Tomorrow is 12 months since Australia’s biggest natural disaster hit our community. Lismore was the epicentre, but the downriver towns of Broadwater, Woodburn, Coraki and Wardell were hit just as hard. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the progress of flood recovery is far too slow. “It is 12 months now, too…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan is astonished there is not a bigger focus on flood mitigation in today’s announcement. “The $50 million in projects announced today are part of the $150 million in funding I announced just after the flooding event,” Mr Hogan said. “This funding was intended to be spent on shovel-ready flood…
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Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism, Kevin Hogan has urged Labor to reinstate $35 million in funding cuts to Tourism Australia after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released new data indicating the return of international tourists to Australia is seriously lagging. “ABS figures confirm the return of international tourists is worryingly low, at…
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Flood-affected agricultural processing businesses are being urged to apply for further recovery support through the $22 million Supply Chain Support Program, co-funded by the Federal and State governments. Applications for the Supply Chain Support Program are now open. For more information and to apply, visit: www.nsw.gov.au/supplychainsupport. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said…
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Australian exporters will soon get a boost into India’s 1.4 billion consumer market with news that the Australia – India trade deal will enter into force on 29 December. “Breaking news that India has completed its processes to enable ratification and implementation of the Australia – India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (A-IECTA) is an…
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“Labor’s hard-line decision to scrap Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in free trade agreements is further evidence that the unions are controlling the Government,” Kevin Hogan, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism said today. “The unions are anti-trade and anti-business so putting them in charge of trade policy is a recipe for bad…
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Shadow Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Kevin Hogan said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed grants given to businesses and farmers will be taxed. “I asked the Prime Minister during Parliament Question Time yesterday if he stands by his comments he made in Lismore that disaster grants will not be taxed,” Mr Hogan…
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“The Prime Minister’s announcement that the critical trade deal with the UK won’t start this year is a blow to Australian exporters,” Kevin Hogan, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism said today. “Where has the Trade Minister been? Where has the Prime Minister been? Securing a 2022 start was worth burning plenty of…
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Shadow Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Kevin Hogan has called out Labor’s hollow election promises on trade following evidence presented to last night’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Senate Estimates hearing. “Labor went to the election criticising the Coalition Government on trade policy, professing it would do the hard work to support exporters…
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Here is the link for information. Finally, our community can begin the process of house buy backs, land swaps and house raising. This is good news. It’s an $800 million package I have been lobbying for months. The package will: The voluntary buyback scheme will apply to those residents whose homes are deemed most at-risk…
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