Media Releases
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has patted himself on the back for a 1 per cent drop in overall crime in the state, while criminal offences in Townsville and Mackay continue to rise.
Labor’s fresh food tax and the damage it will cause, by driving up the cost-of-living and making groceries more expensive, will be investigated by a Senate committee today.
Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox said the fresh food tax, which is due to be implemented on July 1, is as an attack on families and farmers in Dawson.
The Albanese Government continues to starve regional Australia of much needed economic development funding with its failure to deliver on grants programs promised to the regions.
This week, the Federal Coalition introduced the Crimes and Online Safety Legislation Amendment (Combatting Online Notoriety) Bill 2024 into Parliament that seeks to crack down on youth crime by making it illegal to post social media material that glamorises violence and criminal activity.
Labor’s legislation on a new fresh food tax has been introduced in Parliament, in a move that will increase the cost of living and hurt families, farmers, and food producers throughout Australia.
The Albanese Labor Government has run out of excuses after officially breaking its election promise to reduce household energy bills by $275 following the release of draft regulated electricity prices today.
The Labor Government has announced their proposed Family Car and Ute Tax in a bid to reach their supercharged carbon emissions target and it’s going to cost families more.
Labor’s supercharged fuel efficiency standards are another discriminatory blow to rural and regional Australia and could cost hard-working Aussies up to $25,000 more by 2029.
Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox is calling on the Albanese Labor Government to step in when it comes to the youth crime endemic in North Queensland calling the inaction from both federal and state Labor governments disgraceful.
Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox said Labor’s plan to underwrite a five-fold increase in new government-backed renewables across Australia will have profoundly damaging consequences in Dawson and continue to drive up the cost of everyone’s living.
Following a “right to information” search by Nationals Member for Wide Bay, Llew O’Brien it was revealed that the State Labor Government have undertaken a secret audit of the state’s roads, revealing almost half of Queensland’s Bruce Highway has a two-star safety rating or less.
The Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) yesterday hosted Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox, at their new state-of-the-art maritime training centre. A facility which will rival some of Australia’s best.
A public hearing into regional preparedness to host Olympic and Paralympic Games has been set for November 23rd.
The National Farmer’s Federation (NFF) has launched its largest protest campaign in almost 40 years as Labor continues to decimate the industry and the regions.
Amid an onslaught of industry outcry into the Albanese Labor Government’s decision to ban commercial gillnet fishing, Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox, called for an inquiry into the decision alongside Senator Susan McDonald and Senator Jonathon Duniam.
While Prime Minster Anthony Albanese has been distracted by his divisive $450 million referendum, the Labor Government’s 90-day review of infrastructure projects has blown out to 170 days and counting, with no end or answer in sight.
The proposed ban on commercial gillnet fishing in North Queensland is an absolute disgrace, and for the affected families and businesses in the electorate of Dawson it means irreparable damage to their livelihoods and a potential loss of Australia’s beloved seafood.
Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox, met with local Wulguru sporting champion Tinsley Illin who represented the region at the National Swimming Championships in August.
The Albanese Labor Government has proposed new Fair Work legislation amendments and industry outrage has been staggering, a sentiment that Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox shares.
Pharmacists will now have their voices heard after months of advocacy from the Coalition and Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox.
The skills shortage in Dawson 12 months on from the Jobs and Skills Summit remains in crisis, pushing cost-of-living pressures higher.
Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox said despite The Nationals taking a constructive role to represent regional Australia at Labor’s Jobs and Skills Summit one year ago, workforce shortages in the agriculture sector have continued to drive up food prices and Dawson still has a skills crisis.
Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox addressed Parliament and the Albanese Labor Government during this month’s sitting week with an impassioned speech in response to the ban on commercial gillnet fishing.
The Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton on Tuesday announced that a future Coalition government will commit $250 million in funding over the next four years to improve the lives of future sporting stars nation-wide.
Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox is urging farmers and families in his electorate to help stop Labor’s fresh food tax by registering interest to have their say online.
Labor’s planned Misinformation laws should not be imposed on residents in Dawson, or anywhere around Australia.
Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox says the Albanese Government’s plan would amount to an attack on freedom of speech and expression across Australia.
Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox is warning that Labor’s Aboriginal heritage reforms could undermine private property rights and force property owners in Dawson to undergo expensive mandatory cultural surveys for basic activities such as mending fences or planting trees.
My thoughts and prayers extend to the four soldiers, their families, and all Australian Defence personnel following the horrific helicopter crash off Hamilton Island on Friday 28 July.
Hard-working Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox, has today announced the beginning of the “Days Around Dawson” photo competition, an initiative he says will “showcase the many incredible areas, places to visit, and sights to see around Dawson.”
After years of advocacy, hard-working Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox has announced that Whitsunday Volunteer Marine Rescue (WVMR) have been successful in their federal grant application under the Investing In Our Communities Program.
Local families in the Townsville area raising children with autism are set to receive a significant support boost, with the AEIOU Foundation commencing construction on their new facility in the Northern end of the Dawson region.