Fraser Coast Chronicle

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

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

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 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

FEDERAL ELECTION: ALP Wide Bay Labor candidate Jason Scanes with wife Jackie and supporters at the Maryborough Services Memorial Bowls Club.

JOBS: New M'boro training hub to bring skills, employment

Independent candidate Tim Jerome said he was all for encouraging youth employment in the Wide Bay.

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15th April 2019 7:04 PM

JOBS IN TIMBER: Curly Tatnell (General Manager Dale & Meyers Hardwood Sawmill) with Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien discuss the jobs to come in the timber industry on the Fraser Coast.

MPs stick to their guns despite One Nation controversy

Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien said he did not support the policies of either party.

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28th March 2019 12:03 AM

CONTROVERSIAL: Video still from an Al Jazeera Investigations report into One Nation's trip to America to solicit funding from the powerful NRA featuring One Nation Chief of Staff, James Ashby and Queensland Leader Steve Dickson.

Local members respond to talk of a leadership challenge

Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt's response was short and to the point.

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15th March 2019 12:03 AM

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