15 Oct 2018 | Media Releases
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters has released its report on the proposed amendments to the Electoral Funding and Reform Bill, referred to the Committee in September 2018. The Committee, having considered the Bill in its original form earlier this...
4 Oct 2018 | Media Releases
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters will hold a public hearing on 5 October 2018 on the proposed amendments to the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017. The Committee will hear evidence from experts in...
20 Sep 2018 | Media Releases
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters has been asked by the Special Minister of State and the Minister for Finance to examine proposed amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Electoral Funding and Donations Reform) Bill 2017. The proposed...
7 Aug 2018 | Media Releases
I have received a lot of feedback regarding Senator David Leyonhjelm’s Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) Bill 2015. I appreciate there are strong views regarding this Bill and the issue of euthanasia and assisted dying more widely. I will not...
3 Aug 2018 | Media Releases
Queensland LNP Senator James McGrath has slammed the Greens-backed push to remove any reference to God and the Lord’s Prayer from the proceedings of the Senate. Green’s Senator Lee Rhiannon’s motion to remove references to God and the Lord’s Prayer from the Senate has...
20 Jul 2018 | Media Releases
John McVeigh Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government James McGrath Senator for Queensland • Milestone reached at the Rocky Creek World War II Igloo at Tolga, QLD • The heritage-listed former WWII entertainment complex will attract visitors...
