Opinion Pieces

This project is part of the Australian and NSW governments' $2 billion commitment towards the extension of the M1 Pacific Motorway to Raymond Terrace.

Kristina up to her usual tricks - do as I say not as I do!

Achieving net zero by 2050 is not only crucial for our environment and our economy, but also for our national security.

The official launch of The Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals.

The ARC's Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals collaborate with the University of Newcastle and 7 other Australian universities with links to the CSIRO and several major industry partners including FLSmidth, Amira Global and Jord International.

Local governments have been a crucial delivery partner to the Federal Government when it comes to the implementation of the economic stimulus packages.

Online article on skynews.com.au about how I spoke with Paul Murray regarding the Morrison Government's commitment to putting Australia's national interests first.

As part of the Morrison Government's $200 million Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand Fund

Ensuring that the critical freight link is able to remain open all year round.

Supporting women and their partners who experienced a miscarriage.

An article in the Canberra Times covered the Senate's debate about amendments to the Fair Work Act that would see an extension of compassionate leave entitlements for women and their partners who experienced a miscarriage.

Australian parents should be empowered to make the choice to return to work.

Read about the Federal Government's investment into the recycling facility at the Summerhill Waste Management Centre in the Newcastle Herald.

The Morrison Government is supporting the innovative manufacturing company Batt Mobile Equipment Pty Ltd based in the Hunter Region with a $4.5 million grant. The grant will be used by Batt Mobile to build heavy-battery electric vehicles for underground hard rock mines, delivering Australia’s first commercially viable alternative to a diesel fleet.

The Federal Government has committed $4.7 million in funding for the new Weir Road Bridge, connecting Barnsley and Teralba. This funding has been made available under the Federal Government's Bridges Renewal Program (BRP) - an initiative to fund the upgrade and replacement of bridges to enhance access for local communities.

The Federal Government has announced that it will invest over $2.1 million towards six important projects in the Hunter Region to reduce serious injuries and deaths on our roads.

The Morrison Government has committed to assisting Energy Renaissance in accelerating their research and development so that they may create a domestically developed lithium-ion battery energy storage system for critical energy storage infrastructures in Tomago, NSW. This will be the first battery manufacturing facility of its kind and will not only provide vast exporting opportunities for Australia, but also new local jobs for the Hunter Region.

Speaking with Chris Kenny on Sky News about the absurdity of vaccine brand shopping and the hesitancy being perpetuated by some State Premiers and Chief Health Officers.

JobKeeper was always a temporary measure, and to restart it would be unsustainable for the Federal Government. What is needed to support people during this pandemic moving forward are adaptable and targeted support payments.

Congratulations to Batt Mobile Equipment on securing $4.5 million to build heavy battery electric vehicles for underground hard rock mines under the Morrison Government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative. This will create enormous opportunities for the Hunter Region’s local economy.

A lot of families are feeling relieved to see the back of the awful Independent Assessment process that was being trialled. A big thank you to Senator Linda Reynolds for taking all of the feedback on board.

The independent assessment trial had caused anguish to participants and focused on people’s deficits rather than their goals. The problem with this proposal is a tick-a-box functionality assessment at the moment, there is absolutely nothing that aligns with people’s goals. The concerns that I held regarding the NDIS independent assessment proposals compelled me to make the very difficult decision of opposing my own government's policy and fighting for these proposals to be rejected. I am incredibly grateful to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison for supporting me in opposing the reforms once I had aired my grave concerns.

A record number of federal Liberal MPs say the party must consider quotas to boost female representation, after weeks of sexual assault allegations and misbehaviour against women forced the party's leadership to publicly declare its support.

The Liberal Party’s long-held resistance to quotas to ensure women get elected is shifting after Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged he is very open to the idea and senior female frontbenchers said it was time they were introduced.

The Liberal Party’s long-held resistance to quotas to ensure women are elected is shifting after Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he is open to the idea and senior women frontbenchers said it was time they were introduced.

Jenny Mooney agrees that proposals to ban e-cigarettes are ludicrous given how much they have helped so many people in their efforts to quit smoking.

Energy Renaissance will make clean and affordable energy more accessible and create greater energy security for Australia and our neighbouring countries.

"Patron Senator for the Hunter Region Hollie Hughes said when the project reached capacity it would be able to provide - in the space of a year - enough batteries to power every public school, hospital, fire station, SES unit and new homes built in Australia."

As Australia's first lithium-ion battery manufacturer, Renaissance One will assist our country in its capacity to rely on its own source of renewable energy in the very near future.

"Energy Renaissance managing director Mark Chilcote committed to opening the factory by 2021 at a soil-turning ceremony with Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes today at the proposed site in Tomago."

KOORAGANG Island could be the location of a new one billion litre diesel storage facility under plans to expand the Port of Newcastle's fuel storage capacity.

I visited the Tomago Aluminium Smelter with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor for the National Energy Address hosted by the Hunter Business Chamber at WesTrac. We need to secure baseload power, so the Federal Government's post COVID-19 gas-fired recovery plan will include a gas power plant at Kurri Kurri if the energy sector fails to replace the capacity lost from the closure of Liddell power station.

From the privileged protection of herd immunity, anti-vaxxers are using the pandemic to peddle fear over a vaccine that doesn’t even exist yet.