A cost-of-living crisis, increased energy costs, higher interest rates and soaring inflation have made this year a tough one for Australians. In 2024, we’ve seen the cost of all essentials rise by at least 10 per cent and the standard of living in our great country simply go backwards. Australians are poorer under […]
The Coalition will strongly oppose Labor’s new Misinformation Bill, which Federal Member for Moncrieff, Angie Bell, described as an attack on free speech. When the Government released its first Misinformation Bill last year, more than 20,000 people put in submissions and comments opposing it, and so it was withdrawn in disgrace.
For a group of parliamentarians that claim to be ‘independent’ – their voting record in the House suggests otherwise. Teal ‘independents’ are proven to vote most often with The Greens – a party that is weak on national security and wants to raise taxes.
GREG JENNETT:
Time now to introduce our political panel. Joining us right here in the studio today, Labor front bencher and Eden Monaro MP, Kristy McBain. Welcome back, Kristy, and on the Liberal side, Liberal front bencher and Member for Moncrieff, Angie Bell. Good to see you too, Angie.
ANDREW MURDOCH:
Angie Bell is the Federal Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education. She’s a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and the Member for Moncrieff, but for the past few days she has been touring the Mallee, investigating the child care services available in the region. Shadow Minister, good morning.
After promising Australian families cheaper child care, Labor’s policy failure has instead delivered higher prices, with out of pocket costs increasing by 12.1 per cent in the last 12 months.
The Albanese Labor Government continues to unleash their unrelenting wrath on small business and it is disgraceful. Australians rely heavily on small, and family owned and operated businesses in our everyday lives – be it your child care operator, sporting coach, dog groomer, GP, local accountant or your favourite café owner, winemaker or brewer.
GREG JENNETT:
Time to bring in our political panel now. From Melbourne Assistant Minister Kate Thwaites is with us once again. Good to see you, Kate. And from the Gold Coast Coalition frontbencher, Angie Bell, welcome to you to Angie, both familiar to the program, but a slightly new combo. I think we’re trying here today.
It’s always a privilege to talk in the chamber about aged care, our older Australians and the care that they are given. Of course, I have many, many providers in my electorate of Moncrieff on the Gold Coast, and I do enjoy regularly visiting those residential care homes. I always look forward to chatting with […]
The Prime Minister was the last one to speak to this bill, and I would like to address his remarks before I move on to mine. I want to reject his declaration of 10 years of neglect under the coalition in the early childhood education and care portfolio. I’d just remind Australians that he […]