Landsborough Park n Ride Opens

Three-hundred additional parking spaces will now be available on the eastern side of the station, along with a new bus interchange. This will increase capacity, improve reliability, and reduce travel times for passenger and freight services in the growing Sunshine Coast region.

Statement on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament

An equal voice for all Australians is the bedrock of our liberal democracy. It was at the heart of the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902, which gave women the right to vote. It was at the core of Menzies’ Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962, which gave Indigenous Australians the right to vote. In my maiden speech to Parliament, I […]

Truckie Tax Puts Crucial Transport Sector at Risk

Federal Labor is currently proposing to increase heavy vehicle road user charges on fuel and truck registration costs by either 6% per year or 10% per year, for the next three years. Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace said the Albanese Government’s proposed increases to ‘truckie taxes’ would drive up cost-of-living pressures on local families and businesses and accelerate closures for small and family operated transport enterprises.

One of the few moments in public life that I have found myself in tears

It was one of the few moments in public life that I have found myself in tears and challenged to maintain composure. I sat and listened to the heart-wrenching stories of about a dozen participants at Australia’s first residential treatment facility for those suffering from eating disorders, named Wandi Nerida in Mooloolah, on the Sunshine […]

Houston, we have a problem: Labor lightyears behind on space policy

Chinese philosopher, Zhuangzi once said that “the wise man looks into space, and he knows there are no limited dimensions.” Our competitors know this to be true.

The potential scale of conflict – and of achievement – in space is limitless. Will Australia be ready for take-off after two more years of a Federal Labor Government? Or will we find ourselves, as we did in 2013, grounded and dependent upon our great and powerful friends? Time will tell.

Emergency Personnel Funding Restored After Labor Backflip

Andrew Wallace MP, in conjunction with Fortem Australia, recently held a First Responders Forum on the Sunshine Coast.

Sunshine Coast MP Andrew Wallace welcomes today’s confirmation that the Federal Labor Government has reconsidered its position and have now decided to provide full funding to charity organisation Fortem Australia, which provides mental health and wellbeing services to Australia’s first responders.