Community News

22/10/2020 - 22:34 The 2020-21 Federal Budget was handed down on the 6th of October 2020 and sends a clear message..

19/10/2020 - 17:10 Men’s Sheds across the Sunshine Coast have been invited to apply for funding as part of the newest..

My office is receiving many enquiries from businesses across the electorate seeking assistance. I have put together the below one-page information..

Fri, 16/10/2020 - 15:24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjXvcGVEQHY&feature=emb_logo Introducing the BOXER – the most lethal piece of equipment in the combat reconnaissance range. These 35-tonne..

We are blessed with many Men's (and one Women's) Sheds here on the Coast and I spoke to the Mens..

Thu, 01/10/2020 - 10:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaTPxULK2vE&feature=emb_logo I welcomed the Hon Trevor Evans, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management to the Sunshine..

Queensland risks becoming the rust belt of Australia An independent analysis by the Federal Parliamentary Budget Office has uncovered irrefutable evidence..

Mon, 28/09/2020 - 07:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6HYaJnR8-Y&feature=emb_logo I have been questioning the Qld Labor Government's infrastructure spend for years and I asked the Parliamentary..

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has a range of information available to help the community understand the JobKeeper Payment and..

Thu, 24/09/2020 - 14:56 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcly5pDiZDs&feature=emb_logo What does it mean to be an Australian? on 23 September I had the pleasure of congratulating..

The current level of JobKeeper and Coronavirus Supplement payments (including JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Parenting Payment, Austudy, ABSTUDY Living Allowance, Farm..

Encouraging local families to get outdoors and become ‘citizen scientists’ is a key goal for the Sunshine Coast’s first ‘ClimateWatch..

Fri, 18/09/2020 - 16:16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_IhVugpFQ8&feature=emb_logo Together with my state colleagues, Fiona Simpson MP, State Member for Maroochydore; Dan Purdie, State Member for..

Sunshine Coast Council has taken out the Multicultural Australia category in the 2020 National Awards for Local Government. Member for Fairfax..

Thu, 03/09/2020 - 08:51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCKpWWL5qNg&feature=emb_logo Ted O'Brien MP speaks to TISCA's Steve Morrison about how JobKeeper has kept the doors open to..

Fri, 11/09/2020 - 14:37 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x8vmXJTmN4&feature=emb_logo I had great pleasure in talking with ABC's Patricia Karvela's on Tuesday 8 September regarding my position..

Ted O’Brien has a wealth of experience in Australia-China business relations having lived and worked in the People’s Republic of..

Together with my State colleagues, I will be hosting three Jobs Forums across the Sunshine Coast to discuss rebuilding our..

Ted will be out and about across the Sunshine Coast for his Spring Road Trip from 14-17 September. Both the State..

The Federal Government’s extension and expansion of the JobKeeper program has been passed through Parliament to ensure that we can..

Wed, 02/09/2020 - 08:59 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBKkXLeYiDo&feature=emb_logo Our seniors have been doing it tough this year. As we continue to see lockdowns and restrictions in..

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy is holding the opening public hearings this week for its inquiry..

The Lions Club of Buderim has been nurturing the idea of a garden, focused on biodiversity and embracing all walks..

Our seniors have been doing it tough this year. As we enter into this year's Seniors Week, which runs from 15-23..

Mon, 17/08/2020 - 09:09 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGCSfOT_ykY&feature=emb_logo The Lions Club of Buderim has been nurturing the idea of a garden, focused on biodiversity and..

Sat, 15/08/2020 - 14:26 On the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, the last surviving WWII veteran in the Coolum-Peregian..

Sat 15 August 2020 marked 75 years since the end of WWII and Victory in the Pacific (VP Day). Some one million..

Maroochydore’s Surf Life Saving Club and Nambour’s Vinnies are two very different charities in two very different locations. But they..

Tue, 28/07/2020 - 15:59 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_aEy76lsBo&feature=emb_logo It was a pleasure to host the Prime Minister in Fairfax on 28 July 2020 during a..

Wed, 01/07/2020 - 16:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrYJo4ZTcCo&feature=emb_logo Here are five pieces of good news for local businesses as we start the new financial year: Tax cuts for small..