27 Mar | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC AFTERNOON BRIEFING

GREG JENNETT:
All right, a little earlier than normal. We’re going to bring in our political panel for the day now joining us right here in the studio, Labor Frontbencher, Kristy McBain. Welcome, Kristy, and LNP Frontbencher Angie Bell, welcome back to you too, Angie.

26 Mar | '2024

Cracking down on youth crime and online notoriety on the Gold Coast

Youth crime is out of control in many parts of our country and more needs to be done to combat it. This week, the Federal Coalition introduced the Crimes and Online Safety Legislation Amendment (Combatting Online Notoriety) Bill 2024 into Parliament that seeks to crack down on youth crime by making it illegal to post social media material that glamorises violence and criminal activity.

20 Mar | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC RADIO GOLD COAST

SARAH CUMMING:
Federal Parliament is sitting this week. It may not come as a surprise that the cost of living is high on the agenda, power prices, housing supply and Australia’s supermarket duopoly has dominated the conversations this week.

4 Mar | '2024

Family car to cost thousands more under Labor

The price of Australia’s favourite SUVs, utes and 4WDs will be jacked up by thousands of dollars under Labor’s proposed carbon tax on vehicles. Industry analysis of Labor’s family car tax predicts the cost of some popular models such as the Toyota Landcruiser could rise by as much as $25,000. Federal Member for Moncrieff, Angie Bell said Labor’s newest tax will put too many cars out of reach for families and tradies on the Gold Coast.

28 Feb | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC RADIO GOLD COAST

SARAH CUMMING:
The Federal Government’s overhaul of the stage three tax cuts have passed the Senate. The changes aimed to broaden the benefits of the original tax cuts halving the tax break offered to wealthier Australians but bolstering the benefit for those on lower incomes. Federal Member for Moncrieff, Angie Bell joins you on the phone this morning. Hello, Angie.

28 Feb | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC AFTERNOON BRIEFING

GREG JENNETT:
We might get an assessment of what sort of behavioural change that data could generate. We’ll do that with our political panel joining us right here, right now, Labor frontbencher Kristy McBain. Welcome back Kristy. And LNP frontbencher, Angie Bell, same to you Angie.

16 Feb | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC RADIO GOLD COAST

SARAH CUMMING:
You’re listening to mornings on ABC Gold Coast with Sarah Cumming. It is 10 minutes past nine on your rainy Friday morning. A lot on the table to talk about this week in federal parliament. Changes to industrial relations reform. Have you heard about the right to disconnect? Disallowing your boss to call you when you’re at home.

12 Feb | '2024

Labor failing to skill Australians in Moncrieff

New data proves that despite promising to skill more Australians than the Coalition, Anthony Albanese’s Labor Government is overseeing a wholesale collapse in the number of apprentices and trainees in every state and in almost every electorate across the nation including in our backyard.

7 Feb | '2024

TRANSCRIPT – ABC RADIO GOLD COAST

SARAH CUMMING:
Gold Coast’s federal politicians have been enjoying some cooler weather back in Canberra with Federal Parliament returning this week, the first sitting week of the year. Member for Moncrieff, Angie Bell is there and joins us on the line this morning. Hello Angie.

2 Feb | '2024

Labor caught out lying about childcare workforce

A tranche of secret documents demonstrates Labor Ministers have been deliberately using misleading data about Australia’s childcare workforce in media statements and in the Parliament. When confronted with their lie, instead of accepting responsibility, they pathetically tried to blame Hansard for missing a dash.