New Work for the Dole arrangements will help more young job seekers to improve their chances of getting a job while giving something back to the community that supports them. Work for the Dole is part of the Government’s Economic Action Strategy to build a strong, prosperous economy and a safe, secure Australia. Minister for…
A new report outlines the value of the Australian livestock export trade and dispels some of the myths and misinformation that are propagated about the trade. Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, said the ABARES Live Export Trade Assessment is now the definitive study of the Australian livestock exports trade. “We now have a comprehensive analysis…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the historic Free Trade Agreement with Japan as a major win for the region’s agricultural producers. “Australia is the first major agricultural exporter to have secured a bilateral trade agreement with Japan,” he said. “This deal is not about catching up with the preferred treatment other countries…
The 30th year of business for the highly successful Macadamia Processing Company (MPC) – the world’s largest processor and supplier of quality macadamia products, is being celebrated today, along with a book to mark the occasion. The celebration and published history will be launched by the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan at the factory…
Kevin spoke about the benefits to small businesses in Page and our local university from the repeal of about 10,000 unnecessary pieces of legislation, which was debated in Parliament today.
Kevin Hogan today used a parliamentary debate on this year’s G20 meeting in Brisbane to urge businesses in Page to leverage off the international event.
The NBN Co will spend more than $34 million to give customers on its satellite service access to adequate broadband speeds and provide new satellite services for up to 9,000 additional households, farms and small businesses across Australia. The National Broadband Network Interim Satellite Service (ISS), created at an initial cost of $351 million, has…
MOTORISTS will benefit from reduced travel times and improved road safety on the Pacific Highway with the Devils Pulpit upgrade opened to traffic today. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the Australian Government was getting on with the job of building national infrastructure projects for Australia’s future. “The…
Today the Government introduced legislation and tabled documents to repeal over 10,000 unnecessary and counter-productive pieces of legislation and regulations. More than 50,000 pages of unnecessary and costly legislation and regulations that are a dead weight on Australian businesses, community groups and households will be removed, Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said. “This will…
The Federal Government has moved to help small and medium-sized businesses in Page reach their export potential with a $50 million boost to the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme. Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government was also seeking to enhance the way the EMDG scheme is administered after it was cut…