Matt Canavan Welcomes $1 Billion Stronger Regions Funding
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan has welcomed the opening today of applications under the Australian Government’s $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund.
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Matt Canavan Welcomes $70 Million Roads to Recovery Funding for Kennedy
Senator Matthew Canavan has welcomed funding from the Roads to Recovery Programme for local councils in the Kennedy electorate totalling almost $70 million over the next four years, including $11.6 million in 2014-15.
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Ag at CQU has to be Part of Northern Australian Plan
Senator Matthew Canavan, Bridie Luva, Candidate for Rockhampton, and Member for Keppel Bruce Young have called on the Northern Australian Taskforce to heed the recent Parliamentary Committee’s recommendation to include Central Queensland University in future agricultural research initiatives.
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Time for Action on Northern Australia Development
Senator Matt Canavan has welcomed release of the report on development of northern Australia and said it’s time for action.
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Labor Says No to Northern Queenslanders
The Labor Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Senator Singh, last night deplored the fact that the people of Mackay, God forbid, might have more of a say on the Great Barrier Reef than Canberra.
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Australia Should Adopt Family-Friendly Tax System
Australia should change its tax system to become more family-friendly, Matthew Canavan said in a speech to the Senate today.
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Labor Party Should Not Discriminate on Which Witch
Palmer United Party Senator Glenn Lazarus today is proposing a Senate inquiry into the Queensland LNP Government that is a political witch hunt and an abuse of the Senate's powers.
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Grain Code About Infrastructure
Remarks today that proposed regulation for grain export terminals is a rollback of deregulation are mistaken.
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Rural Debt Financial Roundtable Welcomed
Senator Canavan today supported the announcement of a rural debt roundtable yesterday by the Agriculture Minister, Barnaby Joyce.
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Senator Canavan Finds Support for Rural Debt Inquiry
Queensland Senator Matthew Canavan has welcomed strong support for a Senate inquiry into rural debt from colleagues and others reported in the media today.
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