Analysis in today’s Canberra Times suggests the real impact of the Federal Labor Government’s efficiency dividend is far worse than Treasury modelling has predicted. The prediction of nearly 14,000 public service job cuts in the forward estimates will send a shudder down the spines of public servants across the ACT whose futures becomes more uncertain [...]
Volunteers in local communities will be at risk of large personal fines and possible jail terms, under a Gillard Government plan to make volunteers subject to the same OH&S obligations as paid workers, says Senator Gary Humphries, Liberal Senator for the ACT. Under the Gillard Government’s new national OH&S regime, volunteers will be considered in [...]
Liberal Senator for the ACT, Gary Humphries, has been appointed as a member of a newly formed online Coalition working group aimed at assisting parents, carers and teachers to better protect children and young people from the risks associated with the internet and social media. Senator Humphries joins Coalition colleagues from across the country to [...]
“The violent reaction to the comments made by the Opposition Leader yesterday were disgraceful and have no place in Australian society”, Senator Humphries said today, referring to the protests at the Lobby Restaurant in Canberra yesterday. “Yesterday’s actions that put the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader, Federal Police and the press in harm’s way were [...]
Liberal Senator for the ACT, Gary Humphries has called on the Prime Minister to ensure no donations are received from clubs in the ACT following the announced $37.1 million dollar clubs compensation package. The package announced at the weekend will be delivered to clubs across Canberra, many of which are either owned by, or maintain [...]
Senator Humphries’ speeches to the Senate