I have been a long-time advocate for changes in this area, and initially found the journey to be very lonely, but it was something I was determined to do. In 2004, when the Parliament changed the definition of marriage to exclude LGBTI Australians, I stood in the Liberal Party Room and said I didn’t understand…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has called on the Indian Government to release 47 young people who have been held in custody without charge for the past two months in the north-western Indian state of Punjab. Among the group of social media bloggers on the Sikh faith is British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal. Mr…
IN the lead-up to Christmas Day, Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has urged Far North Queenslanders to back small business and shop locally. “The holiday season is when many small businesses work their hardest and employ more locals to meet the demands of the Christmas retail trade period,” Mr Entsch said. “It is important…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has congratulated China Southern Airlines on its first direct flight to Cairns today and warmly welcomed our newest arrivals. Mr Entsch said it was a great day for our city with China Southern Airlines commencing three direct flights per week between Cairns and Guangzhou, a thriving city with a…
Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, and the Hon Warren Entsch MP, Member for Leichardt, have welcomed the approval of a $300 million upgrade to the naval base, HMAS Cairns, to accommodate new Offshore Patrol Vessels. With the announcement of German company Lurssen to be the prime contractor of the construction of 12…
SMALL businesses in Leichhardt providing goods and services to Federal Government will have their invoices paid faster following an announcement by the Commonwealth today. Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch said the Government will now be required to pay invoices for contracts worth up to $1 million within 20 calendar days, an improvement from the…
Today marks the inaugural National Agriculture and Related Industries Day, a day to celebrate our agricultural industries across Far North Queensland and acknowledge the significant contribution they make. Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch today thanked local farmers for their efforts feeding and clothing Australians and people the world over, and encouraged locals to get…
CAIRNS Regional Council has been awarded an $827,894 technology grant by the Federal Government to help deliver better outcomes for our city. The Reducing Urban Impacts on the Great Barrier Reef project has been announced as one of 52 successful initiatives under Round One of the Australian Government’s inaugural Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. The…
Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Keith Pitt will host a free seminar in Cairns on Tuesday, 21 November, to help local businesses access the benefits of Australia’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with North Asia. “A whole range of Australian products now receive preferential access to more than a billion potential customers in China,…
State Labor’s plan to bring down insurance costs by giving a grant to a small number of owners of pre-1980s homes to fix their roofs is farcical and evidence the Queensland Government is completely out of touch on the insurance crisis in Northern Australia. The reality is all houses constructed in our region after the…
