May 17, 2012
I welcome the news that the Australian National Audit Office recently commenced their inquiry into the failed $650 million GP Super Clinics program in a bid to uncover the waste, mismanagement and delays that have plagued the Labor Government’s flagship health program.
The GP Super Clinics program was a massive investment of taxpayer’s money, and the public have a right to know how effectively that money is or isn’t being spent.
The Coalition also calls on the ANAO to expand their audit and include the decision making behind the locations of each clinic. ...
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May 12, 2012
The world’s biggest carbon tax will have a dramatic impact on the households and businesses of Boothby when it commences in just 50 days. ...
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May 11, 2012
Budget week has demonstrated that the Coalition offers a very clear economic plan for Boothby and the people of Australia.
The Coalition has demonstrated it has a strong plan for economic growth; and the plan starts with abolishing the carbon tax. ...
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May 11, 2012
The Coalition’s announcement of reviving foreign languages in schools was the right policy to help unlock the potential offered by the Asian Century.
Within a decade, we want to see 40 per cent of all Year 12 students in Boothby and across Australia studying a foreign language. ...
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May 9, 2012
The $44 million dollar slashing of the GP Super Clinics program is an admission by the Gillard Government that the program has been a catastrophic failure after being plagued by countless scandals. ...
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May 9, 2012
Primary care funding has been downgraded in last night’s cooked books budget with $83.5 million ripped from cervical cancer screening, diabetes care and immunisations that are managed in general practice. ...
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May 8, 2012
Andrew Southcott, Federal Member for Boothby said the Budget is a major disappointment for residents of Boothby.
“This year’s Budget demonstrates no plan to build a stronger economy, repay debt or create secure jobs”
“It’s a confused budget. All it delivers is more borrowing, more taxes, record debt – and the world’s biggest carbon tax.” ...
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April 19, 2012
Thousands of people across Boothby will join together on April 25 to pay silent tribute to all Australians who have served, fought and died in defence of our nation and our values.
I encourage all local residents to participate in ceremonies to mark the 97th anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops in Gallipoli. ...
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April 3, 2012
Today’s release of the Australia21 report recommending the decriminalisation of illicit drugs shows that despite their constant rhetoric, nothing has changed. The Gillard Government are still divided and dysfunctional.
Senator Bob Carr’s latest political gaffe has his comments at complete odds with the current Prime Minister, ...
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March 22, 2012
As of next month, there will be no permanent doctors staffing the $25 million Modbury GP Plus Super Clinic, in what is the latest scandal to plague the Government’s failed GP Super Clinics program. ...
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