THE health of sex- and gender-diverse Australians came under the spotlight last night when a ground-breaking report was launched at Parliament House. Titled Diversity in Health: Improving the health and well-being of transgender, intersex and other sex and gender diverse Australians, the report is a blueprint for law reforms that are seen as a critical move…
LOCAL MP Warren Entsch has again argued the case for multiple-use zones in the Coral Sea, supporting a bill that would require strict criteria to be met before a new marine reserve can be created. The amendment to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, known as the ‘Making Marine Parks Accountable’ Bill, was…
FEDERAL MP Warren Entsch has welcomed the Insurance Council of Australia’s decision to embark on a research project aimed at helping better understand and assess the risk for strata properties. “It’s a major step forward in that the ICA is now acknowledging there is a problem, after being in a state of denial for the…
Mr ENTSCH (Leichhardt-Chief Opposition Whip) (20:36): I welcome the opportunity to speak on this bill. Quite frankly, the process under which the Coral Sea marine reserve was declared last week is an absolute disgrace. For generations this resource has been fished in a totally sustainable way; the fact that the area is now judged worthy…
Mr ENTSCH (Leichhardt-Chief Opposition Whip) (20:17): This is an issue that is very close and dear to my heart. After a recent visit to Daru in the Western Province, I remain absolutely committed to raising the profile of this issue and getting some level of resolution to the dreadful situation in which we found ourselves…
Apologies, I have been advised that the BSB number published for the Les Borthwick Scooter Appeal is incorrect. If you have been unsuccessful in making a donation please use the correct information below: BANK Cairns Penny Savings & Loans ACCOUNT NAME – Office of Warren Entsch MP Benevolence Account BSB 704 966 (NOT…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has congratulated the new members of the Torres Strait Regional Authority and their new Chairperson, Mr Joseph Elu, on their appointment this week. “This is an exciting time,” Mr Entsch said today. “There are a range of issues that need to be addressed and I look forward to a constructive relationship…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has described today’s proclamation of a Coral Sea Marine Reserve one of 40 new parks around Australia – as “devastating” for the region, saying it came “off the back of an absolutely flawed consultation process”. “Coastal communities right around the country are feeling betrayed, there’s no question about it,” Mr…
FEDERAL MP Warren Entsch has congratulated 22 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who today graduated from the Defence Indigenous Development Program (DIDP) in Cairns. Mr Entsch attended the graduation at the HMAS Cairns base where Warren Snowdon MP, the Minister for Indigenous, Rural and Regional Health, presented the graduates with their awards. Of the…
WEIPA man Les Borthwick is well on his way to receiving a new set of wheels albeit on a mobility scooter – thanks to the generosity of Far Northern locals. Federal MP Warren Entsch launched an appeal for Mr Borthwick last month after hearing about his traumatic series of surgeries that resulted from what…