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Leyonhjelm/Day to introduce Bill to remove penalty rates
Retail, hospitality and tourism businesses across Australia will receive a huge shot in the arm if penalty rates on weekends are removed. So says Senator David Leyonhjelm of the Liberal Democrats who will introduce a
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David Leyonhjelm declares war on nanny state
By Jared Owens, The Australian, 26 June 2015: Libertarian senator David Leyonhjelm has launched a broad-ranging parliamentary inquiry into the burgeoning “nanny state”, declaring war on laws and regulations that prevent Australians having fun at their own risk. The Senate inquiry,
Read MoreWind turbine report vindicates Senate scrutiny
Liberal Democrat Senator for NSW, David Leyonhjelm has hailed the findings of the Select Committee Inquiry on Wind Turbines as vindication of his motion to establish the inquiry and confirmation that regulation of the wind industry needs to change. “It
Read MoreSenator Leyonhjelm’s statement on the Adler shotgun ban
“The Government is curtailing liberties by stealth”. Liberal Democrat Senator for NSW David Leyonhjelm has condemned the temporary ban on Adler lever action shotguns the Prime Minister announced on the weekend. The Adler A110 lever action shotgun was to be
Read MoreSenator Leyonhjelm’s response to Brian Owler, President of the AMA
It has been brought to my attention that (Associate) Professor Brian Owler (President of the Australian Medical Association) took a few pot-shots at me and the Senate Inquiry into the Nanny State I’ll be chairing at the National Press Club
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Julia Gillard knifed the budget as well
The ghost of Julia Gillard has returned to our TV screens, and her tales of past glories and dramas fill the pages of a recently released memoir. But the ghost of Julia Gillard is also haunting another set of recently released
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