James speaks on behalf of the Southern Downs primary producers against the government’s Vegetation Management actions
Tuesday 4 September 2018 You can watch my speech here I rise tonight to speak on behalf of the primary producers in my electorate of Southern Downs who have been unfairly disadvantaged by the actions of the government under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. I want to speak about what
James outlines the disappointments with the 2018 estimates
Wednesday, 22 August 2018 You can watch my speech here I rise to speak on the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee’s estimates report. I would like to begin by thanking the staff of the committee: Renee Easten, Mary Westcott, Kelli Longworth and Hannah Wilson. They all worked very hard
James tells Parliament about the Inland Rail route through the Southern Downs electorate
Thursday, 3 May 2018 You can watch my speech here I rise to speak on the topic of inland rail and the route that it is going to take in my electorate of Southern Downs in the region between the New South Wales-Queensland border not far from Inglewood and Gowrie.
James speaks against the Vegetation Management and other Legislation Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 2 May 2018 I rise to speak to the Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. Of course I do. It is a terrible bill. It is a bill that makes a mockery of the government’s claim to govern for all Queenslanders. In fact, it is such a
James talks about Local Government Deamalgamation – Southern Downs
Tuesday, 1 May 2018 You can watch my speech here I rise in the House tonight to talk about the issue of deamalgamation in the local government area of Southern Downs, which is a large council in my electorate of Southern Downs. In 2008 the Stanthorpe shire council and the
James on Tourism in Southern Downs
Thursday, 22 March 2018 You can watch my speech here I rise to speak about tourism in my electorate of Southern Downs. It is a very important topic for us indeed. I am always very happy to give a plug to the small businesses that run the tourism industry in