I was honoured to join Rabbi Adi Cohen and the congregants of Temple Shalom on the Gold Coast last Friday evening to celebrate the Sabbath with them after what has been an absolutely distressing week for our Jewish-Australian community. The news and the images that are coming out of Israel are absolutely shocking. The acts…
21 April 2023 The 2023 McPherson Community Awards will be held at Robina Community Centre today, an annual celebration of the outstanding contributions that residents make to our local community. Federal Member for McPherson Karen Andrews said the event is a great opportunity to recognise locals, with more than 80 recipients to be…
After much deliberation, I have decided not to recontest the seat of McPherson at the next election, and as a result I have asked Peter Dutton not to include me in his new Shadow Ministry. Having made the decision to call time on my political career, I wanted to ensure the Coalition has maximum…
The Coalition is concerned about the increased risk to Australia’s border security by Labor’s deliberate and calculated dismantling of Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) as the government confirms it will provide the legacy illegal boat arrival caseload with permanent visas. The Coalition has consistently warned that Labor’s plan to abolish Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) will fulfil…
The Coalition is concerned about the increased risk to Australia’s border security by Labor’s deliberate and calculated dismantling of Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) as the government confirms it will provide the legacy illegal boat arrival caseload with permanent visas. The Coalition has consistently warned that Labor’s plan to abolish Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) will fulfil…
The Coalition has today stepped in to help fix a serious oversight as Labor continues to undermine Australia’s border security. One of the three pillars of Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) – policy that has safeguarded this nation – is regional processing. However, it’s now emerged that the crucial law to designate Nauru as a Regional…
SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Leader of the Opposition in the Senate THE HON KAREN ANDREWS MP Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence SENATOR JAMES PATERSON Shadow Minister for Cyber Security Shadow Minister for Countering Foreign Interference …
The Albanese Labor Government has the ability to protect all Australian citizens from violent and criminal offences but instead is going soft on these criminals. The Coalition Government took very seriously our responsibility to protect Australians from non-citizens who engaged in criminal conduct and acted decisively to protect our community – we did this by…
With holidays underway, now is the best time to have a conversation with your children about the rise of ‘sextortion’. The Coalition established the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) in 2018, which recently revealed a massive spike in ‘sextortion’ of children this year – where criminals extort children after tricking them into sending…
Nominations are now open for the 2023 McPherson Community Awards, which celebrate the outstanding contributions residents make to our local community. Federal Member for McPherson Karen Andrews MP said that she is incredibly proud of the community. “Throughout the challenges of the past few years, our southern Gold Coast community has banded together. The selflessness…