21 April, 2010
Kevin Rudd’s claimed agreement on health funding has done nothing to guarantee improved patient services in health, Sophie Mirabella, Federal Member for Indi said today.
“This so-called agreement is going to do nothing more than leave the control of health funding in the hands of the states...
12 April, 2010
High end technology has come to the north east, with the official opening of the Fuji Xerox Business Centre in Wangaratta on Wednesday.
Federal Member for Indi, Sophie Mirabella, joined with staff and company representatives from Melbourne and Sydney to officially open the centre, which wil...
04 November, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi, has welcomed Telstra’s announcement that they have scrapped the $2.20 administration fee charged to people who pay their accounts in person or by mail at a Telstra Shop or Australia Post outlet.
“Since Telstra’s announcement of their increased fe...
28 October, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi is calling on the Rudd Labor Government to make coherent development policy to ensure Australia is well placed to tackle future population challenges.
Last week, Treasury Secretary Ken Henry predicted Australia’s population is now projected to grow by 60...
27 October, 2009
The Rudd Government looks set to discontinue the extremely popular National School Chaplaincy program beyond mid 2010, explained Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi.
The Rudd Government has refused to rule out cancelling funding for this program despite figures showing 97% of school ...
26 October, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi spoke in Parliament today on the Rudd Government’s changes to the Youth Allowance.
“It is quite fitting that as young people in my electorate prepare to sit their first Year 12 exam on Friday, we are debating this legislation in Parliament which ha...
22 October, 2009
Water Minister Penny Wong is playing politics over water management by using $1 billion in promised water infrastructure funding to help the Victorian Brumby Government get its way, Sophie Mirabella, Federal Member for Indi said today.
“Senator Wong is holding the Victorian Parliament to rans...
21 October, 2009
The Coalition has proposed a series of common sense amendments to lessen the impact of Labor’s flawed and rushed carbon emissions trading scheme on Australian industry, agriculture, regional small businesses and consumers.
“Our amendments will save local jobs and limit increases in electricit...
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...