Mackay will have a local voice on the parliamentary inquiry into Labor’s Carbon Tax legislation, which was formed in Federal Parliament today.   Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, was one of five Liberal National Coalition Members and Senators elected to the committee.   There will be nine carbon tax-supporting members fro...

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Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, called on Australians to stay alert to the threat posed by Islamic extremists in Australia today.   In today’s statement in Federal Parliament regarding the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Mr Christensen pointed to the underlying hatred for Western ideals and way of life ...

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Mackay’s strong Maltese heritage was highlighted in Federal Parliament last night.   Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, delivered a speech to mark the 440th anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto, which is a significant date on the Christian calendar and a defining moment in Maltese history.   “In Mackay last week, I had the...

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A form of student apartheid that disadvantaged Mackay students will come to a close at the start of next year, thanks to the efforts of the Liberal National Coalition, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen.   As part of a $265million package, students from inner regional areas will be able to access independent youth all...

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The Labor-Greens Government splashed $150million around the regions this week but couldn’t find a cent for Mackay. Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, said almost 60% of the Regional Development Australia Funding money found its way to Labor MPs or Independents who support the Gillard Government while important projects from our region ...

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GetUp! told to GetOut! of email scam   Left wing activist group GetUp! was accused of falsifying email support for same sex marriage to the Dawson electorate office in Federal Parliament today.   Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, blasted GetUp! for “attempting to subvert democracy” during a speech in Canberra this morning...

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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s defence of a convicted terrorist supporter couldn’t have come at a worse time, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen.   On the same day she was defending the shortlisting of a book by David Hicks for the Premier’s Literary Award, another Australian soldier was killed in Afghanistan, fighti...

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Federal Member for Dawson has described the Labor-Greens Government as ‘arrogant and out of touch’ after protestors were ridiculed in Canberra this week.   After more than 1000 people rallied in front of Parliament House as part of the ‘Convoy of No Confidence’, the Leader of Government Business Anthony Albanese described the event as ‘a con...

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If anyone should be flying in and out of Mackay, it should be an inquiry into the impact of FIFO on the regions, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen.   Mr Christensen spoke in parliament this week on the impact of Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) operations on regional cities and has asked for an inquiry to hold a meeting in Mack...

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Mackay’s RACQ CQRescue service is left facing increased costs of $20,000 under the carbon tax after Prime Minister Julia Gillard could not identify how the service would be compensated in parliament yesterday.   Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, said the Prime Minister and the Labor-Greens Government had been caught out ripping ...

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The State Government’s history of pillaging the regions for their resources instead of investing in them has invited the call for a FIFO workforce, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen.   Mr Christensen attacked the Bligh Government in Federal Parliament today, claiming the Labor administration had plundered the wealth ...

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A few cubic metres of returned junk mail is a blunt message to the government about what the community really thinks of the carbon tax and the lie behind it, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen.   Mr Christensen returned to Canberra this week with a collection of carbon tax brochures to be returned to Prime Minister Ju...

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Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, savaged the government regulator in parliament last night over its plan to ban a herbicide that is virtually irreplaceable in the sugar industry.   The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has proposed to suspend the use of diuron, a residual herbicide used extensively in the...

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The Federal Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, has flagged flood-proofing the Bruce Highway as the issue that should be the Government’s top priority for regional Queensland. Mr Abbott told a meeting in Rockhampton this week that the single most important thing the Government could do for regional Queensland was flood-proof the Bruce Highway. Federa...

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A carbon tax police force with wide-ranging powers will be a further drain on taxpayers if the carbon tax were enacted, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen. The fine details for the carbon tax legislation were released yesterday, uncovering expensive administration costs and the new police state for businesses. “The taxpaye...

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