(Parkes-The Nationals Chief Whip) (13:35): I too rise today to speak on the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011. Despite whatever else is happening in this country at the moment, telecommunications is still the biggest issue that my constituents deal with. Only the week before last, I was speaking with the mayor and…
DetailsTelecommunications in 2011 should be seen as one of the basic tenets of life. It should be seen as something that is available to all Australians. Indeed a mobile phone is the first point of call for most people, and in many places people have done away with their landlines and are operating completely…
DetailsTenders are now being called to engage a head contractor to manage the largest project underway as part of the Newell Highway Upgrade package. The Australian and New South Wales governments are committing more than $257 million towards heavy-duty pavement upgrades along the highway to deliver safer, more reliable journeys between Narrabri and Moree. Four…
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…
DetailsThe Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has urged all communities in the Electorate of Parkes to stop and think about Australia’s wartime sacrifices on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Polygon Wood on 26 September. Mr Coulton said the Battle of Polygon Wood was part of a wider series of battles collectively known as…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes) (12.40 pm)-What a wonderful parallel universe some of our representatives in this place must live in! I rise today to speak about the incompetence of this government and the effect that its failures are having on the people of my electorate. This budget has confirmed what many Australians already suspected: that this…
DetailsMinister for Roads, Martime and Freight Duncan Gay, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and State Member for the Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall opened the Grose Walkway today, a key project in the Moree town centre bypass. Minister Duncan Gay said the contribution of the local Grose family in Moree, will be recognised with the…
DetailsThe topic of this afternoon’s matter of public importance is the adverse impact of the carbon tax on the Australian economy. I might just touch on the contributions we have heard from the government side. We heard the rant from the Minister for Trade, the flippant 15 minutes of diatribe that was completely unrelated to…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton welcomes $3 billion in funding for Australian pharmacies as part of a deal struck between the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Labor Government. The Nationals have successfully helped to obtain an extra $3 billion in funding for Australian pharmacies, in a deal struck between pharmacists and…
DetailsThe Nationals have today announced that new ranger positions will be created in Western New South Wales through the investment of $1.2 million to support Aboriginal people to help manage land and water around the Menindee Lakes and region. Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion said funding will be provided to establish at least four…
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