Opinion pieces

Will a quest for streamlined defence facilities ultimately hurt the ADF?

In his article "Politics, money bedevil ADF base rationalisation", (Canberra Times, January 19,p15) Daniel Cotterill raises the management of the Defence estate as though it represents the pinnacle of government waste.

Financial crisis

Dominating front pages across the nation for the past few weeks has been the debate over the Federal Government’s blanket guarantee of deposits, but going back even further, and on a broader scale is of course, the global credit crisis.

PETER LINDSAY IN CANBERRA - WEEK IN REVIEW

PETER LINDSAY IN CANBERRA - WEEK IN REVIEW If you’ve mountain climbing in the Himalayas you could be forgiven for not knowing what’s been happening in Canberra this week, otherwise I’m certain many are well aware of what a page-turner it’s ...

FuelWatch

It’s been hot to trot in the Senate this week, with the National FuelWatch scheme being vanquished into thin air like a scene from Harry Potter, while a North Queensland icon also featured heavily in talks which resulted in big wins for fishers and ...

Don't sell out our Technical College

Don’t sell out Townsville’s Technical College! That is the message coming out loud and clear from our local businesses and community. Businesses throughout North Queensland are lining up to hire apprentices from the North Queensland Australian ...

Peter Lindsay delivers on roads

As I promised the community, I have arranged for the Minister for Roads Jim Lloyd to come to Townsville early to meet with the North Queensland Roads Alliance.

More in pay packets

Twin city workers are receiving more in their pay packets this month, after the Federal Government introduced further income tax cuts from 1 July.

Rewarding older Australians

Following the budget announcements recently, my office has had a number of calls from people asking when the bonus for Aged Pensioners and those holding a Commonwealth Seniors Health care card is due to arrive.

Strong economic management under Howard Government

Due to the strong economic management of the Howard Government over the past ten years, we are all enjoying the benefits of a growing economy and record low unemployment of 4.2%.

Citizenship

Citizenship continues to be a regular topic for callers - new regulations now mean that people who obtain their Permanent Residence after the commencement of the new legislation on the 1st July, 2007, will now require 4 years of residence in ...

Applying for an Australian passport

There are a number of people who have lived in Australia since childhood who were born overseas, and presume that they are Australian citizens.

Budget delivers half a billion dollars for local projects

In last week's federal budget, I delivered a half a billion dollars of projects for Townsville.

Telstra account

A new resident to Townsville phoned to ask for assistance with what she considered to be an error on her Telstra account.