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No race-based uni support – Senator Leyonhjelm

Liberal Democrats senator David Leyonhjelm says schemes to help university students should be based on need, not race. The disadvantage suffered by Aboriginal Australians continues to be Australia’s greatest policy failure but throwing money at the problem is not the

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Stop taking away our liberties

Senator Leyonhjelm takes on the Attorney General, George Brandis, about further encroachments on our liberties created by the Counter terrorism legislation amendment bill 2016

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Senator Leyonhjelm opposes the counter terrorism legislation amendment bill

The bill unjustifiably expands the power of the Government to hold people without charge. We deserve better.

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More water for farmers – Murray Darling Basin Plan

Extending the deadline of the Sustainable Diversion Limit applicable in the Murray Darling Basin Plan will allow further time to gather information that should lead to a greater upward adjustment in the limit. In other words, more water for consumptive

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Government appropriation bills and wasteful spending

Commonwealth Government spending per person amounts to approximately $18,340 and increases each year.

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Senator Leyonhjelm on ABCC negotiations and freedom offsets

Senator Leyonhjelm speaks to Ross Greenwood about ongoing negotiations with the government over the ABCC bill.

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“I am the only Senator who has supported legalising same sex marriage at every opportunity.”

Senator Leyonhjelm will support the government’s plebiscite because he is confident that it will lead to same sex marriage within a matter of months.

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Coalition does bidding of the unions

Against all public expectations, the Coalition is about to do the bidding of the unions. The Coalition casts itself as a tough cop against union thuggery when it waves around its bill to reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission. 

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Leyonhjelm to introduce “Chopper Read” Bill

Like the Chopper Read character portrayed by comedian, Heath Franklin, Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm has today announced he will introduce a Bill to encourage Australians to harden up. In addition to his Bill to repeal section 18C of the

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David Leyonhjelm: Senator’s big free speech push

GUN toting crossbench Senator David Leyonhjelm has issued a challenge to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to strip the words “insult” and “offend” from at least eight Commonwealth Acts that seek to limit free speech. With Mr Turnbull opening the door

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