The National Party’s Backbench Policy Committee released its Manufacturing 2035 plan on Tuesday. The plan outlines the National Party’s vision for the manufacturing industry and a broad policy platform to help encourage industry growth. The paper outlines a 9-point plan with the goal to double the employment in Australian manufacturing,...

The Nationals Senate team has condemned the Greens for failing to back Australian agriculture and our world-leading live animal export industry. In opposing a Nationals motion backing Australia’s commitment and support for the $1.7 billion live animal export trade, The Greens thumbed their nose at the thousands of rural and...

The Labor Party has been exposed on its failure to support much-needed regional jobs in Queensland at the Acland mine. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt commended the strong show of support in the Senate from the Liberal National Government for the New Hope Group’s expansion of...

China's illegal trade sanctions have had a major impact on our agricultural and resource exports since the coronavirus escaped from Wuhan. China is now targeting our tourism exports too, and specifically the Great Barrier Reef. In two weeks, 21 countries will meet (online) for a conference hosted in Fuzhou, China,...

During the past 10 years, Australia’s foreign policy has become dominated by the notion that we benefit from a “rules-based international order”. This has allowed a myth to grow that our relative economic prosperity is thanks to this international order, and the compliance of others to these rules. But these...

Michael McCormack was our nation’s 19th deputy prime minister. While he lost that title this week, no one can take away his membership of this select club and the service he provided to the nation. Michael is a man of impeccable integrity. He worked hard as deputy prime minister. He...

Topics: Proposed energy fund, National Energy Guarantee, government investment in power, NAIF funding

Subjects: Gas prices, National Energy Guarantee, Adani coal project, Bill Shorten, Cabinet reshuffle

LNP Qld team on Adani and Labor wrecking CQ coal jobs Michelle Landry MP (Capricornia) Ken O’Dowd MP (Flynn) Senator Matt Canavan – Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Ian Macdonald  (Townsville)