PUBLIC TRANSPORT: WESTERN VICTORIA REGION

My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Victorian Communities  in  the other place.  Regional Victoria, and  the western region  in particular, has  experienced  decades of  government  neglect in  the provision  of public transport, and this has led  to economic stagnation, social isolation  and reduced  life  expectancies due  to  the difficulty in  accessing services. The…

FORD AUSTRALIA: GEELONG PLANT

Ms TIERNEY (Western  Victoria)— My question is to the Minister for Industry and State Development. Given my history prior to coming to this house and indeed because Geelong is in my  electorate,  this issue is of incredible importance to me  and to Ford workers  at Geelong. Can the  minister  advise the house of  the details …

WORKCHOICES: WORKPLACE AUTHORITY ADVERTISING

On  Sunday  night,  along  with  my family, I witnessed  a barrage  of  Workplace  Authority  television  advertisements.  The federal government has hit a new low  in its abuse of power. The first frame  of the advertisement enters the debate by stating that the federal government wants to  tackle   a  myth.  The   advertisement  itself essentially  admits   to …