Last week Tanya Plibersek, Federal Minister for Water and the Member for Sydney confirmed it is her intention to repurpose the over recovered water in the Macquarie Valley to the failing 450GL Additional Environmental Water Recovery program. The Macquarie Valley – which includes the townships of Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine, Trangie, Warren and Cobar, as well…
DetailsIt is with mixed emotions that I announce that I will not be contesting the seat of Parkes at the next federal election. It has been an incredible honour to represent the people of the Parkes electorate for more than 16 years, but the time has come for me to step aside. I’ve spent the…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton spoke against the biosecurity protection levy bill in Parliament last week. Bizarre biosecurity bill Last week in Parliament I spoke against Labor’s biosecurity protection levy bill which proposes to charge farmers for the biosecurity costs of importing products to Australia. To ask Australian farmers to pay for…
DetailsYouth crime has once again been the focus of much media attention this week after the NSW Government announced a $26.2 million package to tackle regional youth crime. While Moree has been the focus with a $13.4 million investment into a targeted pilot program, a number of other communities across my electorate have also been…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (13:44): At the moment, the people in my electorate are under attack. They’re not under attack from flood or drought or pestilence. They’re under attack from the elected government of this country. At the moment, they are dealing with issues like losing 450 gigalitres of productive water—the very lifeblood that…
DetailsLabor’s biosecurity protection levy has been introduced in Parliament, in a move that will increase the cost of living and hurt families and farmers in the Parkes electorate. The levy will charge farmers for the biosecurity costs of importers bringing their product to Australia. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton spoke against the bill in…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (17:04): I rise today to speak on the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024. Let me start by saying that biosecurity for this country and the agricultural sector is paramount. We’re an island; that gives us enormous advantages over our competitors, and our clean, green image is second to none…
DetailsThe Labor Government has officially broken its election promise to reduce household energy bills by $275 following the release of draft regulated electricity prices today. The draft Default Market Offer (DMO) has confirmed that Labor has fallen short by $968 of its promised price reduction for everyday households in regional NSW, equivalent to a 30.52…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (16:46): My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Toyota’s vice-president of sales, Sean Hanley, claims that Labor’s proposed new family car and ute tax is too aggressive, stating: I can tell you, from Toyota’s perspective, we’re not buying credits. We’ll pay a fine and pass it…
DetailsPhoto caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton met with Tait Auto Group General Manager Kendall Tait to discuss Labor’s proposed new Vehicle Efficiency Standard. Pharmacy agreement reached Last week the Pharmacy Guild of Australia reached an agreement with the Labor Government to secure Australia’s 8th Community Pharmacy Agreement. While the full details are yet…
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