There is further proof that the carbon tax is a pointless burden on Australian families and businesses. The latest Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory report released today shows Australia’s emissions for the year to March 2013 are unchanged from the previous year. We already knew that the carbon tax is a multi-billion…
The Coalition has long been committed to the sale of Medibank Private. Medibank Private is a commercial business operating in a well functioning and competitive market with 34 competing funds. As such there is no compelling policy reason for the Government to continue to own Medibank. The privatisation of Medibank will also remove the current…
More than 740,000 Australian pensioners will benefit from the lowering of the social security deeming rates from 4 November 2013. The Minister for Social Services, Kevin Andrews, said the deeming rate will decrease to 2 per cent from 2.5 per cent for financial investments up to $46,600 for single pensioners and allowees, $77,400 for pensioner…
The decision by the Labor Opposition not to support the unconditional removal of the Carbon Tax confirms that nothing has changed with Labor.Bill Shorten has failed his first test of leadership.Instead of supporting the repeal of the Carbon Tax, Mr Shorten and Labor now want to “amend it” and, importantly, keep in place the laws that…
LNP Member for Bonner Ross Vasta is warning voters they risk getting a fine if they cannot get to a polling booth on Saturday and don’t vote early.Ross Vasta reminded voters that it was compulsory to vote in this year’s Federal election regardless of whether or not they were in the local area, interstate or…
The Coalition understands the importance of business and consumer confidence and wants confidence to return to Australia’s car sector.We want Australians to know that they can buy or lease a new motor vehicle with confidence, secure in the knowledge that a Coalition Government will not proceed with the Labor Government’s poorly thought through changes to…
Nationals candidate for Bonner, Ross Vasta says a Coalition government will restore confidence in the Australian fishing industry by returning scientific and commercial rigour to decision-making about Marine Protected Areas. If elected, the Coalition will suspend and review the flawed Management Plans for Marine Protected Areas that have been imposed without adequate consultation, and…
The Coalition will help retirees by indexing the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, provide $200 million to dementia research and help young apprentices with a HECS-like apprentice loan scheme. “We have a clear plan to build a stronger economy to provide more jobs and more support to those who need it”, said Ross Vasta, LNP,…
The Coalition will be working to get more and better trained medical experts into rural and regional areas with its health policy announced today, Ross Vasta for Bonner said. “We need more frontline services in Bonner, from highly skilled doctors, nurses and allied health professionals,” said Ross Vasta. “This is a huge issue here…
An elected Coalition Government will invest $100,000 to upgrade facilities at the Mt Gravatt Men’s Shed, announced the Liberal National Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta MP, today. Making the announcement with the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Julie Bishop MP this morning, Mr Vasta said he was proud to secure this investment in such…