Family Based Taxation
There is an old joke in economics about the country that gets rich by doing each other’s washing. If I do my own washing, it […]
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Speeches
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014
On the weekend I started reading Paul Kelly’s book, the one he put out a couple of weeks ago, Triumph and Demise: The broken promise of
Road Safety and the Transport Workers Union
I would like to speak this morning about the trucking industry and its safety. I do so with some familiarity with the industry. My father-in-law
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Adjournment Speech on Rural Debt
I rise tonight to talk about debt, in particular rural debt, and drought—the two D’s, if you like. When you have debt plus drought, you
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Speech to ABARES Regional Outlook Conference (Goondiwindi)
I spoke today at the ABARES Regional Outlook conference in Goondiwindi. I spoke of the need to keep family farms as the backbone of our
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Maiden Speech to the Senate
Mr President I am honoured to give my first speech in the Senate and I am honoured to have been elected by the Queensland people
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