The Australian Financial Review, November 7 2012, Against protection: Bert Kelly’s legacy
Thanks to the sustained battle against protectionism by Bert Kelly, the original Modest Member, younger generations of Australians have lived through a lengthy period of economic growth, Senator Scott Ryan writes.
Committees – Electricity Prices Report
Senator Scott Ryan said Labor is creating the illusion of compassion when it comes to electricity prices. If the Government really cared about lowering power prices, it would cut the carbont tax.
Take note of answers – mining tax
Senator Scott Ryan noted the failure of the Government’s Mining Resource Rent Tax to collect a single dollar in its first quarter.
Address to Institute of Public Affairs’ launch of The Modest Member: the life and times of Bert Kelly by Hal G.P. Colbatch
I never had the privilege of meeting Bert Kelly, but being born in 1973 I am, in many ways, representative of the first generation to have benefitted from his life’s work.
Australian Financial Review, October 18 2012, Grants hit by budget review
During Senate Estimates, Coalition senators discovered that around $1 billion in government grants had been frozen.
Smart Company, October 18 2012, Government secretly freezes funding for small business support services
Under questioning from Senator Scott Ryan, Government bureaucrats admitted that small business funding has been frozen and grant applicants are being kept in the dark.
Canberra Times, October 16 2012, Senate told trespasser ‘had no particular direction’
Senator Scott Ryan asked Department of Parliamentary Services staff about their response time to security breaches.
Adelaide Advertiser, October 16 2012, Intruder roams corridors of power
Senator Scott Ryan questioned the Department of Parliament Services’ security protocols after an intruder entered a press conference delivered by the Prime Minister.
Labor caught cooking the books on illegal boat budget
Labor’s shambolic border protection approach has seen budget assumptions blown out of the water, according to David Tune, secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation.
Australian Financial Review Online, October 15 2012, Parliamentary intruder was known to security
Senator Scott Ryan was surprised to learn during Senate Estimates that even after having been reported to security by the office of the Deputy Prime MInister, an intruder manged to enter the Prime Minister’s press conference.