20 October, 2009
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard’s scare campaign on Youth Allowance in North East Victoria is all spin, Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi said today.
“Ms Gillard is attempting to cover up the fact that under the Rudd Government’s Youth Allowance changes thousands of rura...
15 October, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has today accused the Rudd Government of opening the doors to people smugglers.
“We have seen almost 2000 unauthorised arrivals in 41 boats arrive in Australian waters since Rudd’s Labor Government unravelled our strong border protection measures in Augu...
15 October, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Member for Indi, today welcomed the start of Carers Week 2009 and thanked local carers for the valuable contribution they make to the lives of the individuals they support.
There are approximately 2.6 million unpaid carers in Australia who give their time and energy, ofte...
14 October, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Member for Indi, is continuing to fight for the residents of Kancoona.
“It is unacceptable that some communities in Indi do not have access to any suitable means of communication as we approach what appears to be another dangerous bushfire season. The people of Kanc...
14 October, 2009
The Senate Inquiry into the Government’s flawed Youth Allowance changes heard yesterday at its public hearings that the changes will unfairly discriminate against students in rural and regional areas – confirming concerns that the Coalition has been raising for several months, according to Sophie Mi...
10 October, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi today accused the Rudd Government of trying to divert attention from the harm cuts to Medicare rebates for cataract surgery will cause.
By re-announcing that it would increase one rebate for complex cataract surgery, Health Minister Nicola Roxon was seek...
02 October, 2009
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon is under mounting pressure to reconsider her decision to slash the Medicare rebate for cataract surgery.
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi, has thrown her support behind the Rural Doctors Association in their call for the Federal Government t...
28 September, 2009
The recent influx of asylum seekers is putting pressure on the Immigration Department and means that local people who have applied for citizenship are being made to wait longer than originally estimated.
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi believes that this is a direct result of the Rudd ...
25 September, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi, said she was “not surprised” to hear Labor’s award modernisation agenda was flawed and unfair to workers. The new state and federal award system will see pay cuts to first year apprentices of between $34 and $74 a week.
“The Labor Government has m...
23 September, 2009
There is increasing community outrage over the Victorian Labor Government’s new liquor licensing laws as new evidence has arisen that sexually explicit venues located in Melbourne’s CBD won’t be charged as much as traditional pubs and breweries in North-East Victoria.
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal M...