Mr COULTON (Parkes—Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government and Assistant Trade and Investment Minister) (15:08): I thank the member for Indi for her question and I recognise her knowledge, history and understanding of rural and regional health issues before she came to this place. The Australian government is committed to improving the outcomes…
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…
Details19 June 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (17:16): Tonight, I rise to speak on this matter of private business tonight. This issue has led to a huge uplift of correspondence into my electorate office and communication with pharmacies right across my electorate. There are a few issues with the way this was done. There…
Details6 March 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (18:38): I’m also very pleased to back my friend and colleague the member for Riverina on this very important motion about the PALM scheme. I pay tribute to the member for Riverina, who has taken the task of engagement with the Pacific nations very seriously and has…
Details20 March 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (18:35): I think it’s time for a bit of history revision in this place. I want to remind the members present that I actually voted for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan when it came through in 2012. I’ll take the member for Makin up on his point that…
Details13 February 2023 Mr COULTON (Parkes—Chief Nationals Whip) (17:25): I’d be very happy to second the motion. I’d like to thank the member for Macarthur for bringing this to the House. It’s a subject very close to my heart. As someone who represents a western New South Wales electorate with great exposure to the sun,…
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…
DetailsMr COULTON (Parkes–The Nationals Chief Whip) (18:57): The Parkes electorate is an ideal place for the generation of solar energy. It has been identified as having the ideal amount of sunshine as a location for this. Indeed, a good number of my constituents have taken to the concept of solar energy and renewable energy with…
DetailsI would like to thank the member for Fremantle for bringing this motion into the House and having such an important issue debated in this place. I would also like to acknowledge the fact that the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, at the Rotary conference in Sydney a couple of weeks ago, committed Australia to another…
Details21 August 2019 MARK COULTON: Look, thank you Philip and Danny for your introduction, and it’s certainly great to be here. The room’s full of dignitaries. It’s dangerous starting to recognise people, but I’d certainly like to recognise my former boss and the chair of the ARTC, Warren Truss; Dr John McVeigh, the local Member…
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