HELPING SUNSHINE COAST BUSINESSES THRIVE THROUGH CHANGE
Small businesses in the Sunshine Coast will have the opportunity to learn about preparing for and becoming resilient to disruption at the Thriving Through Change Business Resilience Expo today. Federal Member for Fairfax, Ted O’Brien…
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TED’S SPRING ROAD TRIP
My team and I are back on the road in November for my Spring Road Trip. From Monday the 1st to Thursday the 4th of November I will be visiting locations across the electorate to…
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LIGHT SHINES BRIGHT ON COOLUM CLUBS
Two fast-growing Coolum sporting clubs will go under the spotlight next year with a $318,404 Australian Government grant. The big funding boost will be used to install an advanced LED lighting system at the…
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FUNDING BOOST FOR CLUB OF HEROES
An Australian Government grant for the Mudjimba Surf Lifesaving Club has been welcomed by three recently gonged life-saving heroes. “It’s a reminder of the importance of our Surf Lifesaving Clubs,” said Member for Fairfax Ted…
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NEW CAMERAS SAVE LIVES AND SAVE TIME
Sunshine Coast residents can expect a quicker, safer drive home, with the installation of new traffic cameras at 10 locations now underway. The works are being delivered as part of a broader $466.4 million package…
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Taiwan to prosecute case to join CPTPP
Media Release Published by the Trade Sub-Committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade The representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia will appear at an Australian parliamentary…
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Local Sporting Champions
It was a pleasure to support a great group of young & rising sports stars this week by providing them with Local Sporting Champions grants.
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HOLE IN ONE FOR NAMBOUR CHARITY
An innovative Sunshine Coast charity is in ‘full swing’ after officially opening the doors to a new mentoring space for people living with an intellectual disability today. Golf Programs Australia (GPAI) offer unique support services…
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Welcome Home Event Video
On Thursday, 7 October the Sunshine Coast was given the opportunity to officially welcome home their local Olympic and Paralympic Champions from a successful campaign in Tokyo. Hundreds of local fans descended on USC Stadium…
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Olympian and Paralympian Welcome Home Event
It was an honour to personally congratulate our Olympic and Paralympic Champions this morning at our local Welcome Home event. The atmosphere was truly energetic as we presented each Olympian and Paralympian with a plaque…
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Welcoming Home our Olympians and Paralympians from the Sunshine Coast
Olympians and Paralympians from the Sunshine Coast who competed at the Tokyo Games will be congratulated at a massive civic reception next week. The welcome home event, to be held at USC Stadium on October…
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RUBBER DUCKY TO HELP PROTECT BEACH GOERS
Marcoola Surf Life Saving Club has geared up for the beginning of the official surf lifesaving season at the weekend with new patrol equipment, courtesy of the Australian Government.Member for Fairfax, Ted O’Brien announced $19,800…
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New alliance shows we will not bow to China
Published in the Courier Mail, 20/09/2021 Despite the world being in the grip of an ongoing global pandemic, our greatest challenge is not Covid-19. It’s resolving the China question. China is the biggest, richest and…
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China lobbies MPs to back its bid to join free trade pact
Published by Andrew Tillet, Financial Review The Chinese government has taken the rare step of writing to a parliamentary inquiry arguing why it should be allowed to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal, while…
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QLD key to Olympics and NRL boost to sports diplomacy with nearest neighbours
Article published by Matthew Killoran from the Courier Supporting a Pacific Islands NRL team and getting the region more closely associated with the 2032 Southeast Queensland Olympic Games should be part of a bid to…
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Special Envoy for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Prime Minister - Media Statement. The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister MEDIA STATEMENT Monday 6 September 2021 SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE BRISBANE 2032 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES I am pleased to announce that Mr…
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Fifth public hearing for dispatchable energy inquiry
Fifth public hearing for dispatchable energy inquiry The House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy will today hold its fifth public hearing for its inquiry into dispatchable energy generation and storage capability…
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ONE REGION, ONE FAMILY, ONE FUTURE
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. As Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, I had the honour of presenting this report to Parliament today. The purpose of this inquiry…
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ANZUS Treaty
Today, 1 September 2021, we celebrate that relationship with the United States as we mark 70 years since the signing of the ANZUS Treaty—a treaty that not only underpins our relationship but is an outward…
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MAJOR BRUCE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES ON SUNSHINE COAST
Significant progress is being made on the Bruce Highway Upgrade – Maroochydore Road and Mons Road Interchanges. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Barnaby Joyce said this project is another…
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Delivering on Local Projects
While Australia faces no shortage of challenges today, I want to assure the people of the Sunshine Coast that the Federal Government is not taking the eye off the ball when it comes to progressing…
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Support for Queensland businesses
$600 MILLION PACKAGE TO HELP QUEENSLAND BUSINESSES The Commonwealth and Queensland Governments have reached a 50/50 funding agreement that will see the value of the Queensland COVID-19 Business Support Grants rise from $260 million to…
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The Unsung Heroes of COVID-19
I addressed Parliament to pay tribute to the unsung heroes of this Pandemic, our community groups. The importance of a strong civil society cannot be understated during these difficult times..
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Local Company Secures Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade Contract
Sunshine Coast company Hall Contracting has been awarded the early works construction contract for thejointly funded Beerburrum to Nambour Rail Upgrade (B2N), unlocking the first of 333 overall jobs expectedto be created by the project.…
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Ted O’Brien MP praises our Olympians for their outstanding Tokyo efforts
The world is in a pretty dark place right now, and millions of Australians are in lockdown. But there's been a big shining light over the last couple of weeks and that's been in the…
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Environment and Energy Committee Bill
As Chair of the Environment and Energy Committee it was my responsibility to present the advisory report on the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 and Climate Change (National Framework for…
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LOCKDOWN SUPPORT FOR THE SUNSHINE COAST
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT The Federal Government have immediately enacted the COVID-19 Disaster Payment for all effected workers. This is a lump sum payment to help workers unable to earn income due to a COVID-19 state public…
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WE DID IT!
South East Queensland will host the 2032 Games, after our bid was accepted by the International Olympic Committee. It was a long and at times difficult process, but all of that is behind us, and…
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