ABBOTT INTERVIEW WITH JAMES LUSH (ABC PERTH) - ALANNAH MACTIERNAN, KEVIN RUDD'S GREAT BIG EMISSIONS TAX, COPENHAGEN, EDUCATION

December 22, 2009 in News
s_200912TA120.jpg E&OE TONY ABBOTT: [start of audio] there is no doubt about, but she wasn’t good enough for the leadership of the West Australian state parliamentary Labor Party. Now she is having a go at Don Randall and if she wasn’t good enough for her state colleagues why is she good enough to take on a very well respected federal Liberal.   JAMES LUSH: You probably argue that with his…
 
 

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION PRESS CONFERENCE

December 7, 2009 in News
Well, ladies and gentlemen thanks very much for coming. It’s great to be here. It’s been a tumultuous week for the Liberal Party and obviously it’s been a big day for me. It’s been a tough day for some of my colleagues. I do feel humbled and daunted by what’s ahead, but I also feel proud and exhilarated at the prospect of leading this great political party
 
 

BAND-AID MEASURE AN INSULT TO COUNTRY STUDENTS

December 1, 2009 in News
s_200912OhPlz120.jpg The Labor Government’s addition of a $20 million fund to their youth allowance legislation is an insult to rural and regional students who will find it impossible to meet the requirements to qualify for independent Youth Allowance into the future, Christopher Pyne, Shadow Minister for Education said today. “The Minister is yet again attempting a band-aid solution to her latest bungle.
 
 

ROYAL COMMISSION NEEDED NOW!

August 2, 2009 in News
s_200908jp-langbroeksmall200852.jpgState Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek has demanded a Royal Commission into alleged State Government corruption. “When Parliament resumes next week, I will be asking the Government to recommend to the Governor that a Royal Commission be established to investigate the culture of secrecy, political nepotism and allegations of corruption within the Government,” Mr Langbroek said. “The
 
 

STATE LEADER'S ADDRESS TO THE INAUGURAL LNP CONVENTION

July 21, 2009 in News
s_200907jp-langbroeksmall200852.jpg Fellow members of the LNP,

Twelve months ago we were here together under very different circumstances, but with a common goal to make Queensland a better place to live and raise our families.

Just look at how far we’ve come.

It has been wonderful to see the