Malcolm Turnbull MP, Minister for Communications and Federal Member for Wentworth will be in Cairns on Thursday 3 September to deliver an exclusive business briefing that will provide a status update on the rollout of Australia’s Broadband Network (NBN) in the Cairns and the greater region. As part of a national upgrade to Australia’s fixed…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has dismissed claims that the Australian Tax Office is targeting investment property owners in Far North Queensland. It comes after a report by Peter Cameron in the Sunday Mail last weekend said that the ATO had “written to investment property owners in the region battered by Cyclone Yasi accusing…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says a newly-launched, mobile-friendly Pay and Conditions Tool (PACT) will help small businesses in Leichhardt better understand their workplace obligations. The PACT was launched by Employment Minister Eric Abetz and the Fair Work Ombudsman, and is available at calculate.fairwork.gov.au. Mr Entsch said: “Most employers want to do the right…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today encouraged local secondary schools to participate in the Australian Government’s Honouring Australian Vietnam Veterans schools’ competition. The competition encourages students in Year 9 and 10 to explore the service of Australia’s Vietnam veterans, and to reflect on the importance of remembering their involvement in the conflict. “More than…
NOELINE Ikin is a tireless advocate with a genuine understanding of Kennedy and the will and proven ability to effect change, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. Ms Ikin – a small business owner, long-time Far Northern resident and mother of three has today been confirmed as the LNP’s candidate for Kennedy in the 2016…
WORK will start this week on upgrading a 29 kilometre section of the Peninsula Developmental Road north of Coen on Cape York Peninsula. The announcement was made today by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss, Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch and Queensland Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety…
The new administration area of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School was officially opened today by Senator Simon Birmingham Assistant Minister for Education and Training and the Federal Member for Leichhardt, the Hon Warren Entsch MP. Students and staff at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School now have full use of their refurbished…
Weather services across Cape York will be faster and more accurate thanks to an upgrade of the Weipa radar. The Bureau of Meteorology has replaced and upgraded the Weipa weather watch radar, which will provide more frequent, higher resolution Doppler images on the Bureau's website from today. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has today welcomed the Coalition Government’s announcement that $1 million in funding would be made available to Crime Stoppers to roll out a national ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign to help combat Australia’s ice scourge. “The fight against ice can only be effective when the community and law enforcement…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has congratulated Qantas on the news that the ACCC has authorised its joint business with China Eastern. “This is fantastic news and will really boost the reach, flexibility and capacity for passengers and freight throughout Australia and China,” Mr Entsch said today. “When I heard about the proposal at the end…