Entsch highlights extensive impact of FNQ flooding on local businesses and infrastructure

Warren Entsch MP, Federal Member for Leichhardt, is visiting Preston Fresh Seafood, a longstanding local business that reflects both the resilience and challenges faced by our local industries in the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper’s devastating impact. Preston Fresh Seafood has been grappling with power outages, relying on costly generators to keep their doors open…

JCU Cairns betrayed by Albanese Government’s short-sighted decision on medical training places

The recent announcement by the Labor Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Health Minister Mark Butler, to exclude James Cook University (JCU) Cairns from receiving any Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for medicine students is a slap in the face to Far North Queensland. This decision blatantly ignores the chronic doctor shortage in our…

Entsch slams Labor Government’s mismanagement of fisheries—dire impacts for consumers and industry set to follow

Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, echoes concerns recently raised by Senators Jonno Duniam and Susan McDonald at a Senate Estimates hearing this week in Canberra. The Albanese Government’s mismanagement of Australia’s commercial fishing industry marks a betrayal of regional Queensland fishers and their communities. “Senator Watt’s lack of accountability for his own portfolio and…

Far North Queensland Kids Invited to Share “Your Christmas Traditions” in the Annual Leichhardt Christmas Card Competition

Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch is inviting all young artists in Far North Queensland to participate in this year’s Christmas Card competition, themed “Your Christmas Traditions.” Now in its thirteenth year, the competition is open to all children in the Leichhardt electorate aged between 5 and 12 years. Winning artworks will grace the cover of…