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The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP had the honour of meeting veterans and advocates in Parliament House today as pressure rises to ‘scrap the cap’ on veterans allied health. The Coalition of Veterans’ Voices told Mr Batt that the Labor Government’s plans to introduce a $5,000 cap is a barrier to timely treatment….
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Aged Care Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (13:39): What did older Australians do to deserve to be treated so badly by this Labor government? The electorate of Hinkler is serviced by the Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service, and, at last count, 117 mostly elderly people remain stuck in our hospitals…
Australia’s tobacco wars have become a national organised crime crisis. Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP said the Coalition has today launched a major law and order policy to crush the organised crime gangs that are making billions from illegal cigarettes and vapes. Mr Batt says the centre of the Coalition’s plan will be an 80 per…
Bundaberg’s Seth Johnson has returned from Canberra after representing the electorate of Hinkler at the 2026 National Youth Parliament. 150 secondary school students from across Australia were selected to participate in the fully funded, five-day program designed to equip young Australians with the knowledge, confidence and skills to shape the future of their communities and…
The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP has welcomed the latest round of funding for local Veteran support services in Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Howard. The Federal Government’s 2026-27 Building Excellence in Support and Training Grants (BEST) Program enables ex-service organisations (ESOs) to deliver free compensation and wellbeing advocacy services. “This funding contributes directly…
CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS Vietnam Veterans’ Day Hinkler Electorate: Acknowledgements Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (17:11) Today we commemorate Vietnam Veterans’ Day, and I’m forever proud to say that my electorate of Hinkler is home to many who served. They are the ones who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today. To the Hinkler Vietnam veterans and…
MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE Senior Australians Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (15:43): I thank the member for Mallee for highlighting this matter as a priority. The fact is: this Labor government has failed, and is failing, our older Australians, and, with an $11 billion tax-grab on private health insurance, they’re putting our health system…
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE Housing Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (14:30): My question is to the Minister for Housing. The major four banks in Australia are all reporting declines in home loan applications of between 12 per cent and 20 per cent since Labor’s budget of broken promises. Will the minister finally admit Labor’s toxic…
COMMITTEES Law Enforcement Joint Committee Report Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (16:15) Tabling Speech—Deputy Chair—Report tabling Capability of law enforcement to respond to money laundering and financial crime I rise as Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement to present the committee’s report for the inquiry into the capability of law enforcement to…
Federal parliament has resumed in Canberra following the five-week winter recess as support builds for the Coalitions plan to fix the economy and protect Australian’s way of life. Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP said the plan for lower taxes, cheaper power, less migration and putting Australian’s first is receiving extremely positive feedback within…
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