Daily Archives: 23 September, 2014

Cairns credited with G20 success in parliament

FEDERAL Treasurer Joe Hockey has told Parliament that the people of Cairns were “outstanding hosts” of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting last week. The Treasurer’s comments, at Question Time yesterday (MON), were in response to a question from Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch, who asked Mr Hockey to update MPs on the…

Kuranda mobile phone black spot petition presented in Parliament

LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has highlighted the issue of mobile phone coverage in Parliament yesterday, presenting a petition from Kuranda residents who are sick of battling mobile black spots and slow internet. This petition, with 579 signatures from residents and businesspeople of Kuranda, reinforces the dire state of telecommunications in the region. “The lead petitioner…