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Five Years of Broadband Policy Failure from Labor
Paul Fletcher’s Broadband Briefing
Five years after Labor announced its broadband policy, Australia’s broadband penetration ranking has dropped and Labor’s policy has made zero difference to the broadband service received by 99.9 per cent of Australians.
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Principal's Courageous Action Highlights Threat of Cyberbullying
A Queensland Principal's decisive and courageous action - threatening to expel children under 13 with Facebook profiles - highlights the real dangers of unrestricted social media use by children too young to judge the risks involved, said Paul Fletcher MP, Chair of the Coalition's Online Safety Working Group.
Written on Friday, 18 May 2012 00:00 in Media Releases Read 1 times Read more... -
Bradfield Community Meeting Calls on Gillard to Apologise
A Community Meeting held by Paul Fletcher MP, Member for Bradfield has resolved to call on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to apologise for her divisive and inappropriate comments about Sydney’s North Shore.
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Investors defrauded of $176 million in Trio collapse, parliamentary committee finds
Over 6000 Australian superannuation and other investors were defrauded of $176 million in the Trio scandal according to a Parliamentary Committee report just released, Member for Bradfield Paul Fletcher said today.
Mr Fletcher, a member of the Parliament's Corporations and Financial Services Committee, said the Committee began its inquiry last year on his recommendation, after he was approached by constituents who had lost money in the collapse of Trio.
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Schoolkids Bonus Budget Measures
Mr FLETCHER (Bradfield) (10:51): I am pleased to rise to speak on the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Schoolkids Bonus Budget Measures) Bill 2012. Let me start by noting that the process under which the House of Representatives is being asked to consider this bill is a deeply deficient one. The first official announcement of this measure was in the Treasurer's budget speech last night. We now have a bill which was introduced this morning that was only available to members of the House to review from 9.30 this morning.
Written on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 00:00 in Parliamentary Speeches Read 30 times Read more...
Paul Fletcher MP - Federal Member for Bradfield - Liberal Party
National Volunteer Week 2010 – Fletcher Recognises Volunteers
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Member for Bradfield, Paul Fletcher, today paid tribute to all the volunteers throughout the North Shore for their outstanding contribution to Australian society as part of National Volunteer Week, which runs from 10 to 16 May.
“Volunteers are the backbone of many organisations and our communities would not be the same without them,” Mr Fletcher said.
“Volunteers perform a range of important work every day in many areas including emergency services, sports, community health care, heritage and arts, environment conservation, education and training.
“National Volunteer Week provides a platform to pay tribute to these volunteers who give generously of their time and energy to benefit others and their communities.”
The 2010 National Volunteer Week theme “Volunteering: Now more than ever” aims to promote the value of volunteers and highlight, now, more than ever, the importance of volunteering in the Australian community.
“National Volunteer Week is an opportunity for us all to thank, recognise and show our appreciation and support to the five million plus Australian volunteers for their sacrifices, hard work and valuable contribution they make.
“I encourage all Australians to do whatever they can to support volunteers, get involved in National Volunteer Week 2010 and find out more about opportunities to contribute to their local communities.”
For further information on National Volunteer Week visit http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org
Media contact: Darren Bark, Paul Fletcher's office, 02 9465 3950