The Tasmanian Headstone Project has been a major winner in the 2019 Budget by being granted deductible gift recipient (DGR) status from 1 July 2019 after strong representations by Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz.
The 2019-20 Budget is the next stage of the Morrison Government’s plan to build a stronger economy and secure a better future for all Australians.
The Liberal National Government is delivering an additional $16.27 million for road safety upgrades which will save lives in Tasmania.
The Federal Liberal National Government will unlock new fundraising potential for Men’s Sheds across Tasmania by ensuring that donations to the Sheds are tax deductible from 1 July 2020.
Labor Leader Bill Shorten’s labelling of small and family business owners as ‘fat cats’ shows either a complete disregard for this vital sector of our economy or a wilful shunning of the hundreds of thousands of men and women who employ their fellow Australians.
Congratulations to John Tucker on his election as the Member for Lyons.
Labor’s threats to amend the Fair Work Act to change how the minimum wage is calculated are incredibly dangerous and could undermine the independence of the Fair Work Commission according to Liberal Senator and former Workplace Relations Minister Eric Abetz.
Today’s announcement by the Federal and State Liberal Governments to advance the Battery of the Nation project to the next stage has been welcomed by the Tasmanian Liberal Senate Team as a boon for jobs and investment in the state.
I am saddened by the passing of former Senator, The Hon. Dr John Herron AO, who served in the Senate from 1990 to 2002 and who was a Minister in the Howard Government.
Eric Abetz has been a Liberal Senator for Tasmania since 1994 and has served in a range of Leadership, Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial roles.