Speeches

The ATO and the Department of Home Affairs estimate that almost $600 million in tobacco duty was forgone in the..

The Coalition government believes in creating jobs. The Labor Party believes in taxing people. Labor's plan isn't to create jobs..

The Sunshine Coast Lightning did us proud by advancing to the Preliminary-finals of the National Netball League with their 1..

I am pleased to present you with my 2017/18 Annual Report for Fairfax. To download a copy of the report, please..

This bill is part of a wider suite of targeted reforms under this government—reforms that safeguard and sustain Australia's huge..

What we see with the Australian National University's rejection of a new course on Western civilisation is symptomatic of a..

In Longman, the Labor Party are running an unashamed untruth. On the one hand they're saying, 'Look over here; there's..

 I've had the privilege, together with my Team Queensland LNP colleagues, of coming to understand the Land 400 project in..

The Liberal-National Party believes in free enterprise. We believe in empowering the individual to realise their full potential. The Australian..

I constantly hear two things from small businesses in my electorate. No. 1 is that they want to keep creating..

An essential part of that planning is to ensure all Australians have adequate retirement savings courtesy of our superannuation system,..

The coalition government respects the dignity and is responding to the needs of older Australians. There is not a crisis...

Looking at the track record of this government, as somebody who has worked in trade most of his life, I..

The debt Australia owes our military past, present and future is immeasurable. It is a debt we owe for our..

The arts and cultural sectors are alive and well here on the Sunshine Coast. I took the opportunity to remind..

When it comes to ensuring that our cities have the vital infrastructure they need, it isn't just about 'show us..

"There's a vacant seat in this chamber on which two words are written. Do you know what those two words..

"There is an enemy of freedom, and that enemy is political correctness. I am becoming increasingly concerned by the overreach..

"In my region of the Sunshine Coast alone, over 126,000 low- and middle-income earners are set to receive income tax..

"Indonesia is a country of first-order importance to Australia, and that was confirmed in our foreign affairs white paper. It..

"Let's look at this budget, firstly from where we have come—and we've come a long way. We've come, of course,..

"The importance of Queensland as a state was affirmed in this year's federal budget, where we saw so much money..

"Our intelligence agencies are currently managing around 400 high-priority counterterrorism investigations, and so it is essential that we continually invest..

"The federal budget has now been delivered and Queensland are winners big time. Twenty billion dollars is going to Queensland..

"Let's again shine a light on the Leader of the Opposition's absolute incompetence.' That's why he should never be Prime..

"Legal gambling appropriately takes place in Australia, and should only take place, under a social contract. This bill represents a..

The 2018 Federal Budget brings real benefits for the Sunshine Coast, with $2 billion of new infrastructure funding announced. Details..

The Deputy Prime Minister has announced that the Federal Government will fund duplication and capacity upgrades to the North Coast..

Our plan to duplicate the North Coast Rail Line and introduce fast rail from Brisbane to Nambour and Maroochydore is..

"Under a vision of a future with a Labor government, it is the everyday Australian being poorer. In a future..