http://www.liberal.org.au/info/news/rss.xml Liberal Party of Australia, latest news RSS feed. en-us Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:05:45 EST Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:05:45 EST scott@cadzow.com.au (Scott Cadzow) scott@cadzow.com.au (Scott Cadzow) http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3387 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3387 After fifty days of chaos and confusion since Labor’s bungled Budget night announcement on employee share schemes, it appears that the long, slow humiliating U-turn is now complete. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:42:00 EST The Hon Tony Smith MP , Shadow Assistant Treasurer http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3388 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3388 The viability of Australia’s hotel sector is under serious threat as trade unions line up to demand wage increases from an already struggling tourism sector. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:42:00 EST Mr Steven Ciobo MP , Shadow Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors, Tourism and the Arts http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3380 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3380 Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has praised the bravery and dedication of Australian troops on the frontline in Afghanistan and told them that they have the wholehearted support of all Australians in their important work. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:01:00 EST The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP , Leader of the Opposition http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3377 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3377 Media reports suggesting I was critical of the Howard Government’s economic legacy and more recent tax cuts from a speech at CEDA yesterday are inaccurate, selective with their quotations and mischievous. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:52:00 EST The Hon Joe Hockey MP , Shadow Treasurer http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3383 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3383 Australia should send a mission of election observers to Afghanistan to help ensure the upcoming elections are free and fair, on the condition that adequate security can be provided to the mission. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:09:00 EST The Hon Julie Bishop MP , Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs , Deputy Leader of the Opposition http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3379 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3379 Today’s announcement of a first round of Labor’s backhaul blackspot program begs the question of why the Rudd Government cancelled the Coalition’s OPEL project which would have brought online 15,000 kilometres of heavily discounted backhaul across the country this year. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:46:00 EST Senator the Hon Nick Minchin , Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy , Leader of the Opposition in the Senate http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3386 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3386 The budget night announcement of changes to employee share schemes is one such example of the frustrations felt by the Australian business community. An entire industry was brought to its knees overnight as a result of these changes, and the Government still doesn’t know how it is going to correct the mess it created, in trying to fix revenue leakage. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:13:00 EST Senator the Hon Helen Coonan , Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3385 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3385 Yet another report on our hospitals landed yesterday – the day Kevin Rudd had promised to fix our hospitals – and it found that rather than being ‘fixed’ our hospitals are getting sicker. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:13:00 EST The Hon Peter Dutton MP , Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3384 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3384 Aged Care Australia figures have revealed that Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, is seriously compromising the care of aged and frail Australians. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:29:00 EST Margaret May MP , Shadow Minister for Ageing http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3382 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3382 The Rudd Government is fond of plucking numbers out of the air in apparent support of their economic policies. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:07:00 EST The Hon Joe Hockey MP , Shadow Treasurer http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3381 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3381 The 2009 Defence Capability Plan released today is an outrageously vague document that puts at risk our local defence industry and thousands of jobs. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:07:00 EST Senator the Hon David Johnston , Shadow Minister for Defence http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3375 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3375 The test of the Labor’s new industrial relations system will be its impact on employment, productivity, and workplace harmony. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:38:00 EST Mr Michael Keenan MP , Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3376 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3376 Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has cut almost 2000 new residential aged care places, announcing just 5,748 new residential beds despite a commitment in October 2008 to provide 7600 new aged care beds in the 2008-09 Aged Care Approvals Round. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 1:38:00 EST Margaret May MP , Shadow Minister for Ageing http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3378 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3378 The unveiling of a new plaque to commemorate Australian prisoners of war and civilians lost when the Montevideo Maru sank after being torpedoed off the Philippines in World War II is welcomed. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 1:00:00 EST Louise Markus MP , Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3373 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3373 The warning by Indonesian authorities yesterday that up to 10,000 asylum seekers are waiting in Malaysia to make the journey to Australia sends a message there is an urgent need for the Rudd Labour Government to re think its softened border protection policy. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:52:00 EST The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP , Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3374 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3374 More job losses and an explosion in “go-away” money will result from the stealthy change to the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:52:00 EST Mr Steven Ciobo MP , Shadow Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors, Tourism and the Arts http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3371 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3371 Tomorrow heralds the first day of the Job Network’s substandard replacement model, Job Services Australia. Even the Labor Government appear unconvinced of its merits, with the new Minister for Employment Participation keeping a low profile. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:11:00 EST Dr Andrew Southcott MP , Shadow Minister for Employment Participation, Training and Sport http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3369 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3369 Kevin Rudd’s promise to “fix” the nation’s hospitals today lies exposed as nothing more than a cynical ploy perpetrated for electoral popularity at the last election. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:03:00 EST The Hon Peter Dutton MP , Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3372 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3372 Warren Truss today praised the efforts of volunteer Area Consultative Committee (ACC) members and staff for their contributions to their communities. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 3:11:00 EST The Hon Warren Truss MP , Shadow Minister for Trade, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government , Leader of The Nationals http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3370 http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=3370 More than 1,000 asylum seekers have now arrived in Australia since the Rudd Government softened our border protection policies last August. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:03:00 EST The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP , Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship