28 August, 2009
The further intervention in Labor’s bungled system of so-called ‘modern awards’ represents an embarrassing back-down for Julia Gillard, according to Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP.
Labor has been forced to make changes to a system about which both Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd bo...
24 August, 2009
There is growing speculation today that the Education Minister, Julia Gillard, is limbering up for a back flip on youth allowance following the Government’s Youth Roundtable with hand picked students from Labor electorates according to Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella MP.
“My office ...
20 August, 2009
Today’s compromise by the Government to accept Coalition amendments on a 20 per cent Renewable Energy Target (RET) for Australia by 2020 is a victory, not only for common sense but also for the environment.
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi hopes that the Government will now adopt the s...
20 August, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi has renewed her calls for the Government to afford the horticulture industry the same concessions given to the hospitality industry after the Government’s changes to the award.
Under the Fair Work Bill, the Government has introduced strict rules to the h...
19 August, 2009
Today the Coalition moved a motion in Parliament calling on Julia Gillard to come to the table and support the Coalition’s proposed amendments to the Youth Allowance changes that have made it difficult for our local young people to qualify for the Youth Allowance, which the Government shut down.
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17 August, 2009
“Labor will not be allowed to slug tertiary students with a $250 student tax after commonsense prevailed and the Senate today voted down the Rudd Government’s Student Fees and Amenities Bill”, Sophie Mirabella, Shadow Minister for Youth said today.
“At a time then the cost of living is escalating a...
12 August, 2009
Health Minister Nicola Roxon has broken another Labor promise today in Parliament when she deserted her guarantee to Australians needing IVF treatment that they would not be worse off under the Rudd Government’s changes to the Extended Medicare Safety Net.
On June 15, while speaking on changes to t...
06 August, 2009
The State Government has finally announced that it will take on the former Federal Area Consultative Committees (ACCs) after the Rudd Governments snap decision to shut the network down earlier this year.
For over 18 months local ACCs went without funding after the Rudd Government cut the R...