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CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS Hinkler Electorate: Community Services Hinkler Electorate: Community Events Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (09:48): Earlier this year, here in parliament, I joined the calls for more support to be delivered for neighbourhood centres. In regional Australia in electorates like Hinkler, neighbourhood centres are an essential service, the heart of our communities. They foster…
ADJOURNMENT Hinkler Electorate: Acknowledgements Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (19:49): The Fraser Coast, particularly Hervey Bay, is often labelled as a place only for retirees and tourists. While my community is immensely proud to be the perfect location when it comes to lifestyle and climate—and, yes, almost a third of those in my electorate are aged…
BILLS Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 Second Reading Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (17:07): I rise to speak to the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026. The coalition supports practical reforms that help the Fair Work Commission deal with its workload, but here we…
The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP has joined the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Milton Dick MP to launch the 2026 My First Speech Competition for local Hinkler school students. This national competition welcomes students in Years 10, 11 and 12 to envision themselves as newly elected Members of the…
CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS Hinkler Electorate: Acknowledgements Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (16:22): This week I have launched Hinkler’s Biggest Survey. Following the success of my small-business survey in May, I’m now inviting everyone across the great Hinkler electorate to have their say. It’s a privilege to serve my community, and, after my first year in this…
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Budget, Peters, Ms Judith Ann, OAM Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (13:45): A handyman from Booyal, a barber shop in the Bundaberg CBD, a convenience store at Coral Cove, a sheet metal and engineering business from Pialba—these are just some of the many hardworking small businesses of Hinkler who last month…
PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS Veterans Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (17:45): I rise in support of the motion moved by the member for Cowper, and I thank him for standing up for our veterans. Courage and sacrifice should never be forgotten. Aussies, many young and afraid, have been into battle across many wars and many years,…
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Budget Mr BATT (Hinkler—Deputy Nationals Whip) (16:33): I want to thank the Leader of the Nationals, Senator Matt Canavan, for visiting the Hinkler electorate last week. Together we hosted small-business and agricultural roundtables amid rising concerns over Labor’s budget, which is full of chaos, confusion and broken promises. We visited Cheshire Machinery,…
The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP has launched Hinkler’s Biggest Survey. Following the success of a Small Business Survey in May, Mr Batt is urging everyone in his electorate to now have a say. “It’s a privilege to serve my community and after my first year in the role, I’m keen to hear…
More than 5,000 TAFE placements across the North Coast at risk because of Albanese Labor government’s planned cuts. Canberra’s new Fee-Free funding proposal would leave Queensland $208 million worse off. Nearly half of Queensland’s Fee-Free placements have been undertaken by regional students. Local MP’s fight to safeguard Fee-Free TAFE opportunities Thousands of regional Queenslanders have embraced Fee-Free TAFE…
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