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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.
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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
Fletcher to Australia Post: Stop Giving Turramurra Community the Brush-Off
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“Australia Post must stop giving the community the brush-off over Turramurra Post Office – and instead start genuine consultation,” said Paul Fletcher MP, Member for Bradfield.
Turramurra residents were surprised to learn, just before Christmas, of Australia Post’s decision to close down Turramurra Post Office. Australia Post failed to give adequate notice of its plans – and made little effort to consult with the community.
“I am very disappointed by Australia Post’s poor handling of this matter,” said Mr Fletcher.
“The timing of this decision – announced shortly before Christmas, with the closure to take effect on 28 January 2011 – appears calculated to minimise public awareness and scrutiny.
The key principle is this: Australia Post must make alternative arrangements to provide continuity of service.”
For people who today have a post office box in Turramurra, Australia Post proposes that they must now have those post office boxes relocated to Wahroonga.
For people who today pay their bills in Turramurra, Australia proposes that their two nearest alternatives will now be licensed post offices in North Turramurra and South Turramurra.
The most that Australia Post will offer is that a pharmacy in Turramurra will sell stamps and ‘pre-paid postal products.’
Australia Post’s new CEO, Mr Ahmed Fahour, formerly a senior executive of National Australia Bank, did not reply personally when Mr Fletcher wrote to highlight the community’s concerns.
A response from a subordinate states that under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 the company must operate consistently with sound commercial practice - and Turramurra Post Office is unprofitable.
“Australia Post’s response is not good enough,” said Mr Fletcher.
“I will be convening a community meeting in Turramurra, at 10 am on Wednesday 19 January, to discuss the impact of Australia Post’s decision on concerned residents of Turramurra. The meeting will be held at the Turramurra Community Hall (Seniors Centre), 1 Gilroy Road, Turramurra.
“I have written to Australia Post inviting them to send a senior representative to that meeting.
“Whether or not Australia Post accepts my invitation, the purpose of this meeting will be to identify the community’s minimum requirements for continuity of service.”
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