Dec 23, 2011 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Shedding their quiet, bookish image, librarians have proved they know how to party, and not just with a cup of tea and a scotch finger. Canberra’s National Library of Australia racked up a hospitality and entertainment bill close to $100,000 in the 2010-2011 financial...
Dec 16, 2011 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Queenslanders will be surprised to hear that the Prime Minister’s Department no longer subscribes to the state’s most widely read newspaper, The Courier Mail. Answers to Questions on Notice asked by Senator Scott Ryan have indicated that the Prime Minister’s staff are...
Nov 7, 2011 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The passing of the carbon tax legislation through the Senate is expected to cost a major local business a $1 billion project, threaten local jobs and lead to increased carbon dioxide emissions. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has betrayed not only the Australian voters...
Oct 26, 2011 | Media, Media Releases
The taxpayers are yet again the losers after the Government commissioned four design agencies, at a cost of almost $300,000, to design a website that is fronted by a $10 stock image. The Enterprise Connect website, which is under the management of Minister for Small...
Oct 21, 2011 | Media, Media Releases
Minister for Small Business Senator Nick Sherry has shown how out of touch he is with the challenges of running a small business saying business owners will have to figure out for themselves how to deal with price hikes brought about by the carbon tax. Minister Sherry...
Oct 19, 2011 | Media, Media Releases
The Government has lost control of the bureaucracy, with tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayers’ funds being wasted on costly testing.A straightforward request for a chair mat, to protect the carpet in Senator Scott Ryan’s electorate office from wear and tear,...
