THE dugongs and turtles along the Great Barrier Reef will have greater protection under a $5 million plan announced today by the Coalition. Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage, Greg Hunt, made the announcement with the Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, in Cairns following ongoing community concern about illegal poaching and the need…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has labelled the skyrocketing youth unemployment rate in North Queensland a “disgrace” after figures revealed the youth jobless rate had tripled to a staggering 28.4 per cent in the North. “The jobless rate among 20 to 24-year-olds has doubled since Kevin Rudd came into power in 2007,” he said. …
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has today applauded the Coalition’s pledge of $100 million to address mobile phone black spots in regional, remote and outer metropolitan communities. The policy will provide $80 million for a Mobile Network Expansion Programme coverage along major transport routes, in small communities and in locations prone to experiencing natural disasters. The Coalition…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has today slammed the ALP’s candidate for Leichhardt, Billy Gordon, for his inaccurate and politically motivated comments about the DisabilityCare rollout. “In a media release today, Billy Gordon made misleading claims that the Coalition will withdraw funding from the NDIS,” Mr Entsch said. “This is simply not true. “It’s well established…
DAY 2 of the Federal election campaign and the Coalition has reconfirmed its commitment to Fixing the Bruce, with Nationals Leader and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Warren Truss and Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today inspecting Stage 3 of the Cairns Southern Access upgrade that forms part of the $10 billion, ten-year works program.…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has welcomed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s announcement that the Federal Election will be held on Saturday, September 7th. “At 4pm yesterday, when Kevin Rudd held his news conference, I could hear a very audible collective sigh of relief across the whole region, with people saying ‘At last! We have a choice’,”…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch today described the proposed Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort at Yorkeys Knob as an enormous vote of confidence in Far North Queensland’s economy, and an indicator of the region’s future potential. “The scale of this development is unprecedented. It’s the most important announcement in our region for decades,” Mr Entsch said.…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has joined more than 1.6 million Australian professionals calling on the Rudd Government to “scrap the cap.” It comes after Labor announced plans to impose a $2000 cap on tax deductibility of self-education expenses. “This cap was introduced as part of Rudd’s $2.8 billion in higher education cuts to supposedly pay…
DELICIOUS German eats and treats were on display as Federal MP Warren Entsch joined Queensland Senator Sue Boyce and a host of special guests to mark the 200th anniversary of Ludwig Leichhardt’s birth this morning. Hosted by the German Club of Cairns, the event included talks from James Cook University Professor Darren Crayn, Consulate of…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has described Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s decision to send asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea as “slap in the face” to the Torres Strait community. “I travelled to Thursday Island today to speak with local leaders and hear their concerns,” Mr Entsch said. “I am absolutely appalled that they have not…