Spring Road Trip 2019
Ted and the mobile office team will be out and about across Fairfax during the week of 11 November during Ted's Spring Road Trip. Monday 11 November - 7.30am to approx 10.30am, MAROOCHYDORE - Cotton Tree…
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Support for breast cancer patients
From 1 November, the Morrison Government will make Medicare rebates available for positron emission tomography (PET) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for those with, or suspected of having, breast cancer. These new Medicare rebates…
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Attracting more students to Fairfax
The Coalition Government has today announced it will offer almost 1,200 scholarships worth $19.5 million for domestic and international students to study at regional universities or vocational education providers across Australia. Member for Fairfax Ted…
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FUNDING FOR DANIEL MORCOMBE FOUNDATION TO HELP KEEP AUSTRALIAN KIDS SAFE
Almost $1.8 million in seized proceeds of crime funding will be provided to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation’s proposed ‘Keeping Australia’s Kids Safe Program’. The program is a national campaign that aims to increase awareness, confidence…
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2019 Day for Daniel reaffirms the importance of protecting Australia’s children
The child safety legacy of Daniel Morcombe unites Australia like little else. In Parliament today, on the eve of Day for Daniel, that unity will be on display with the Assistant Minister for Children and…
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Support for those affected by drought
Our drought affected farmers and communities are doing it tough, with conditions likely to deteriorate going into summer. The Federal Government is acting to help them get through the problems of right now, and prepare…
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Daniel Morcombe Foundation: Day for Daniel 2019
It is vitally important that we take the inspiration from the Morcombes as far more than just turning a tragedy into a message of hope, but as a call to arms: that each of us…
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2019 Seniors’ Guide
Our local community depends on the wisdom and experience that seniors positively contribute each and every day. The guidance provided to current and future generations is vital to the continued development of our communities. Stories of hard work…
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Infrastructure
I'm delighted to speak on all topics, but it's infrastructure which I'm excited about. This government has the economy right and that's where it starts—AAA credit rating, back in surplus, faster growth than any of the…
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Morrison Government
One of the things you learn when you grow up as the youngest of nine kids is that the world is far bigger than just you. That degree of humility is reinforced when you're in…
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Queensland Infrastructure
It was published today in The Australian newspaper that the Melbourne Institute's most recent household survey had the people of Brisbane experiencing the second longest commute in the country. This is the first time Brisbane came in…
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Sunshine Coast Small Business
Everybody knows the Australian economy is going strong. We know that we're back in surplus. We know that we've maintained our AAA credit rating. We know that we have recorded the largest growth in jobs…
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Fairfax Electorate Reimagine Nambour
It's a wonderful time in the parliamentary cycle, because we are hearing so many wonderful maiden speeches—from across the aisle included. It makes one reflect on one's own maiden speech—and many of the ones we're…
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Fairfax Electorate
I confess to being concerned at times about an erosion of what we sometimes refer to as civil society. We see a breakdown in the family unit. We see a drop in spirituality among most…
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Reimagine Nambour
The Sunshine Coast is one of those unique places in Australia where the values of the past and the opportunities of the future coexist. And, within the Sunshine Coast, where better reflects that uniqueness than…
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STUFFit Film Festival
STUFFit. That's the name of a fantastic film festival run out of my electorate in Fairfax: the STUFFit Student Film Festival. It is for year 7 to year 12 students to show their wares. This…
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WHO’s Najara community facility
Drugs in this country are a problem, as they are in so many other countries. They are a problem, particularly in regional areas. I was delighted last week to open a community facility for women…
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SUPPORTING VETERANS SUFFERING PTSD: SMART PUPS CHOSEN FOR LANDMARK FEDERAL FUNDING
For the first time, military veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be able to access specially trained assistance dogs under a new program funded by the Federal Government. The Sunshine Coast’s SmartPups is one…
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NEW FACILITY IN NAMBOUR TACKLES SUBSTANCE ADDICTION
New transitional housing in Nambour will tackle substance abuse and addiction through better access to therapeutic community care. Federal Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien attended today’s opening of the new six-bedroom community residence, which will…
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Agriculture Show grants
Agricultural Shows are the heart and soul of regional communities and the Federal Government wants them to stay that way. Grant funding is now available for organisers of regional Agricultural Shows to upgrade existing facilities and…
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COAST MP WELCOMES FIRST BOXER
Ted O’Brien MP has congratulated Rheinmetall Defence Australia after the first BOXER Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle was officially handed over to the Commonwealth Government. The Member for Fairfax lead a bloc of federal LNP Senators and…
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Consideration in Detail – Appropriation Bill No. 1 – Defence
I'm here to ask our Minister an important question about the Land 400 program. This, of course, is part of a recapitalisation of Australian defence forces of over $200 billion. The Land 400 program is close…
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Thank you to our firefghters, police and emergency service volunteers
I stand in this chamber today to thank God and to thank the Queensland Police Service, the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, the Rural Fire Service and the countless volunteers and organisations across the Sunshine…
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Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019
There are many people who come to Australia and love and respect our country. And there are many who don't. It is the aim of this bill to better identify those who seemingly don't and…
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Olympics for South East Queensland
As we continue to explore the possibility of the Olympics for SEQ, let us do so with bold ambition, with pragmatism and knowing we put the community first. Any investment has to be investment for…
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Reimagine Nambour – get involved in the future of Nambour!
**ATTENTION NAMBOUR** Reimagine Nambour has been a community owned initiative to build a roadmap for Nambour’s future. The people of Nambour spoke very clearly – they wanted to maintain a distinct identity while transitioning their…
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Australian delegation takes next important step in bid for 2032 Olympics
Australia’s Olympic Candidature Leadership Group will meet with the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) early next week to discuss Queensland’s potential candidature for the 2032 Olympics. The Australian delegation, jointly led by Federal…
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Sky News interview with Peter Stefanovic re nuclear energy inquiry
The public hearings for the Standing Committee on Environment and Energy’s inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia have commenced and I had the pleasure of speaking to Peter Stefanovic from Sky News…
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NUCLEAR DEBATE WITHOUT HYSTERICS
Climate change seems to have silenced the critics of the cleanest energy of them all. People traditionally have held visceral views on nuclear energy, but climate concerns just may be the game-changer in the nuclear…
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