Thank you to Ben Fordham of 2GB for inviting me to discuss this inquiry. The inquiry aims to look at potentially illegal medals being awarded to senior defence officers, hear from ADF personnel and explore possible improvements to the Defence Awards and Honours system. If we want people to serve this country, we have to […]
There is no specific evidence that Angus Campbell was “in action” which is the criteria required for his medal at the time of his nomination. The honours and awards system has been abused, with senior officers and generals giving medals to each other, while frontline soldiers who faced direct enemy fire must fight yet again, […]
Australians are sleeping on the street and the Government doesn’t care. Hundreds of thousands of arrivals are flowing into the country while we don’t have houses for the Australians that are here. Rent prices are up 40% and house prices are 10x the average income, completely out of reach for most of Australians. We need to […]
The argument about nuclear is overshadowing an inconvenient truth. Coal remains the cheapest form of baseload reliable power and nuclear is a better alternative compared to wind and solar. I support nuclear power and believe it should be part of our energy mix, but there’s no need to eliminate coal to make it happen. Transcript […]
Converting Coal fired power to Nuclear is a United Nations Net-Zero scam. I support Nuclear. It’s one step cheaper than the Bowen/Albanese wind and solar pipe dream, we should absolutely remove the ban. But Peter Dutton only wants nuclear because it complies with the United Nations Net-Zero targets, which his party is fully committed to. […]
During this Senate Estimate session, I inquired about the amount the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) spent on the unsuccessful Voice Referendum. The figure was not available. I questioned whether that expenditure might have been more effectively used if directed straight to the communities and expressed concern about the efficacy of the spending. I highlighted […]
Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bullock was appointed to the position after a 20-year career in the Reserve Bank, including being the recipient of subsidised housing loans despite her substantial salary. Her early comments were reflective of her being “a long time in the public service bubble” and were out of touch with the hardships faced […]
At the May/June Senate Estimates, I queried ASIC about their investigation into allegations raised by several whistleblowers regarding a major bullion company charging for sales and storage of bullion it did not hold. While ASIC did investigate, they allowed the company months to get their affairs in order and provided advanced notice of the audit […]
I enquired about the number of requests for assistance that had been sent to the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and was informed that none had been received during that week, attributing this to potential delays in processing. They mentioned that their preferred method for addressing issues is via phone calls and stated they wouldn’t be […]
I asked officials from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) if they were aware of the second reading amendment, which requires the government to investigate wage theft in the Hunter Valley. This issue could potentially involve up to $1 billion, impacting around 5,000 miners with losses estimated at $40,000 per person per year. […]
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