Childcare costs, the increasing burden of government regulation and the availability of quality teachers and carers were all topics of discussion at a Childcare Forum hosted by Federal Member for Aston, Alan Tudge MP. Dozens of interested parents and childcare providers came to hear from special guests Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Childhood Learning…
Australian Financial Review, Our higher education sector is set for a massive transformation whether we like it or not. Just as the newspaper and retailing industries are facing disruptions due to the internet, so will the education sector. It will be challenging to existing institutions but potentially hugely beneficial to Australians – if we get…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra. A drivers licence is critical to everyday life for most Australians. This is why I am so concerned about a new standard introduced by AustRoads and the National Transport Commission that may unfairly deny a licence to thousands of diabetes sufferers. Diabetes sufferers must already take extra precaution when driving and follow…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: It seems that there have been too many of these condolence motions lately. It is all too recently that we spoke in this place about five young military men who gave their lives in Afghanistan. Despite the fact that we have had many such motions before, it does not diminish the great…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: Our higher education sector is set for a massive transformation whether we like it or not. Just as the newspaper and retailing industries are facing huge disruptions due to the internet so too will the education sector. It will be immensely challenging to existing institutions, but potentially hugely beneficial to Australians. The…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: We have sat here for 15 minutes listening to the member for Moreton, but he barely, if at all, discussed any reason as to why the government are cutting the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme, which is the central focus of this bill, the Dental Benefits Amendment Bill 2012. I think the reason…
Almost 100 Knox seniors shared their views on important issues such as superannuation, the health system, and cuts to the government’s Chronic Disease Dental Scheme at a Seniors Forum hosted by Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge MP with special guest The Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Shadow Minister for Seniors. The forum was held at…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: I also support the motion that Health Insurance (Dental services) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1), dated 3 September 2012, made under subsection 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973, be disallowed. If this disallowance motion does not pass today and if the government’s Dental Benefits Amendment Bill does pass today, three things…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: I rise to speak just very briefly on the report entitled Our land, our languages, which has been tabled. I would firstly like to commend the committee members of this report for taking the time in having hearings in many different places and putting together a very thorough and good report. I…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, Canberra: I rise to table a 5,000-signature petition for the introduction into Australia of CyberKnife radiotherapy treatment. CyberKnife is a remarkable technology that has the capacity to save or improve the lives of hundreds of people who are suffering from cancer. It provides a precisely targeted robotic-arm radiotherapy treatment so that less damage…