Relief as Skytrans takes off again

FEDERAL MP Warren Entsch says he has no doubt that new Skytrans owners Peter Collings and Johnathan Thurston will continue to build on the airlines’ reputation as a strong regional operator and an outstanding corporate citizen. “It’s great news that Skytrans will return to the skies and I’m sure that Peter and Johnathan will follow…

Insurance comparison website launches today

A NEW website to compare property insurance in North Queensland has gone live today and will be an important tool in increasing transparency in the market, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. “The website has been prepared on behalf of the Federal Government by the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and can be…

Northern Australia Insurance Premiums Taskforce

THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MP, PRIME MINISTER THE HON. JOSH FRYDENBERG MP, ASSISTANT TREASURER THE HON. WARREN ENTSCH MP, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR LEICHHARDT The Government is establishing a taskforce which will explore options for reducing home, contents and strata insurance premiums in Northern Australia. Property insurance prices in North Queensland are five times higher than…

Entsch welcomes insurance taskforce

FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has welcomed the announcement of a Northern Australia Insurance Premiums Taskforce, saying the $2-million Federal Government investment was a light at the end of a very long tunnel. “Getting where we are today has been about going down every avenue to prove that we don’t have access to affordable…

Entsch highlights Tibetan prisoners plight in Parliament

**Watch Warren's speech on YouTube** FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has spoken in Parliament to highlight political prisoners and the human rights situation in Tibet, following Tibet Advocacy Day on Monday. Mr Entsch is Co-chair of the bipartisan Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet (AAPGT), which aims to amplify Tibet’s voice in parliament. He…

TB again makes headlines in Australia

LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has congratulated Cairns State High School for its measured handling of the TB case within the school community over the last fortnight. It comes as World TB Day events this week have highlighted the need for an urgent global focus on the disease in developing countries, which affects 9 million people…

New support for UMI Arts

FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has welcomed news of Australian Government support for an innovative indigenous arts project being run by UMI Arts in Cairns. The Minister for the Arts, Senator George Brandis QC, has today announced funding for initiatives that will benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists throughout Australia. Funding of $242,000…

NBN rolling out in Cairns suburbs

AROUND 2800 premises in Manoora, Whitfield and Edge Hill are a step closer to getting access to the National Broadband Network, with construction on the fibre-to-the-premises network now underway. Telstra has finalised remediation of infrastructure in the area, meaning that in coming weeks, NBN Co subcontractors will be in the streets, laying out fibre to…

Land-based dredge disposal critical for growth

LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has applauded the Government’s move to ban the dumping of any capital dredge spoil in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park waters, but says it shouldn’t be news to Ports North in regards to their Port of Cairns dredge proposal. “I congratulate Environment Minister Greg Hunt for this decision, it’s something that…