Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has said regional Australians could be the hardest hit by the Labor government’s planned changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). “Ahead of next month’s Budget, the Federal Labor Government plans to double the amount of medicines Australians can purchase, by allowing 60-day dispensing,” Mr Boyce said. “However, experts…
The Albanese Government has tried to hide its decision to axe the low- and middle-income tax offset (LMITO) while Australians were out enjoying their Easter break. LMITO was designed to provide targeted relief to low- and middle-income earners when they needed it most. Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce said that Labor has tried to…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has welcomed the Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism, Kevin Hogan to the Flynn electorate ahead of the 2023 Federal Budget. Mr Boyce and Mr Hogan will be visiting the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (CQLX) in Gracemere then will travel to Yarwun where they’ll have a site tour at…
The Prime Minister has finally revealed what the Australian people will be asked in the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament later this year. As the proposed question has reference to the Executive of government, this makes the body more powerful than any Cabinet Minister. No Cabinet Minister can apply to the High Court…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce, Federal Member for Capricornia, Michelle Landry, and Senator Matthew Canavan have called on the Federal Government to consider Central Queensland as the home of Australia’s first nuclear submarine base. Specifically, in the Gladstone region following the announcement that Australia will have eight new nuclear submarines as part of the…
Anthony Albanese has broken his headline election commitment to older Australians to have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in every aged care home in the Flynn electorate by 1 July 2023. Yesterday, the Aged Care Minister conceded that the Government’s legislated policy is not deliverable, as they…
After years of advocacy, Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has welcomed the start of construction for the upgrade of the Drynan Drive intersection in Calliope. The intersection has daily high-traffic flows including frequent truck movements, with the road often crossed by school children. Mr Boyce said he has advocated for lights at the Dawson…
Most women look forward to the birth of their baby with feelings of anticipation as well as excitement. But for many women in the wider Gladstone and Biloela regions, this excitement is tempered with feelings of anxiety and fear. Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce said for many years, the provision of medical services to…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has called out Anthony Albanese’s dodgy, desperate deal with the Greens to pass their flawed National Reconstruction Fund Bill which will hurt Australian manufacturers. Labor have failed to deliver the $275 reduction in power bills they promised at the last election, in fact power bills are only going up….
