carbon tax, the biggest, widest, ugliest and most pointless tax in the world... admin Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:38:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:104 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/56/Vigilence-needed-on-extremism.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=56 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=56&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/56/Vigilence-needed-on-extremism.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (10:58): I would like to say that those were fine words from the member for Bradfield, and I associate myself with them. Ten years on, we can look back on the tragic events of 11 September 2001 with a seasoned perspective. We ... admin Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:56 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/103/NBN-a-white-elephant-in-the-making.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=103 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=103&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/103/NBN-a-white-elephant-in-the-making.aspx As a member representing a regional area, I have a keen interest in communication technology and how it can level the playing field for the regions. Regional Australia and the bush have always been at a disadvantage due to reduced access to services... admin Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:35:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:103 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/102/Malta-Battle-of-Lepanto.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=102 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=102&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/102/Malta-Battle-of-Lepanto.aspx  It may seem strange, but in my electorate of Dawson in North Queensland the historic European Battle of Lepanto takes a special significance 440 years after the battle itself. Six years before the battle on the island of Malta 600 Knights of St... admin Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:33:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:102 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/50/Premiers-backing-of-author-in-poor-taste.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=50 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=50&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/50/Premiers-backing-of-author-in-poor-taste.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (13:56):  I rise to express my utter disgust in the book by convicted terrorist David Hicks being short-listed in the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. Hicks was not a man who took an overseas holiday and ended up ... admin Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:07:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:50 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/49/Same-sex-marriage-not-supported-despite-fake-email-scam.aspx#Comments 3 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=49 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=49&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/49/Same-sex-marriage-not-supported-despite-fake-email-scam.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (10:48):  For most of us a marriage proposal might be a momentous, exciting event, but you will have to forgive me for not getting too excited about the proposal that I and 148 others received in this place last year. M... admin Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:58:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:49 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/53/Big-risk-for-little-chance-of-smoking-reduction.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=53 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=53&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/53/Big-risk-for-little-chance-of-smoking-reduction.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (18:01): In rising to address the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill, I have a vision of these little men or women in olive green uniforms jumping out of their little olive green car with 'fun police' written on the side in a smal... admin Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:04:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:53 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/51/Delay-the-national-curriculum-to-get-it-right.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=51 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=51&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/51/Delay-the-national-curriculum-to-get-it-right.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (17:50): In rising to speak on the Schools Assistance Amendment Bill, I am reminded of the purpose behind our education system. Regardless of how we build the system and how we operate the system, the desired outcome remain... admin Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:48:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:51 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/48/Charities-cop-carbon-tax-without-compo.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=48 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=48&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/48/Charities-cop-carbon-tax-without-compo.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (10:30): The Prime Minister seems to believe that the installation of energy saving light bulbs is compensation enough for not-for-profits and charities that are going to get stung by a carbon tax. In particular, enormous c... admin Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:10:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:48 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/52/Impact-of-Fly-In-Fly-Out-on-regional-communities.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=52 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=52&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/52/Impact-of-Fly-In-Fly-Out-on-regional-communities.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (12:49): I rise to highlight an often overlooked aspect of the current resources boom. The view of many across this country is that the resources boom is about numbers on a page, about dollars on a budget paper, and about th... admin Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:55:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:52 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/45/Regulator-proposes-ban-on-essential-chemical.aspx#Comments 0 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=72&ModuleID=385&ArticleID=45 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=45&PortalID=0&TabID=72 http://www.georgechristensen.com.au/News/Speeches/tabid/72/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/45/Regulator-proposes-ban-on-essential-chemical.aspx Mr CHRISTENSEN (Dawson) (22:10): They have battled Cyclone Ului, a deluge of unseasonal rain, Cyclone Anthony and Cyclone Yasi, and now it seems that cane growers, particularly in my electorate, are going to be subject to the machinations of the Au... admin Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:42:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:45