Lower taxes help Armadale businesses grow
Monday 10 April 2017 Senator Linda Reynolds last week welcomed Minister for Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg to Burt to hear how local small businesses will benefit from the Government’s Ten Year Enterprise Tax Plan. “Most of the businesses in Armadale and Gosnells are small businesses and most are owned by locals,” Senator Reynolds said.…
Read MoreTake Note of Answers – National Broadband Network – 29 March 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:18): I too rise to take note of the minister’s answer on this issue. Listening to the two speakers opposite, I concur with the Attorney-General that this is probably one of the most disgraceful issues under attack here. No matter how much fancy footing and words that Senator Cameron and Senator O’Neill…
Read MoreTake Note of Answers – Workplace Relations – 28 March 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:10): I, too, rise to speak to the motion to take note of the minister’s answers. I could not believe what I was hearing from Senator Gallacher. It was just the same tired old Labor politics of division and left-wing ideology, and it was simply untrue. On this side of the chamber,…
Read MoreHuman Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 – Second Reading – 28 March 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (18:34): I too rise to speak in support of this bill. As a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I too participated in the inquiry to freedom of speech in Australia, but, unlike those opposite, I took great heart from the process. I would like to share with this…
Read MoreResources Industry – 28 March 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (20:11): Last month I had the great privilege of attending Investing in African Mining Indaba 2017, or Indaba 2017, representing the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Senator Canavan and also representing the Australian government. The conference was held in Cape Town in South Africa. With everything going on in the world,…
Read MoreTake Note of Answers – 23 March 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:08): I, too, rise to comment on the motion to take note. Last night I could not have been prouder, being a Liberal member of this government. What the passage of the bill last night demonstrated was that responsible government still is possible. That is, if you want to spend money you…
Read MoreMatters of Public Importance – Budget – 10 May 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (18:44): I would like to start by heartily congratulating the Prime Minister, the Treasurer, the finance minister and their staff, who have put this 2017-18 budget together. I believe it delivers a responsible, fair and appropriate budget in the circumstances. Our first responsibility in this place, which seems to be forgotten by…
Read MoreFunding finalised for Armadale Regional Aquatic and Leisure Centre
Friday 24 February 2017 Senator Linda Reynolds has warmly welcomed the signing of contracts for the $26 million redevelopment of the Armadale Regional Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Senator Reynolds said it was an important next step in delivering the much-needed redevelopment and she was pleased the Federal Liberal Government had invested $10 million towards the…
Read MoreStatement by Senators – 15 February 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (12:49): In late January this year, as a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I was privileged to participate in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference on the Rule of Law and Human Rights, which was held in Westminster. Mr Graham Perrett, the member for Moreton and the deputy chair of…
Read MoreMatters of Public Importance – 13 February 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:33): I too rise to speak on this matter of public importance. There are two main points that I would like to discuss today. The first is the nature of the arrangements in Western Australia, about which there has been a lot of misinformation today; the second is the gross disrespect shown…
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