SOPHIE MIRABELLA MP

Entries for September 2009

LABOR’S SOFT BORDER POLICY HITS LOCALS

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 ...

LOCAL APPRENTICES MISS OUT

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...

LIQUOR LICENSING LAWS LUDICROUS: MIRABELLA

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...

FAREWELL TO A FRIEND OF OUR REGION

Brendan Nelson, former Leader of the Liberal Party gave his valedictory speech in Parliament last night. He reflected on the things he was proud of, particularly his time as a Howard Government Minister. “Locally, we can thank Brendan for the work he did to save the Mulwala propellant plant guarant...

MIRABELLA STANDS UP FOR LOCALS ON TELSTRA

  The Government’s decision to force the separation of Telstra raises serious issues for Telstra customers and Telstra employees and shareholders in North East Victoria.  Sophie Mirabella, Federal Member for Indi is calling on the Rudd Government to guarantee that its Telstra break-up pr...

LOCALS URGED TO SPEAK OUT ON YOUTH VIOLENCE

Local residents and community organisations are being urged to take part in a new Parliamentary Inquiry into the impact of violence on young people. The Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth has agreed to conduct the inquiry, which will also examine strategies to address the pr...


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