Live export suspension sends ‘wrong message’
8th June, 2011
Joint Media Release
Hon Warren Truss MP
Hon John Cobb MP
THE total suspension of the live cattle trade to Indonesia will do nothing to help the animal welfare cause – in fact, it sends ... more »
Rex’s Sydney & Melbourne routes in doubt
2nd June, 2011
IN A damning indictment of the damage Gillard government policies are inflicting on Australia’s aviation sector, Regional Express (Rex) has announced that it may be forced to axe another seven of its routes to and ... more »
Truss backs ban on ‘rogue’ Indonesian abattoirs
31st May, 2011
LEADER of The Nationals Warren Truss has labelled the mistreatment of Australian cattle in Indonesia “shocking and unacceptable to all Australians, especially our farmers”.
“Australian farmers quite rightly take immense pride in breeding and raising healthy ... more »
Garnaut drops farmers in carbon tax quicksand
31st May, 2011
“PROFESSOR Ross Garnaut has dropped Australia’s farmers into a quagmire of fear and anxiety today as he laid out his plan to fully include agriculture in the carbon tax regime from as early as 2015,” Leader ... more »
‘Treacherous’ carbon tax will push grain farmers to the brink
30th May, 2011
TODAY the Coalition welcomed the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) in adding its voice, on behalf of Australia’s 136,000 farmers, to the growing chorus saying ‘NO’ to a carbon tax.
The peak farm body has demanded the ... more »
Gillard smacks LPG drivers for ‘doing the right thing’
27th May, 2011
“AROUND 700,000 motorists – along with their efforts to cut CO2 emissions – have been sideswiped by the Gillard Government’s bid to ram through a new 12.5 cents per litre tax, plus GST, on LPG,” Leader of the Nationals ... more »
Treasurer befuddled by budget blow out
26th May, 2011
REVELATIONS that the Gillard Government needs to find another $7 billion before it can complete duplication of the Pacific Highway had federal Treasurer Wayne Swan more confused and incomprehensible than usual in parliament today.
“The Elmer Fudd ... more »
$7 billion bombshell exposes Albanese’s Pacific Highway fraud
25th May, 2011
SECRETARY of the Infrastructure and Transport Department Mike Mrdak has dropped a $7 billion bombshell in the Gillard Government’s lap, exposing a massive black hole in the federal budget commitment to complete the duplication of the ... more »
Ralph Hunt AO: the passing of a country legend
23rd May, 2011
“THE Nationals have lost one of the great champions of our Party with the passing of Ralph Hunt AO, who died yesterday aged 83,” Leader of The Nationals Warren Truss said today.
“Ralph worked tirelessly for the ... more »
Labor’s fatal Pacific Highway breakdown
12th May, 2011
“PROVING Labor has been asleep at the wheel, the 2011 federal budget has ended any chance of completing the duplication of the Pacific Highway between Sydney and the Queensland border by 2016,” Leader of The Nationals and Shadow ... more »
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