Ms Ley(Farrer) (5:03 PM) —I am pleased to speak on the Farm Household Support Amendment (Ancillary Benefits) Bill 2010, and I appreciate the presence of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at the table. I give him permission to leave—he must have a lot to do back in his office! He c... (25-Jun)
The willingness of the people of Hay to donate blood was emphasised in Federal Parliament yesterday with the tabling of a petition with over 1000 signatures calling for a mobile blood service to visit the town.
The Member for Farrer, Sussan Ley, tabled the petition in Parliament, emphasising ... (22-Jun)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (6:43 PM) —I would like to recognise the willingness of the people of Hay», in my electorate of Farrer, to donate blood. This is emphasised in federal parliament today as I table a petition with 1,095 signatures calling for an Australian Red Cross mobile blood service in «Hay». At th... (21-Jun)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (1:25 PM) —I rise today to register my very strong protest against the Excise Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010, which have been introduced by the government. This is nothing more than a sneaky cash grab. There is no... (18-Jun)
MEDIA RELEASEThe Rudd Government’s hike in aviation fuel excise should be exposed for what it is—a sneaky cash grab.In Parliament, the government has tried to justify the tax hike as necessary to raise funds to improve airline safety.They suggest the money is needed to put 90 extra aviation inspecto... (17-Jun)
Ms LEY (Farrer) (8:40 PM 15.6.2010) —Tomorrow, a busload of cancer patients, cancer carers and allied cancer workers from southern New South Wales and north-east Victoria will travel to Canberra to present a petition of about 17,000 signatures—17,000 signatures from people who were extremely disappo... (17-Jun)
For a group of scientists who profess to have the interests of the Murray Darling Basin at heart, to produce a paper suggesting that the current cap on water diversions in the Murray Darling basin should be cut by 30% is disgraceful.The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists today released a paper ... (03-Jun)
Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Sussan Ley has called on the Government to act immediately to provide certainty for small businesses that will be slugged with higher taxes as a result of a ruling released by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) yesterday. Taxation Ruling TR 2010/3: Division 7A loans: trust e... (03-Jun)