Australia – Papua New Guinea Framework Agreement
The Coalition welcomes the Framework Agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea, signed by both countries’ Prime Ministers today. This agreement is another step in building even closer ties with PNG, which is a key Pacific friend and partner of Australia. It is enabled by the elevation of Australia’s relationship with PNG to that of […]
LABOR GIFTS AUSSIES A TOUGH CHRISTMAS IN ITS COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS
People in the Riverina and Central West are facing a tough Christmas this year thanks to Labor’s cost-of-living crisis. “On Wednesday morning more than 2,000 people descended on Wagga Beach car park to collect food and other essentials from Foodbank’s pop-up site,” Mr McCormack said. “In 90 minutes, eight tonnes of food were handed out. […]
McCORMACK WELCOMES MASSIVE ARMY AND AIR FORCE BASE UPGRADE COMMUNITY MEETINGS
Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack is urging as many people as possible to attend community consultation meetings in Wagga Wagga next week where massive upgrades to the Australian Army’s Blamey Barracks at Kapooka and RAAF Base Wagga at Forest Hill will be explained.
LABOR’S MURRAY-DARLING BASIN PLAN WILL AFFECT ALL AUSTRALIANS
By passing the Murray-Darling Basin changes 86-52, Labor has consigned Australia to less homegrown and more imported food and this equals higher grocery prices at a time of a cost-of-living crisis.
PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDS OF SOIL CELEBRATE WORLD SOIL DAY
The Parliamentary Friends of Soil group celebrated the United Nations’ World Soil Day at a networking event held at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 November.
LABOR DOES NOT CARE ABOUT IRRIGATION COMMUNITIES
Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack says river communities have been “shafted” by the Labor Government over its decision to sidle up to the Greens to strip water for irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin.
TRANSCRIPT: PRESS CONFERENCE, WAGGA WAGGA, 21 NOVEMBER 2023
Subjects: Veteran Wellbeing Grants One-Off Program Announcement, AIHW Defence Suicide Monitoring Report, Kapooka Incident, Unsafe Interaction with People’s Liberation Army-Navy
VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER TO VISIT WAGGA WAGGA
Federal Government Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh will be in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday 21 November.
FURTHER FLOOD RECOVERY SUPPORT WELCOMED
Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has welcomed further funding for flood recovery in the Central West under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
TRANSCRIPT: SOUNDS OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH DAVID EISENHAUER, 9 NOVEMBER 2023
Subjects: Remembrance Day, Flood Recovery Funding, Regional Council Demerger Cootamundra-Gundagai E&OE STARTS: 8:30am ENDS: 8:55am DAVID EISENHAUER: Member for the Riverina Michael McCormack, joining us on the line, Michael a very good morning to you. MICHAEL McCORMACK: Good morning, and I remember the song ‘Rain’ by New Zealand rock group Dragon, released in 1983, quite […]