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Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce said Labor’s plan to underwrite a five-fold increase in new government-backed renewables across Australia will have profoundly damaging consequences in Flynn and more broadly Central Queensland and will continue to drive up the cost of everyone’s living. Mr Boyce said Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s panicked market intervention to achieve…

Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud is calling on the State Labor Queensland Government and Fortescue to come clean on how much water they plan to take from the Fitzroy River and Rookwood Weir for use in the proposed hydrogen project in Gladstone. It comes after reports Fortescue, owned by billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, has…

After more than 10 years in the making, the construction of the $568.9 million Rookwood Weir draws to a close. The imminent completion of the weir marks a significant milestone poised to catalyse the growth and diversification of agriculture, bolster drought resilience, and address industrial and urban water requirements in the Gladstone, Capricorn Coast, and…

Michelle Landry MP, Colin Boyce MP, and Senator Matthew Canavan are calling on the Federal Labor Government to deliver certainty to the Rockhampton Ring Road following statements from the Federal Labor Minister for Infrastructure that federal government contributions to infrastructure projects would be reduced from 80 per cent to 50 per cent of each committed…

Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce is calling on Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Agriculture Minister Murray Watt to investigate supermarket meat sale prices. Mr Boyce said Treasurer Chalmers and Minister Watt must urgently direct the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to hold a price inquiry. “According to Meat and Livestock Australia, some sheep and…

Election promises have been low on the Albanese Government priority list, as revelations surface that hundreds of infrastructure projects are still sitting on the Minister’s desk. Red tape has prevented almost $1.3 billion in election commitments to deliver community infrastructure, including projects in Flynn from getting off the ground. Shadow Infrastructure Minister Senator Bridget McKenzie…

Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce this week visited local graziers in Central Queensland to see first-hand the impact renewable projects will have on the region’s environment and communities. It comes amid concerns that projects such as the Smoky Creek solar factory will have the potential to ruin the livelihoods of local communities. Mr Boyce’s…

Vulnerable residents in Flynn are waiting much longer than before to receive vital Centrelink payments since the Albanese Labor Government took office. New data disclosed by Services Australia after sustained pressure from the Opposition shows that the time it takes to process claims has massively blown out. The below table, using data disclosed by Services…

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has been forced to take the extraordinary step of launching its largest protest campaign in almost 40 years, as Labor continues to decimate the industry and the regions. Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce said the NFF was desperately trying to save farming from a Labor government that had torn…