Government must act to halt power price shock
As families receive that dreaded letter from their power company telling them electricity costs will once again sky rocket, Senator Scott Ryan has called on the Federal Government to take action.
Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Maintaining Address) Bill 2011, Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Protecting Elector Participation) Bill 2012 – Second Reading Speech
Senator Scott Ryan has serious concerns about the integrity of the electoral roll following the introduction of automatic enrolment pushed through by Labor and the Greens.
Gillard’s carbon tax shock for Hume and Wyndham
With only two weeks until the start of the carbon tax, the Gillard Government’s carbon tax cop has written to Hume City Council and Wyndham City Council naming them among Australia’s biggest polluters and telling them to brace themselves for a major carbon tax hit.
So-called surplus slipping away
It has taken less than a month and Wayne Swan’s promised surplus is already in trouble.
The Australian, May 30 2012, Auto aid free of pledge on jobs
Estimates questions posed by Senator Scott Ryan revealed that the Government’s generous support for the car industry has not been matched with a commitment by Ford and Holden to protect local jobs.
Commissioner offers nothing for small business
The true value of the Gillard Government’s Small Business Commissioner is in doubt after questioning by Senator Scott Ryan in Senate Estimates revealed that the Commissioner won’t have any powers of its own.
ACCC confirms one per cent carbon tax rise a furphy
While the Prime Minister is adamant prices will only rise by one per cent under the soon-to-be-introduced carbon tax, ACCC Rod Sims has confirmed no such rule applies.
The Australian, May 29 2012, Chubb: No death threats in emails
Questions from Senator Scott Ryan in Senate Estimates discovered more about the nature of threats against climate scientists at Canberra’s ANU.
Courier Mail, May 24 2012, Outcry over $53k blogs
During Senate Estimates, Senator Scott Ryan discovered the Prime Minister had forked out $53,000 of taxpayers’ money for unpopular blogs that will only run for three months.
3AW with Neil Mitchell
Neil Mitchell played a clip of an Estimates hearing in the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee on Wednesday May 23, where Senator Scott Ryan questioned a Department of Finance and Deregulation official about the decision to approve an advertising campaign for carbon tax compensation that failed to mention the carbon tax.