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August 2005

• Family First Calls For McDonalds Boycott

  Press Releases August 25 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First is not anti-McDonald’s, but it does not want to eat imported French Fries.

  Most Australians are patriotic and want to support fellow Australians.

• Parents First Workers Second

  Press Releases August 22 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First believes people are parents first, workers second. We also believe people who can work, should work. More than half of all single parents are in the labour force.

  Like everything, the challenge is to find the right balance between personal responsibility and community obligation.

• Family First Welcomes Government Commitment to Enforcing Film Guidelines

  Press Releases August 18 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  I welcome the Government’s commitment to enforcing new film classification laws which are being ignored by cinema operators.

  Today, in Senate Question Time, I asked about media reports that cinemas are ignoring new film classification laws and that the chief censor has little interest in pursuing prosecution.

• Family First Opposes Wasting Taxpayer’s Money

  Press Releases August 17 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  I oppose the Government using taxpayers’ money to fund political campaigns.

• Supporting Australian Products and Produce

  Press Releases August 11 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  I am concerned that the Government appears not to be leading by example in encouraging Australians to buy Australian produce and products.

• FIRST SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT

  Speeches August 10 2005  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

• Family First Supports Work and Family Decision

  Press Releases August 08 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Today’s Australian Industrial Relations Commission decision will be welcomed by those parents who want to be in the paid workforce.

  However, the decision does not address the needs of those parents who would prefer to be looking after their children full-time when they are very young.