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March 2008

• Stop The $300 Million Petrol Rip Off

  Press Releases March 30 2008  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Rudd Government not serious about lower petrol prices

• COAG Fails To Tackle Binge Drinking And The Pokies Plague

  Press Releases March 27 2008  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) has gone soft on binge drinking and the pokies plague, deferring these issues for further discussion.

• Kids Under the Age of 12 Are Exposed To 1 in 3 TV Alcohol Ads

  Press Releases March 26 2008  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Teenagers are exposed to high levels of alcohol advertising equal to young adults, according to a submission to the Senate’s inquiry into Family First’s alcohol bill.

• COAG - No More Blame Game

  Press Releases March 24 2008  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  With an all Labor COAG it’s time for
  real action not just a cosy chat

• Question Without Notice: Petrol Prices

  Speeches March 20 2008  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  My question is to the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Senator Sherry. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been very vocal this week in warning the petrol giants not to take advantage of families by hiking the price of petrol over Easter. Families are concerned that they are always the bunnies when it comes to petrol prices. If there are examples of petrol price gouging over Easter, what confidence can the public have that action will be taken against the petrol companies?

• Senate Inquiry Into Family First’s Drink COntainer Recycling Bill

  Press Releases March 20 2008  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Let’s turn “trash into cash”
  The Senate has today agreed to refer Family First’s drink container recycling laws to a Senate committee for inquiry.

• SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT: Family First

  Speeches March 19 2008  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  Two-and-a-half years ago I stood here as Family First’s inaugural senator to explain why there was a need for a political party in Australia called Family First.

• Family First Gets A Senate Inquiry Into Outrageous Bank Penalty Fees

  Press Releases March 19 2008  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First had a victory today with the Senate agreeing to an inquiry into its legislation to stop banks charging customers exorbitant penalty fees

• Family First ADDITIONAL COMMENTS (Senate Education, Employment and WOrkplace Relations Committee)

  Speeches March 17 2008  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  Family First wants to get the industrial relations balance right by making sure that workers and their families are not ripped off, that businesses can be competitive and that the economy can continue to grow.
  Back in 2005, Family First was in fact the first political party to expose the holes in the Howard government’s Work Choices laws because we understood the effect this legislation would have on ordinary Australians and their families.

• Should Alcohol Advertising Laws Be Extended To The Internet?

  Press Releases March 16 2008  |  Read more »

  Family First today called for submissions to the Senate inquiry on its alcohol bill to examine whether the laws should be extended to internet advertising.

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