IT was ‘Question Time’ in Warren Entsch’s Canberra office today when the MP met with a group of inspiring local women taking part in the 2016 Torres Strait Women’s Leadership program. The ten (Louisa Taylor Ahmat, Rita Bonner, Harriet Dorante, Jennifer Enosa, Gene Holland, Lillian Shibasaki, Vera Ses, Flora Warria, Carolyn Williams and Annie Zaro)…
DetailsCairns residents have the opportunity to name a pedestrian overpass on the Bruce Highway at White Rock as part of Anzac centenary celebrations. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch called for members of the public to nominate potential names that were meaningful to the area and recognised the efforts of a significant community figure. “We…
DetailsLIBERAL MP Warren Entsch has described himself as “profoundly disappointed and frustrated” by the hypocrisy of Labor in its decision today not to support the same-sex marriage plebiscite legislation. “The plebiscite certainly wasn’t my preferred way of doing things, but I came to the view that it would be the most practical way of getting…
DetailsRENOWNED actor Jimi Bani, a regular on the stage and Australia’s TV screens, will soon be showcasing Torres Strait culture with the help of a grant through the Federal Government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts program, Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch announced today. Funding of $137,858 will be provided over two years to develop and present the…
DetailsTHE economic and social value of the Cairns Performing Arts Centre has been recognised today with news that the project has secured $10 million under Round 3 of the Federal Coalition Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch congratulated Mayor Bob Manning and Cairns Regional Council on the strength of their…
DetailsConstruction is underway on all four Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) sealing projects for this year, with earthmoving works having now commenced on the Little Laura to Fairview stretch. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the project to seal 4.6 kilometres of the PDR between Little Laura and Fairview is the latest project…
DetailsWarren with last year's winner, 10-year-old Sarah Kim from St Gerard Majella school in Cairns. LOCAL MP Warren Entsch is calling on Far North Queensland kids to illustrate how they celebrate ‘Christmas in the Tropics’ for his 2016 Leichhardt Christmas Card competition. Now in its seventh year, the competition is open to all children in…
DetailsYESTERDAY’S Newspoll results aren’t surprising given the effectiveness of Labor’s fear campaign about the plebiscite, but don’t change anything in the bigger picture. We exist in a political environment characterised by divisiveness, hard-line policy positions and a media totally unforgiving of compromise. Regardless of what Newspoll says the majority of Australian people want, the fact…
DetailsPREMIER Palaszczuk’s concern for human lives in northern New South Wales doesn’t seem to extend to Far North Queensland where crocodiles and flying foxes are threatening people’s safety every day, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. “In light of the increased shark attacks I’m pleased that the Premier recognises that human lives are paramount but I…
DetailsLEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has welcomed the compromise on the ‘backpacker tax’ outlined today by Treasurer Scott Morrison MP, saying it is a “brilliant” outcome. “I’m glad the government has acted promptly on this to reduce uncertainty in the agriculture and hospitality sectors, as well as reassuring young people who want to come here for…
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