Ministerial Statement on the Centenary of ANZAC – 13th May 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (17:24): I rise to take note of the ministerial statement on the Centenary of Anzac and the Anzac celebrations at Anzac Cove this year. Last night I was very fortunate to be able to share with this place my story and my family’s story of our pilgrimage to Gallipoli as four of the…
Read MoreAdjournment on the Centenary of Anzac – 12th May 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (21:29): I rise tonight with a great deal of pride and emotion to share my family’s pilgrimage to Gallipoli for the Centenary of Anzac celebrations. On Anzac Day this year hundreds of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders came together in Gallipoli, not to commemorate victories or defeats in war but…
Read MoreTake Note – 11th May 2015
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:20): I too rise to take note of answers in question time today, and I have to say that I do it with a very heavy heart. Having just returned from a week at Gallipoli with thousands of other Australians, where our spirit of national unity, patriotism and pride was almost…
Read MoreSky News: Lunchtime Agenda: Budget/Joe Hockey
Interviewer: Laura Jayes Panel: Linda Reynolds/Graham Perrett Jayes: Linda Reynolds, first to you. The Government has dropped its very unpopular plan to change the rate of indexation for the rate for the pension. Is this too little too late? Should the Government have dropped this a little earlier than just a couple of days out…
Read MoreLeaders’ Retreat No Holiday For COAG
WEST Australian Senator Linda Reynolds does not believe a jaunt to an expensive luxury resort on Kangaroo Island by COAG leaders is the best use of taxpayer funds. Following a COAG meeting last week, Prime Minister Abbott revealed Premiers and Chief Ministers from across Australia would convene for a Leaders Retreat in July, with GST…
Read MorePremiers to the Pilbara
WEST Australian Senator Linda Reynolds has called for the Council of Australian Government (COAG) Leaders Retreat to be held in the Pilbara. Following COAG’s latest meeting last week Prime Minister Tony Abbott will host Premiers and Chief Ministers from across Australia at a “Leaders Retreat” in July. This will provide an opportunity for further discussions…
Read MoreANZAC Centenary Speech Notes – Kalamunda RSL
Thank you. It is a great honour to be here with my fellow service men and women and your families and friends. As a Gooseberry Hill girl, and now a member of the Kalamunda RSL, it is particularly meaningful to join you for this ANZAC ceremony in the Centenary year of the Gallipoli landing. On…
Read MoreCompetitive Federalism Could Be The Answer To WA’s GST Crisis
ADOPTING a model of competitive federalism could be the long term answer to WA’s GST crisis, according to West Australian Senator Linda Reynolds. Senator Reynolds said without changes to the way Australian federation operated within our constitution, poorly performing states and territories would never have an incentive to innovate and transform. “Under the current system…
Read MoreReport By A Majority Of Senators Attending The Inquiry: Illicit Firearms
WEST Australian Senator Linda Reynolds has joined fellow Coalition Senators and Senator David Leyonhjelm in releasing a Report on the findings of a Senate Inquiry into gun related violence in the community. A separate report issued by Chair of the Inquiry Greens Senator Penny Wright, was only supported by a single Labor Senator. The majority…
Read MoreWA Senator Welcomes National Ice Taskforce
WEST Australian Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed the establishment of a National Ice Taskforce as part of the Coalition Government’s efforts to counter the endemic use of the illicit drug ice. The Taskforce, announced by Prime Minister Tony Abbott today, will develop a national plan to tackle the growing health and social crisis caused by…
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