Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, Chair of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, has hit out at the Darebin and Yarra City Councils for continuing to waste their rate-payers’ money on seeking to influence national and international policy.
The announcement today of a resolution to the long-running education policy impasse has been strongly welcomed by Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz.
Despite Labor’s best efforts in hyping up the so-called “au pair” Senate inquiry, the farcical and shambolic witch-hunt has come up with nothing except findings that mirror the Labor Party’s initial talking points according to Liberal Senator Eric Abetz.
Coalition Senators on the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee have today tabled a report in the Senate calling on the Parliament to urgently pass the legislation to enable the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, saying it will create jobs and higher wages for Australians.
Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has called on the Federal Government to reintroduce the Green Army to support local environment and heritage conservation projects in Tasmania.
The decision of Foreign Minister to suspend foreign aid provided to Union Aid Abroad (APHEDA) following revelations that funding had made its way to a Palestinian terrorist group in the Gaza Strip has been welcomed by Liberal Senator Eric Abetz.
Responses to Labor’s Questions on Notice from the Department of Home Affairs in the much-hyped ‘au pair’ inquiry have again demonstrated their fishing expedition has been a complete flop and that the evidence of Roman Quaedvlieg is not only deficient but unsustainable.
Liberal Senator Eric Abetz said he was honoured to have been elected as the Chair of the Senate’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee earlier today.
The Tasmanian Liberal Senate Team has secured a commitment that jobs at the Bureau of Meteorology in Tasmania will be maintained in the foreseeable future.
Eric Abetz has been a Liberal Senator for Tasmania since 1994 and has served in a range of Leadership, Ministerial and Shadow Ministerial roles.