Tuesday 30 August 2016 The Nationals have always stood side by side with Victoria’s farmers on this issue. The Nationals were proud to be part of the previous Coalition government who introduced Victoria’s fracking moratorium and who banned the use of BTEX chemicals. Daniel Andrews has followed The Nationals’ lead in announcing a permanent…
Details30th August 2016 Council’s amendments Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I will make a small contribution on the upper house amendments to the Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Bill 2016. The coalition will be supporting both those sets of amendments. After listening to the previous speaker I note that I do not believe the amendments should be split…
Details30 August 2016 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I rise to make a contribution on the Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Bill 2016. As the member for Malvern has already articulated in his contribution the Liberal-Nationals coalition will not be supporting this bill in its current format and I believe it will…
DetailsWednesday 24 August 2016 Daniel Andrews promised no new taxes or fees but is now going to implement a $2 per trip tax on country communities not serviced by ride-share company Uber. There is nothing fair about slugging country pensioners $4 for a taxi trip to the doctors or grocery store. The Government’s proposed…
DetailsTuesday 23 August 2016 Member for Murray Plains and Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh has welcomed a Federal Government proposal that would protect CFA volunteers from a hostile union takeover. The Turnbull Coalition Government’s proposed Respect for Emergency Services Volunteers Bill would amend the Fair Work Act to prevent EBAs interfering with the…
DetailsMonday 21 August 2016 Daniel Andrews is denying justice and closure to the families of murder victims by refusing to pass the No Body No Parole reforms Leader of The Nationals Peter Walsh says. New laws put forward in the Liberal-Nationals’ Private Members’ Bill “No Body No Parole” would require convicted murderers to give…
Details19 August 2016 Dear Editor Daniel Andrews’ bullying reached new lows this week. The Andrews Government defied 150 years of parliamentary convention and blocked requests for a joint sitting of Parliament’s upper and lower houses to swear in the new Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Luke O’Sullivan. The Premier’s dummy spit is over the suspension…
DetailsFriday 19 August 2016 Dear Editor Daniel Andrews’ bullying reached new lows this week. The Andrews Government defied 150 years of parliamentary convention and blocked requests for a joint sitting of Parliament’s upper and lower houses to swear in the new Nationals Member for Northern Victoria Luke O’Sullivan. The Premier’s dummy spit is over…
DetailsWednesday 17 August 2016 Daniel Andrews has continued his political thuggery and intimidation denying the people of Northern Victoria their democratic right to full representation. The Andrews Labor Government has thrown the parliament into chaos by denying normal parliamentary conventions for the second time this week preventing the swearing in of the fifth Northern Victorian…
Details17 August 2016 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – On 29 and 30 July this year the National Party held its centenary conference. In September 1916 the National Party was formed here in Victoria with a meeting at the State Library. On the Saturday night of our conference we actually had the function at the State Library and what…
Details17 August 2016 Mr WALSH (Murray Plains) – I am glad that the Leader of the House has finally put the government’s reasons on the table because the member for Williamstown in moving the motion acted like it was a hot potato he had been handed by the Leader of the House. He was standing there shaking.…
DetailsTuesday 16 August 2016 Background The Government has refused to hold a joint sitting of parliament to swear in the new Member for Northern Victoria Luke O’Sullivan. The Government said it would not hold a joint sitting until Gavin Jennings was allowed back into the house. But Legislative Council President Bruce Atkinson said the Government’s…
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