18 October 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (10:54): I speak in opposition to this amendment, particularly to item 1A in the member for Indi’s amendment. An easy solution will fix this problem by taking the water from somewhere else, so take it from the northern basin. The northern basin is an ephemeral system that…
Details16 October 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (18:42): I too rise tonight to speak in support of the motion by the member for Barker pointing out that the length of the government’s 90-day infrastructure review has now stretched out to nearly double that amount. This is causing an enormous amount of grief and heartache…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is encouraging constituents to take the time to regroup and recover after what has been a very difficult process leading up to the 2023 Referendum on a Voice to Parliament. “From the beginning my main concern with this Referendum was the effect it would have on my constituents, and…
DetailsAfter the Referendum In the wake of the 2023 Referendum on a Voice to Parliament I know there will be many who are pleased with the outcome and also many who are deeply disappointed. At the time of writing the results are yet to be decided, however no matter the outcome I’m encouraging constituents to…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has welcomed news from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) that they will send out a second Remote Voter Service to the town of Ivanhoe after residents reported not being made aware of their earlier visit. “I’m pleased to hear that the AEC has answered calls from constituents and my…
DetailsRemote voting issues for Referendum Residents from the Ivanhoe area have contacted my office recently to advise that they weren’t made aware of a Remote Voter Services team visiting the town ahead of the 2023 Referendum on a Voice to Parliament. I reached out to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) for answers about this, and…
DetailsFederal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has reached out to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) for answers after many constituents in the Far West town of Ivanhoe were not sufficiently informed about an opportunity for remote voting. “It’s wonderful that the AEC has organised for a Remote Voter Services team to visit the Ivanhoe area,…
DetailsA visit from Coalition colleagues Last week the Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton made time for a visit to Moree and then Dubbo, where we also met with Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. I greatly appreciate that my Coalition colleagues made it a priority…
DetailsInquiry into COVID-19 Recently the Labor Government began its Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response Inquiry (the Inquiry) with the purpose of identifying lessons learned to improve Australia’s preparedness for future pandemics. I welcome this Inquiry as I believe it’s a good thing to assess what did and didn’t work during the COVID-19 Pandemic. When the Pandemic…
DetailsLabor’s Basin Plan will cost us I joined my Coalition colleagues in Parliament recently to speak up as a group against Labor’s disastrous move to re-introduce water buybacks into the Murray Darling Basin Plan regardless of the economic impact on agricultural communities. This press conference followed on from a roundtable discussion with representatives from horticulture,…
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