Union thuggery is set to escalate on worksites across the country if the Rudd Government doesn’t listen to the advice it was given at a senate inquiry into the Building and Construction Industry today, Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding said.
TOUGHER penalties for alcohol-related offences were the most popular response to a call from Family First Senator Steve Fielding for new ideas on tackling binge drinking in Australia.
Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester’s condemnation of Telstra is a joke, Senator Steve Fielding said today.
A staffer who drank 12 powerful “Jagerbomb” cocktails in one night has prompted one of Australia’s most powerful politicians to call for all Australians to come forward with new ideas to curb alcohol use.
I’m going to do something here that most pollies wouldn’t do and ask for help. Help in trying to address Australia’s $16bn alcohol toll. I want the readers of The Punch to leave a comment and share their ideas on how governments can address Australia’s binge drinking culture and the violence which stems from it.
The Government’s planned changes in student income support are in doubt after a concession to country students failed to satisfy the Coalition and key crossbench senators.
The Rudd Government has finally admitted they got it wrong with their youth allowance reforms, Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding said today.
Proposed changes to youth allowance have filled Colac students with uncertainty as they prepare to apply for university places.
Away from cosy Parliament House corridors Senator Steve Fielding braved yesterday’s icy south-west Victorian winds to hear farmers’ views on proposed pollution taxes.
The Rudd Government’s review into the Oilcode will do nothing to lower petrol prices for consumers, Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding said today.