Sky News Lunchtime Agenda with David Lipson and Stephen Jones MP
Senator Scott Ryan debates Labor’s Stephen Jones MP on Sky News ‘Lunchtime Agenda’, Monday 12 September, 2011.
Note of Answers: Convoy of no confidence
Senator Ryan speaks in the Senate in response to answers provided in Questions Without Notice; August 23, 2011
1 year on…
A year since the federal election and the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Matter of Public Importance – Budget
Senator Ryan speaks in the Senate on a Matter of Public Importance regarding the governments inability to deliver a budget surplus; August 18, 2011
Australian Financial Review, 18 August, 2011, Gillard Caves in over drug subsidies
The federal government is set to back down on its controversial decision to restrict subsidies of new medicines after a damning inquiry led by Senator Ryan.
Finance and Public Administration References Committee – Tabling of PBS Report
Senator Ryan speaks in the Senate on the tabling of the PBS report; August 17 2011
A year of tears for small business
Today’s ACCI Small Business Survey confirms that small business conditions and expectations continue to fall, continuing the trend of the past year.
Government cuts compliance burden… but only for itself
Last Friday, while no one was looking, Julia Gillard quietly announced that the Government was planning to exempt itself from its own red tape, despite continuing to tie everyone else down with it.
Righting some serious wrongs
Locally in Australia, a condemnation of Israel finds voice in the so-called Boycott Divestment (BDS) campaign. It is time to expose the reality of this BDS campaign, to test the claims made and consider in detail the BDS manual produced and distributed by Australians for Palestine.
Special Sunday carbon tax update
Earlier today Julia Gillard launched her carbon tax – despite her explicit promise not to do so before the last election.