March 10th, 2010
Category: LNP Media Releases
GRANDPARENTS providing full-time care to grandchildren should be supported by all levels of government, institutions and organisations, the LNP said today.
Shadow Minister for Community Services & Housing and Shadow Minister for Women Rosemary Menkens, who introduced a private members bill to recognise grandparents providing care, said the situation in which grandparents were becoming primary carers for their grandchildren was increasing.
“There are many reasons why grandparents are assuming care for their grandchildren,” Mrs Menkens said.
“Many grandparents are not in a position to be able to assume care for their grandchildren without suffering financial hardship. Read More…
March 10th, 2010
Category: LNP Media Releases
State Labor will hand over billions of dollars of Queenslander’s GST money to Kevin Rudd but can’t guarantee that no doctors, nurses or allied health professionals will lose their jobs.
LNP health spokesman Mark McArdle said that questioning in parliament today revealed that State Labor was all too willing to hand over billions in GST money to Kevin Rudd without seeking answers to important questions – including whether regional hospitals and services will be shut down.
“If New South Wales senior health officials are correct, the Rudd reform could force the closure of more than 100 NSW hospitals, which begs the question – how many Queensland regional hospitals will close,” Mr McArdle said. Read More…
March 10th, 2010
Category: LNP Media Releases
Laws to introduce alcohol interlocks for repeat drink drivers could be passed tonight if the Bligh Labor Government was serious about saving lives.
LNP Shadow Transport Minister Fiona Simpson said Labor should stop playing politics and pass the LNP’s Alcohol Interlock Bill.
“Labor has been promising to introduce these devices since 2002 — eight years later they are still finding delays and excuses,” Ms Simpson said.
“The LNP Bill has been ready to debate for four months, but instead of preventing drink driving and saving lives the Bligh Labor Government has scrambled around to put an almost identical bill together.”
Ms Simpson said the LNP Bill would mean - Read More…
March 10th, 2010
Category: LNP Media Releases
The LNP has called on Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin to stop mucking around and come clean on his plans for the future of Queensland’s Ag Colleges.
LNP primary industries spokesman Ray Hopper said all of regional Queensland and communities associated with the Ag Colleges were sick of the long wait to find out from the Minister of their futures.
In State Parliament this morning Mr Hopper questioned the Minister on the sale of Dalby and Burdekin Ag Colleges and how many staff would be made redundant.
“The best the Minister could do was skirt the issue,” Mr Hooper said. Read More…
