Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has slammed the Federal Labor Government’s 2023 Budget and has labelled it bad for the Flynn electorate. Mr Boyce said that Labor’s Budget has put a review on the $120 billion infrastructure pipeline, putting all regional programs in doubt. “Central Queensland is the economic engine room of Australia yet…
The National Australia Bank (NAB) have announced that they will be closing their Biggenden Branch at 23 George Street on July 27, 2023. This bank branch closure joins over 550 branches closed since January 2020 by the big four banks. Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce said it’s time for the big banks to put…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has outlined his ‘wish list’ ahead of the Budget which will be handed down on May 9. Mr Boyce said that he’ll be calling on the Federal Labor Government to honour the almost $1 billion of commitments that were made for the Flynn electorate at the last election. “I…
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…
