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Don’t let Mal and Bill get their grubby paws on your Super

Those who are responsible and save for their retirement – reducing the burden on the rest of us – should be thanked, not robbed blind to cover the major parties’ reckless spending.  

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Leyonhjelm stripping Coalition’s base on budget and super

The Liberal Democrats have increased advertising exposing the major parties’ budget lies, despite hypocritical complaints from the Coalition, and are opening a new front on the Coalition by attacking their backflip on superannuation taxes. As a result, the steady flow

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What the Senate Nanny State Inquiry taught me about public health lobbyists

The Senate nanny state inquiry, which I chaired, has ended due to the election. Its seven short reports, available on the Parliament House website, make sobering and even disturbing reading. Throughout the inquiry – during public hearings and in submissions

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Fed up with Coalition and Labor Budget lies? So are we

Our first television advertisement, screening on Sky. Every time both Coalition and Labor tell us they’ll balance the Budget or deliver us a surplus, they lie. Australia’s debt is growing. If you’re sick of lying liars and the lies they

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Leyonhjelm scores bullseye for Sydney shooters

Liberal Democrats Senator for NSW David Leyonhjelm is delighted to announce that the future of shooting sports in Sydney is assured after a 50-year lease of the ANZAC Rifle Range at Malabar was signed by the NSW Rifle Association yesterday.

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Leyonhjelm reveals the truth about tobacco costings

Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm today called on both major parties to stop picking on smokers, after revealing his own costings provided by the Parliamentary Budget Office. The Liberal Democrats vehemently oppose tax hikes on smoking, and have supported the

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Double dissolution: Crossbench ‘clearance’ will actually make it grow

When the politicians convene in Canberra in the depths of winter later this year, the headlines will read “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. Prime Minister Turnbull will flash a forced smile as he walks past

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