Tag Archives: Nick Xenophon
Gladstone Workers are Meat In The Sandwich in Rio Tinto BHP Billiton Deal
Freelance Journalist and Agmates member John Mikkelsen writes: . A fog of uncertainty still surrounds Gladstone’s Rio Tinto workers after the company last week finally rejected the Chinese bid to… Read more
Wayne Swans Harvey Norman Budget – Buy Now Pay Later
Agmates member and freelance journalist John Mikkelsen writes: . THE build-up to this week’s Federal Budget reminds me of the hype over swine flu – it was going to be… Read more
Nick Xenophon Calls for Immediate Federal Government Take-Over of The Murray Darling River System
Independent Senator for South Australia Nick Xenophon writes: . A decision by the Victorian Government to abandon a 10% limit on the amount of Murray-Darling water that can be traded… Read more
Xenophon Rolls Over – At a huge Cost To Rural & Regional Australia
Independent Senator from South Australia Nick Xenopkon despite his bluff and bluster about standing up for the people of the Murray Darling basin has rolled over this morning and voted… Read more
Senate Rejects Stimulus Package – Change Of Attitude Needed
The Senate today voted down the Government’s legislation, implementing the $2billion stimulus package. The bill was defeated in the senate after independent senator Nick Xenophon voted with the Coalition. The… Read more
Xenophon – Wong Hiding Murray Darling Audit Report
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon [pictured] writes: ***** The government must immediately release the results of a full audit of all water in the Murray-Darling Basin. In August last year I… Read more
Nick Xenophon Attacks Rudd’s ETS, Ag Minister Tony Burke defends It
There’s no way Independent senator Nick Xenophon will support the Rudd governments emission trading scheme in its current form. Senator Xenophon [pictured] said the Government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme… Read more
Shutting The Gate After The Horse has Bolted
The National Farmers Federation is pursuing their bizarre policy of jumping up and down after legislation has been passed and the horse has bolted. Both the National Farmers Federation and… Read more
Tougher Competition Laws Required Not a $4 million Dollar a Year Web Site
Independent Senator for South Australia Nick Xenophon writes: ***** The best way to give consumers real choice at the supermarket would be for the government to reduce the market control… Read more
Our Political Heros and Villains.
. I spoke with Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce [pictured] by phone Saturday morning. Barnaby asked me to pass onto the Agmates community his thanks for our support over the… Read more
