27 May, 2010
New figures released today show that Kevin Rudd has broken his promise to provide a new computer for every student from year 9 to 12.
Only 1672 of the computers have been installed in schools out of 4936 students entitled to receive one.
This program has one year to go, there...
27 May, 2010
The Coalition will restore the strong border protection regime that the Rudd Government has abandoned, Sophie Mirabella Federal Member for Indi, said today.
Mrs Mirabella said that since the election of the Rudd Government illegal boat arrivals have gone from three a year to more than thre...
21 May, 2010
Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella, is asking why Labor in Victoria has stopped our principals from appearing before a Senate inquiry into the Building the Education Revolution.
“This is a total slap in the face to locals and begs the question – what have they got to fear,” Mrs Mirab...
20 May, 2010
An embarrassing backflip on Medicare rebates for mental health support services has vindicated local concern and shown Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella, correct on the need for the rebate.
The rebate will not be cut until April next year, after initial plans to scrap it this July.
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20 May, 2010
The news a $100 million maintenance contract has gone to a US based company is a kick in the teeth for the hundreds of workers at the Bandiana 4 Base Workshop. What about their Rights At Work?
“This is just another pointless exercise at penny pinching from a cash strapped government, that c...
13 May, 2010
Sophie Mirabella, Federal Member for Indi, has congratulated Mansfield resident Kim Stoney on standing by the courage of her convictions and developing a childcare centre and indoor pool in Mansfield.
“Kim has taken the initiative and started the process on this project. I’m sure it’s heart...
11 May, 2010
This Budget confirms that Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan are addicted to spending and allergic to tough decisions.
This is another big taxing, big spending Labor Budget with no serious reform.
The Budget assumes less smoking with higher tobacco taxes, yet it assumes more investment wit...
06 May, 2010
The Liberal Party in government will stop wasting taxpayers’ dollars by targeting remaining Building the Education Revolution payments directly to schools, allowing them the freedom to decide what is best for their school.
“The Labor candidate for Indi has, at best, misunderstood this or, a...
06 May, 2010
Two projects in the Federal Electorate of Indi will launch the Coalition’s Green Army, a program designed to put the Coalition’s environmental words into action, Sophie Mirabella said today.
The announcement came at a forum on the environment held in Wodonga last night (Wednesday May 5, 201...
06 May, 2010
Two projects in the Federal Electorate of Indi will launch the Coalition’s Green Army, a program designed to put the Coalition’s environmental words into action, Sophie Mirabella said today.
The announcement came at a forum on the environment held in Wodonga last night (Wednesday May 5, 201...