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Townville’s clinicians locked out of Rudd’s health reforms

A variety of the nation’s major health groups have questioned whether the Rudd Government’s so-called health reforms would meet the many promises made by the Prime Minister, Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay said today.

Coalition calls for amendments to military superannuation bill

Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are becoming increasingly concerned and cynical about the federal government’s commitment to defence funding, Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay told Parliament today.

Coalition calls for amendments to military superannuation bill

Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are becoming increasingly concerned and cynical about the federal government’s commitment to defence funding, Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay told Parliament today.

Townsville soldiers kept in the dark about catastrophic helicopter failure

Serious questions have to be raised over whether the Rudd Government’s pledge to make the Australian Defence Force more transparent and accountable could be believed.

Rudd’s Trades Training Centres another broken promise for Townsville

Trades Training Centres (TTCs) in Townsville schools are yet another broken promise of the Rudd Labor government, Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay said today.

North Queensland can forge ahead with renewable energy

Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay today addressed the Parliament about the opportunities for renewable energy generation in North Queensland, saying the region has an immense potential. Debate in House of Representatives on the Renewable ...

Government’s new military court a long way off

The Rudd Government’s today announced that legislation to establish a new Military Court – will be introduced this year, but will not actually commence operation until late 2011. Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay said while the Coalition ...

PM’s PET scanner years away

Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay has today reminded the Prime Minister that his promise of a PET scanner for the Townsville Hospital – as part of the federal government’s 2014 Health and Hospitals Fund (HHF) – could have already been up and ...

Government cuts Reservists from ANZAC parade

Australian Defence Force (ADF) Reservists are now suffering at the hands of the Rudd Government’s departure from its policy on the Reserves participation in ANZAC Day Parades. It was yesterday confirmed by the Defence Reserves Association that ...

NBN announcement a tangent tactic

Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay is questioning why the Rudd Government has announced high speed internet testing as part of their National Broadband Network rollout for two Townsville suburbs that are virtually covered by the service ...

Lindsay: Queensland’s hospital stats unacceptable

The waiting time to be admitted to Townsville Hospital is on average more than seven hours, according to The Australian Medical Association’s new website, highlighting the immediate need to take action on health reform. The site reveals bed ...

Rudd health reform a bureaucratic bungle

After missing his deadline by eight months, the Prime Minister is now scrambling to win over voters with his “bungling, bureaucratic health reform”, Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay said today. It’s been reported today that the Rudd ...