Federal Member for Dickson Peter Dutton has announced five suburbs in Dickson will receive improved mobile phone coverage if the Coalition is re-elected as part of an additional $60 million commitment to extend the successful Mobile Black Spot Programme. New mobile base stations in Samford, Dayboro, Cashmere, Wights Mountain and Highvale will bring a much-needed boost to…
DetailsLabor has no credibility on migration or Australia’s 457 visa programme. The Rudd-Gillard Labor Governments not only lost control of our borders – they lost control of our temporary visa programmes as well. Under Labor the numbers of foreign workers in Australia on 457 visas nearly doubled from 60,000 primary visa holders in 2010 to more than…
DetailsA re-elected Turnbull Coalition Government will provide $35 million towards infrastructure at the Moreton Bay Regional University Precinct. Treasurer the Hon. Scott Morrison today joined Local Members Luke Howarth, Peter Dutton and Wyatt Roy to announce the funding as part of the Turnbull Coalition Government’s national plan for jobs and growth. “Every element of the…
DetailsA re-elected Turnbull Government will provide $400,000 to the Carers Foundation in Dickson. Announcing the funding, the Member for Dickson Peter Dutton said it would support the Foundation in its work to provide ‘Care for Carers’. The Carers Foundation is based at Cedar Creek near Samford and has been operating for the past twelve years. The Foundation supports carers by…
DetailsThe Australian Border Force Tobacco Strike Team will receive a boost of $7.7 million in additional funding over the next two years to continue to combat criminal syndicates attempting to smuggle illicit tobacco into Australia. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton said the additional funding provided within the 2016 Budget will significantly…
DetailsA Darwin computer company was today ordered to pay a penalty of $430,000 to the Commonwealth Government for breaches of sponsorship obligations regarding three foreign 457 visa holders. The company, Hallmark Computer Pty. Ltd., was also ordered to pay more than $83,000 in restitution to the workers and the company’s sole director and shareholder Ashok…
DetailsThe Member for Dickson Peter Dutton has announced that a re-elected Turnbull Government will provide $30,000 for closed circuit television (CCTV) in Kallangur. Mr Dutton was joined by the Minister for Justice Michael Keenan in Kallangur today to make the announcement. Mr Dutton said that the funding will help to purchase CCTV and roving cameras to help police to…
DetailsCanning fruit growers today received the good news that a re-elected Turnbull Government will review the status of the Perth Hills region for inclusion in the second Working Holiday Visa initiative. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton and the Member for Canning Andrew Hastie today met with representatives of the Hills Orchardist…
DetailsA re-elected Turnbull Government will invest $1.5 million to complete the Dayboro Memorial Showgrounds Precinct Upgrade. The Member for Dickson Peter Dutton made the commitment to the community at the 25th Dayboro Day Festival. Mr Dutton said the showgrounds upgrade would benefit many community groups in Dayboro and surrounding areas who use the precinct as…
DetailsLabor is clearly split from the top down on border protection policies – a worrying and clear signal that it will change tack if it wins the next election. Any change in the policy will see boats start again as we saw under Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. Frontbencher and leadership candidate Anthony Albanese’s comments…
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