Abetz becomes Chair of Australia-Israel Friendship Group
Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz has been appointed as the Chair of the Australian Parliament’s Australia-Israel Parliamentary Friendship Group.
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Post-Brexit UK encouraged to join TPP according to Australian Senator
A report tabled in the Australian Senate today has strongly encouraged a post-Brexit United Kingdom to join the Trans Pacific Partnership according to Australian Senator Eric Abetz.
Yarra City & Darebin Councils should get back to business: Senators
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.
Education resolution welcome
The announcement today of a resolution to the long-running education policy impasse has been strongly welcomed by Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz.
Labor/Green witch-hunt comes up empty
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.
Trans-Pacific Partnership to boost jobs, investment: Coalition Senators
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.
Green Army re-boot would back Tasmanian environment
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.
Government’s suspension of aid to Union Aid Abroad welcome
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.
Labor’s au pair fishing expedition explodes in their face & Quaedvlieg’s straw-man destroyed
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.