James speaks on the Regional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 I rise to make my contribution on the bill before us, the Regional Planning Interests (Condamine Alluvium) and Other LegislationAmendment Bill 2026. This bill introduces unparalleled, landmark protections for landowners facing the impacts of ground subsidence and directional drilling. More importantly, the amendments introduced tonight prove
James speaks on the Education and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 I rise to make a contribution to the debate on the education bill. I acknowledge the work of the committee in examining the bill, and I am proud to say I was a member of the education committee in the last parliament and am quite familiar
Media Announcement: Care Goondiwindi Neighbourhood Centre
11 October 2024 The LNP has today committed $2 million towards a new Care Goondiwindi Neighbourhood Centre in Southern Downs if elected this month. A new, purpose-built neighbourhood centre will enable Care Goondiwindi to grow their disability and health services and to help tackle the causes of youth crime in Goondiwindi with more support for at-risk kids and
James speaks on the Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide
Yesterday afternoon, the final report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide was released. As the LNP’s shadow minister for veterans and a former Australian Defence Force officer with 17 years of service, I would like to acknowledge the report. On behalf of the LNP opposition, I thank
James speaks up again on behalf of the Goondiwindi community dealing with youth crime
I often hear members of the Labor government, ministers in particular, talking about vulnerable people. Just now I heard the minister refer to vulnerable people. I can report to the House that in my electorate the definition of a vulnerable person is somebody who is a law-abiding citizen and lives
James talks about QPS and mental health in relation to the Queensland Audit Office report No. 2 of 2017-18
Thursday, 28 November 2019 I too rise to make a contribution in this debate on the motion to take note of Queensland Audit Office report No. 2 of 2017-18 titled Managing the mental health of Queensland police employees. As my honourable friend the member for Toohey so eloquently put it,