FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says the landmark China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) is set to bring ‘huge opportunities’ to Northern Australia. Mr Entsch made the announcement following Question Time in Parliament yesterday when he asked the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, about ChAFTA and how it would benefit the north.…
FEDERAL ministers will get a first-hand understanding of the threat that yellow crazy ants pose to agriculture, wildlife, pets and the tropical way of life when a delegation from the Far North heads to Canberra this week.Wet Tropics Management Authority (WTMA) executive director Scott Buchanan and the coordinator of the Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Program,…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has congratulated five local organisations who will share $1.16 million in funding to revive and maintain Indigenous languages. The funding is part of $11.9 million announced by Minister for the Arts, Senator the Hon George Brandis, and provided in 2015-16 through the Indigenous Languages and Arts program. The successful…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…