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Wide Bay MP congratulates M’boro member on re-election

Mr Saunders has taken a commanding lead in the seat

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02nd Nov. 2020 3:11 AM

Train history back on line as MPs war over party failings

War of words breaks out over train project

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15th Oct. 2020 7:10 PM

Llew O'Brien in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Bruce to Llew: ’Get hwy funds from Feds and I’ll back you’

Maryborough MP Bruce Saunders said he would support a four-lane highway

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22nd Aug. 2020 3:08 AM

‘I will not say those words’: MP breaks ranks on bypass

WIDE Bay MP Llew O'Brien has sensationally broken ranks with the LNP, refusing to endorse the proposed two-lane Tiaro...

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21st Aug. 2020 10:08 AM

How you can find out more about region’s war stories

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10th Aug. 2020 3:08 AM

Geelong's Corporal Benjamin Arthur Wilson, pictured left, aboard the ship Manunda after liberation from Changi prisoner of war camp at the close of Second World War. He was 63.

BREAKING: Update on death-row animals at Coast wildlife park

Three animals, scheduled to be taken from the Fraser Coast Wildlife Sanctuary and destroyed, will live to fight another few...

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29th June 2020 1:06 PM

Blind brushtail possum Rosie is among the animals scheduled to be put down unnecessarily

Former cop haunted by the deaths of people on our roads

MP Llew O’Brien says he is so haunted by the faces of victims of horrific road accidents he attended as a country cop...

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30th May 2020 6:05 AM

MP Llew O’Brien says he is so haunted by the faces of victims of horrific road accidents he attended as a country cop that he is taking medication.

Wide Bay MP expresses concerns over M’boro wind farm

It would be the largest wind farm in Queensland

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27th May 2020 12:05 AM

Llew O'Brien. Photo Patrick Woods / Sunshine Coast Daily.

‘Civil war’ to blame for regional deal stalemate: Saunders

Mr Saunders said he wanted Maryborough to be part of the deal

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25th May 2020 12:05 AM

Maryborough MP Bruce Saunders doesn’t want the city to be left behind.

Hell, look which former sceptic has downloaded virus app

COVIDSafe app has an unlikely backer and he lives right here among us Wide Bay federal voters.

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09th May 2020 4:05 PM

It seems a snowflake's chance in hell is a lot better than we all thought as one MP decides the COVIDSafe app is not so bad after all.

Coronavirus Gympie: O’Brien’s shock turnaround

GYMPIE’S Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien says he now backs the federal government’s mobile phone coronavirus tracing app and has...

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08th May 2020 5:05 AM

DOUBTS ALLAYED: Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien says legal safeguards have now convinced him to support the federal government’s COVID-19 app.

Calls for innovative road safety as QLD toll trumps 2019

There are calls for bright, innovative minds to help drive the future of road safety as Queensland’s toll hits nearly 70...

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29th April 2020 9:04 AM

A government grant is hoping innovative programs and technology will help the drive the way for road safety.

M’boro is proving its defence credentials again

The RNM project will create jobs for 90 people

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25th April 2020 12:04 AM

MP’s office says Joyce not involved in Campion landing job

‘It being 2020 and not 1950, Mr O’Brien’s offer of employment to Ms Campion was made after he spoke directly with her, not...

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10th March 2020 6:03 AM

Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Vikki Campion at Canberra airport. Picture: Kym Smith

Why Coalition's Canberra mess might just be best for Coast

The fallout from one of the most tumultuous weeks in the Coalition’s recent history, if managed well, can be extremely...

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11th Feb. 2020 9:02 AM

MPs target fuel loads as key cause of fire emergency

Coast politicians say climate change is real, but not the main cause of bushfires ravaging the country.

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24th Dec. 2019 1:12 PM

Scorched earth at the scene of the September Peregian fires. Hotter and dryer conditions through early spring and into summer has led to a series of major fires since then. Our politicians say rather than greater action on climate change, the solution lies in better fuel-load management. AAP Image/Rob Maccoll

Party turmoil: ‘I was going to call a spill today’

A QUEENSLAND MP stood up in the Nationals party room yesterday and declared, “It was my intention to call a spill...

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22nd Oct. 2019 7:10 AM

New laws passed in parliament to protect farmers

The Bill will be presented for Royal Assent through the regular process

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15th Sept. 2019 9:09 AM

JOBS BOOST: Investment in M'boro training hub on horizon

Yesterday he confirmed the $50.6 million initiative would be rolled out across the nation over the next two-and-a-half...

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22nd Aug. 2019 12:08 PM

NEW SKILLS: DTM Timber general manager Curly Tatnell with Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien. The training hub will aim to match up skills with various industries across the region.

EDUCATION: Maryborough childcare gets federal funding boost

The centre was one of three Fraser Coast childcare services to receive funding through the Community Child Care Fund.

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08th Aug. 2019 12:08 AM

FUNDING BOOST: Beck Nielsen, Jaxson Lawrence, Elizabeth O'Driscoll, Tiffany Ammenhauser, Hudson Taylor, Zendaya Alexander, Lleyton Polzia and Hayleigh Edwards from Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning Centre.

Wide Bay MP accuses State Govt of dragging its feet on hwy

But Minister for Main Roads Mark Bailey accused Mr O'Brien of having a short memory.

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06th Aug. 2019 12:08 AM

Member for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien on the Bruce Highway overpass on Iindah Rd West where a new $13 million overtaking lane project is to go ahead.

'Biggest killer of those aged 14-25 years': MP

AS a former policeman and speaker for mental health charity Beyond Blue, Llew O'Brien knows the importance of tackling the...

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28th July 2019 1:07 PM

SERIOUS ISSUE: Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien, who is also a speaker for mental health charity Beyondblue, said suicide was a serious issue in rural communities.

Wide Bay MP endorses proposal aimed at tackling teen suicide

The motion was prompted in part by the recent tragic death of Maryborough teen Yannis Barounis.

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26th July 2019 12:07 AM

HELP THEM OPEN UP: Tricia and Tasos Barounis, whose son Yanni took his own life.

Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien walks away from serious crash

Mr O'Brien's vehicle, which was being driven by his chief of staff, had just come to a stop, due to a crash ahead, when it...

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28th June 2019 12:06 PM

MIRACLE ESCAPE: Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien was involved in a serious crash on a Sunshine Coast motorway yesterday. (The car he was in is pictured).

Scanes to 'keep watch' on O'Brien over next three years

'As I said, I either win or learn and we'll learn from this and move forward.'

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25th May 2019 9:05 AM

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