Game changing day for small businesses in the New England Electorate

28 May 2015

28 May 2015   FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said the Government’s 2015 Budget is a historic, unprecedented and a ‘game changer’ for the hard working women and men of the New England Electorate.   “Our Growing Jobs and Small Business package is the biggest economic ...

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Barnaby Joyce welcomes Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme reform

28 May 2015

    FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce has welcomed the Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Access and Sustainability Package of reforms following months of constructive consultations and robust negotiations across the entire pharmaceutical supply chain, inc...

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Labor and the ACTU Playing Politics Not Policy on Youth Unemployment

28 May 2015

  FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce has strongly criticised the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) for playing politics rather than making sensible contributions to address youth unemployment.   The ACTU draft “policy” document released following their recent c...

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Youth Allowance changes to New England Electorate families better support

26 May 2015

  FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said the Abbott Coalition Government will introduce more generous means testing arrangements for youth payments from 1 January 2016 to give New England Electorate families better opportunities to support their children from school to furt...

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Eight New England Electorate towns to receive boost to attract GPs

25 May 2015

25 May 2015   FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said eight towns in the New England Electorate will be among the 450 rural and regional towns that will receive greater incentives to attract GPs from July 1.   Under changes announced by Assistant Minister for Health Fio...

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Funding for sporting schools in the New England Electorate now open

25 May 2015

25 May 2015   FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said sporting opportunities for children were set to expand now that local New England Electorate primary schools could apply for funding through the Abbott Government’s $100 million Sporting Schools programme.   Mr Joyce...

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