Senator Pauline Hanson Senator Pauline Hanson (One Nation) I rise to speak on the divisive and racist campaigns promoting the legislation of an Indigenous voice to parliament and the specific recognition of Indigenous people in the Australian Constitution. Our Constitution is a great achievement. It reflects the establishment of a great nation. The people of distant colonies gathered together in the 1890s and drafted a Constitution which has mostly served the nation very well over the past 120 years. This is remarkable because the architects of the Constitution could not foresee many of the events and developments that would shape Australia and change how it was governed. In the 1890s, travel between the colonies took days. Today it takes hours. Communication was mostly by letter, which also took days. For the majority of Australians at the time, sending a message over the telegraph was too expensive. In the 1890s, Indigenous Australians weren't recognised as citizens. They didn
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that South-East Queensland will enter a three-day lockdown from 4pm today, Saturday 31 July. This follows the detection of six new locally acquired cases connected to the confirmed case announced yesterday. This includes immediate family members, a UQ medical student and teacher at Ironside State School. The Premier said strong measures announced today go further than previous lockdowns because the Delta strain is more dangerous. “We’ve seen the evidence, both in Queensland and interstate,” the Premier said. "We must go hard and go fast. "I know this will impact on many families but there is no alternative. "We will support affected businesses with details of a support package to be announced by the treasurer in coming days.” Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath urged Queenslanders to abide by the lockdown and continue to wear their masks. “Masks are a vitally important line of defence,” the Minister said. “I
Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the USA Donald J. Trump: Hard to believe our Senate Republicans are dealing with the Radical Left Democrats in making a so-called bipartisan bill on “infrastructure,” with our negotiators headed up by SUPER RINO Mitt Romney. This will be a victory for the Biden Administration and Democrats and will be heavily used in the 2022 election. It is a loser for the USA, a terrible deal, and makes the Republicans look weak, foolish, and dumb. It shouldn’t be done. It sets an easy glidepath for Dems to then get beyond what anyone thought was possible in future legislation. It will be a continued destruction of our Country. Our Borders are horrible, crime is at an all time high, taxes and inflation are going way up, the economy is going way down, and now this. Don’t do it Republicans—Patriots will never forget! If this deal happens, lots of primaries will be coming your way! Donald J. Trump We won’t go back. We won’t mask our children. Joe Biden and his Adminis
Extra funding is on the way to support jobs in Queensland’s business events industry for the Palaszczuk Government’s Covid-19 Economic Recovery Plan. Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the second round of the National Business Events Program had opened today. “We know how important conferences, conventions, exhibitions and corporate functions are to Queensland’s tourism destinations and jobs in the State’s business events industry,” Mr Hinchliffe said. “The first round of the National Business Events Program launched in March has secured 20 business events for Queensland with a total of 8,300 delegates and an expected $14 million for our Economic Recovery Plan.” Events supported by the first funding round include the 2021 National Property Conference, the 2021 Australian and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society Conference and the 2021 Positive Schools Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference. Mr Hinchliffe said the second round of the National Business Events Program
Remarks by President Biden and Chancellor Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany in Press Conference BIDEN: Thank you all. Please have a seat. Today, it’s been my great honor — and I mean that — to welcome a dear friend back to the White House. And before I say anything else, Chancellor Merkel, I want to express to you and to the people of Germany my sincere condolences and the condolences of the American people for the devastating loss of life and the destruction due to the flooding over the past 24 hours in Germany and neighboring countries. It’s a tragedy, and our heart goes out — our hearts go out to the families who’ve lost loved ones. Chancellor Merkel has been here frequently over the past 16 years. Matter of fact, she knows the Oval Office as well as I do. But all kidding aside, through — though this administration — she’s been there for four years — for four Presidents. But I want to take a moment to acknowledge the historic nature of her chancellorship. First woman c
Coffee Beans Image by Couleur from Pixabay Used coffee grounds equivalent to six million lattes will be composted into Victorian gardens as the Andrews Labor Government boosts funding for new and innovative projects to divert food waste from landfills. Creative approaches such as bike repair sheds, neighbourhood compost hubs and mobile dishwashing stations to reduce single-use plastics will inspire Victorians to see the many ways to reuse waste and find another life for items previously destined for landfill. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio today announced grant recipients under the Recycling Victoria Councils and Communities Funds with more than $4 million in grants to be shared between 50 projects. Not-for-profit organisation Reground has been awarded $170,000 to expand its program collecting used coffee grounds from the hospitality sector for use on local gardens. Reground will extend its service to more than 100 new businesses and divert m
Surfers Paradise Beach Photo Blow the Truth The Palaszczuk Government’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan is working, with the latest ABS Labour Force data showing Queensland unemployment at its lowest level since April 2009. Treasurer and Minister for Investment Cameron Dick said 16,700 jobs were added in the month of June – the highest increase in the nation and more than half of all jobs created in Australia. “Today’s Labour Force jobs data highlights once again that Queensland is the place to work, to do business and to invest,” Mr Dick said. “Our unemployment rate is now at 5.1 per cent, down 0.3 percentage points from last month and at a level not seen in more than 12 years. “Since the Palaszczuk Labor Government was first elected in 2015 we’ve created 354,100 jobs for Queensland. “More than 500 new jobs were added every day last month, and with our COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan in full swing we’ll look to build on these numbers further in the months and years ahead.” Queenslan