TEMPLE SHALOM & SUPPORT FOR JEWISH COMMUNITY

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…

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GOLD COASTERS HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS

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…

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STATEMENT

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…

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LABOR DISMANTLES OPERATION SOVEREIGN BORDERS

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…

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LABOR DISMANTLES OPERATION SOVEREIGN BORDERS

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…

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LABOR DROPS THE BALL ON BORDER SECURITY

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…

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ALBANESE GOVERNMENT GOES SOFT ON NATIONAL SECURITY

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…

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RAISING AWARENESS OF SEXTORTION THESE HOLIDAYS

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…

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