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Leyonhjelm on the Omnibus Savings Bill

Liberal Democrats Senator Leyonhjelm says the Omnibus Savings Bill is not really about saving anything at all: “Suppose someone was spending more than his income, but still planned to increase his spending in the years ahead. If the person said,

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Why this ‘angry white male’ took a complaint to the Human Rights Commission

by David Leyonhjelm I recently lodged a complaint under section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act in response to an article written by the journalist Mark Kenny. What he wrote was unlawful under that section. My objective, in lodging the

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Leyonhjelm on Sydney lockouts and the Callinan recommendations

Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm on the Sydney lockouts: “Moving to Kings Cross and complaining about the nightlife is like coming to Parliament House and complaining about boring speeches.”

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Leyonhjelm asks for a please explain on super

Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm is keeping up the pressure on the Government about its superannuation tax grab with these questions to Senator Cormann in Question Time.

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Leyonhjelm the lone voice opposing tobacco hikes

Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm was the only politician to speak against tax hikes that will transfer billions from poor people to rich people, and make Australian cigarettes the most expensive in the world.

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Leyonhjelm on political donations

Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm names corruptible politicians.

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Taxation without representation sucks: Leyonhjelm on levies

Senator Leyonhjelm discusses the disgraceful undemocratic situation faced by farmers who have no say in levies.

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Political donations and superannuation tax increases

Senator Leyonhjelm discusses Sam Dastyari, political donations from foreign sources, plus superannuation tax increases with Laura Jayes

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Our commitment to support the taxi and ride-sharing industry

Senator Leyonhjelm and the Liberal Democrats are committed to reducing red tape on taxi and ride-sharing operators, starting with the unfair GST requirements.

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Senator Leyonhjelm on political donations and transparency

Restricting political donations makes next to no difference in cleaning up politics. What we need is full transparency.

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