In a damming insight into Labor’s chaotic mismanagement of Queensland TAFE it has been today revealed that the government has spent years covering up a dangerous public health risk at Nambour TAFE. Shadow LNP Minister for Training Fiona Simpson slammed the Palaszczuk Labor Government for covering up a noxious mould infestation that risked the respiratory…
DetailsExplosive findings* from the Queensland Audit Office have revealed TAFE Queensland’s ‘financial performance is at risk because of declining student numbers’. LNP Shadow Minister for Training and Skills Development Fiona Simpson slammed the Palaszczuk Labor Government for their mismanagement of Queensland TAFE and leading the institution onto the road of insolvency. “Under Annastacia Palaszczuk, TAFE…
DetailsThe LNP is calling on the Queensland Labor Government to listen to the concerns of disability organisations and continue the Taxi Subsidy Scheme for people with disabilities beyond June 30. Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said that it was unfair that Sunshine Coast residents with disabilities would no longer be eligible for a 50% discount…
DetailsNew national training data released this week* has revealed Queensland apprentices and trainees are turning away from Labor’s training policy in droves. Queensland recorded the largest fall out of all east coast states with students in training decreasing by 0.6% year on year. LNP Shadow Minister for Training and Skills Development Fiona Simpson hit out…
DetailsProposed changes to the Criminal Code were debated in Parliament yesterday to protect vulnerable people from the sharing of intimate images or recording without a person’s consent. Speaking in Parliament, Member for Maroochydore Fiona Simpson said that the Criminal Code (Non-consensual Sharing of Intimate Images) Amendment Bill 2018 would strengthen laws to address this disturbing…
DetailsIn damning new data released today by the National Productivity Commission, Queensland students in VET training have dropped by 33,700 from 2015 to 2017. Alarmingly, Queensland was the only mainland state in the nation to experience a decline in training numbers. LNP Skills and Training spokeswoman Fiona Simpson slammed the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s failure to…
DetailsThe LNP is getting behind the Queensland seafood industry with a new labelling policy that will promote local jobs and give consumers greater choice. Leader Deb Frecklington has today revealed, if elected in 2020, the LNP would change legislation in Queensland so that any business selling seafood for immediate consumption had to identify where the…
DetailsTAFE Queensland has splurged more than $100,000 on ‘brand research’ while Queensland training rates continue to plummet*. New data released yesterday by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research also revealed training cancellations were up, completions were down and fewer Queenslanders were in training compared to last year**. LNP Shadow Minister for Skills and Training…
DetailsSmall businesses had their say about how they want to grow jobs, build the local population and create a better future for the region at a forum in Biloela yesterday hosted by Callide MP Colin Boyce in Biloela, attended by LNP Small Business Shadow Minister Fiona Simpson. Ms Simpson, who is also the Shadow Minister…
DetailsExcessive red tape, unnecessary regulations and costly and time-consuming paperwork are costing our local businesses said member for Burnett Stephen Bennett. Mr Bennett said Bundaberg small businesses were being forced to battle with bureaucracy, instead of being able to concentrate on growth. “The Palaszczuk Labor Government has a definite lack of respect for people’s businesses,…
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