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What we need to fix Industrial Relations

The biggest problem with the current Industrial Relations system is that it is too complex for most employees or Mum and Dad businesses to understand. Complexity only helps fill IR lawyers’ pockets and make union bosses look busy. We need to simplify the entire IR system to restore the country’s productive capacity. Transcript Good news, […]

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Each-Way Albo at it again

This morning I talked to Marcus Paul about coal-fired power, the mess our Industrial Relations are in and the fact that the corrupt World Health Organisation actually said Australia could be where COVID originated. Transcript [Marcus Paul] Malcolm, good morning, mate. [Malcolm Roberts] Good morning, Marcus, how are you? [Marcus Paul] I’m okay. I’m very […]

Bill “trashes” casual regime for small business: One Nation

This article is re-published with the permission of Workplace Express. Pauline Hanson’s One Nation says the Morrison Government’s Omnibus IR Bill is “sadly lacking” on a range of key measures, including proposed changes to casual employment and the Better Off Overall Test.  The party’s IR spokesperson, Senator Malcolm Roberts, has called for substantial amendments to […]

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Greens live in a parallel universe

Transcript As a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, I need to say clearly that the climate change agenda seeks to mislead well-meaning Australians with pseudoscience to introduce and hide an economic and social agenda that Australians would otherwise reject. Senator Rice’s motion does mischief. Australia does not have a carbon budget. The […]

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Native Title Legislation Amendment

Yesterday I spoke on an amendment to the Native Title legislation. While I support anything that removes complexities, the government still hasn’t promised to give farmers restoration or compensation of their property rights. Make no mistake, farmers property rights have been stolen by governments to comply with international agreements like the Kyoto Protocol and Paris […]

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Nationals walk away from coal

In the Senate Chamber today the Nationals voted against a One Nation motion to construct a new coal fired power station in the Hunter and walked away from their election promise only one month after announcing it. Senator Roberts’ motion in support for coal mining and the building of coal fired power stations used the […]

Keswick Island Discussion with Locals

I travelled to Keswick Island off the coast of Mackay for Australia Day this year. While I was there I had the chance to talk to a group of local residents who are having major issues with the new owner of the head lease on the island, China Bloom. Locals allege that the developer has […]