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June 2008

• Is Labor Fair Dinkum About Cutting Greenhouse Gases?

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

  Today, a Senate inquiry will start to hear evidence on Family First’s plan for a national drink container recycling scheme, similar to the 5 cents scheme that has been operating in South Australia for over 30 years.

• Government Profits From Skyrocketing Petrol Prices

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

  It is scandalous that the government is profiteering from skyrocketing petrol prices.

  “Five years ago families in Melbourne were paying 85 cents a litre for petrol, but petrol prices have doubled and now they’re paying $1.70 a litre,” Family First leader Steve Fielding said today.

• Family First Report (Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communication and the Arts):

  Speeches June 26 2008  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  Inquiry into the sexualisation of children in the
  contemporary media environment

• REPORT (Standing COmmittee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs): Right of the Terminally Ill

  Speeches June 26 2008  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  Family First opposes euthanasia and believes that people with suicidal thoughts do not need lethal help but need life-saving assistance. The Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008 is intended to overturn the federal government’s ban on both the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory having laws to allow euthanasia. It also aims to reinstate the Northern Territory’s 1995 euthanasia law.

• Speech to Parliament: Rights of the Terminally ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008

  Speeches June 26 2008  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  1.1 Family First opposes euthanasia and believes people with suicidal thoughts do
  not need lethal help, but life-saving assistance.
  1.2 The Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008 is
  intended to overturn the Federal Government’s ban on both the Northern Territory and
  the Australian Capital Territory having laws to allow euthanasia. It also aims to
  reinstate the NT’s 1995 euthanasia law.

• Question Without Notice: Petrol Prices

  Speeches June 26 2008  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  Senator FIELDING (2.22 p.m.)—My question is Senator Conroy, the Minister representing the Treasurer. Minister, five years ago families were paying 85c a litre for petrol in Melbourne. Today they are paying $1.70 a litre. Petrol prices have doubled in that short time.

• Tougher Laws To Protect Competition

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

  Family First’s plan to stop big businesses substantially reducing competition, by softly-softly buying up other smaller businesses over time to dominate an industry, will be investigated by the Senate.

• Family First Considering Dumping Alcopops Tax

  Press Releases June 25 2008  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  The alcopops tax is in doubt, after a Senate committee tabled a report today which calls into question the effectiveness of the tax in dealing with binge drinking.

• Senate Consider New Limits On Pokies

  Press Releases June 25 2008  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  New poker machine harm minimisation measures to help cut the rate of problem gambling in Australia will be considered by a Senate inquiry.

• SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT: Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment

  Speeches June 24 2008  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  The Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Assessments and Advertising) Bill 2008 has a couple of aims, which are to allow advertising of unclassified films and computer games and to allow the industry more influence in the classification of boxed sets of DVDs of programs broadcast on television.

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