🎒SCHOOL VISIT: BELLINGEN PUBLIC SCHOOL🎓
Great to be able to meet and greet the wonderful students from Bellingen Public School this morning in Parliament House as they visit the capital.
The year 6 trips are a great opportunity for our future leaders to get a feel for democracy and make some memories with their friends and teachers.
Thank you for the opportunity to chat and answer some of your questions.
Have a wonderful couple of days in Canberra!
#FutureLeaders #bellingenpublicschool #DemocracyInAction #chatwithpat
It’s a shame I didn’t see you at the dorrigo show on the weekend
AUSTRALIANS OVER IDEOLOGY: THERE IS A CHEAPER, BETTER AND FAIRER WAY FORWARD
The current Labor Government is obsessed with Ideology over results, and self-promotion over the needs of the Australian people.
And no where is this more apparent than in Labor’s failing energy policy.
The policy of Net Zero at any cost is hurting families, hurting industry and hurting our nation’s sovereignty.
Australia has already been cutting its emissions at roughly twice the pace of the OECD, while producing just 1% of the globe’s total emissions. Why are everyday Australians expected to carry more of the global burden than they create?
As a nation we cannot afford to continue down PR, we must focus on driven path, we must focus on what is right for our country, our economy and our people. And that’s affordable, reliable energy.
There is a Cheaper, Better and Fairer way forward, and the Coalition are committed to delivering it.
See po#CheaperBetterFairers#australiansoverideology##commonsensetocanberray#australiansfirstnberra #AustraliansFirst
Are you proposing to tax large foreign corporations appropriately, so that as a country rich in resources we can put that money into education and healthcare and invest in future generations?
So what's your answer Pat? What's the policy? Where's the modelling ?
Can you detail the Nationals policy to lower energy prices?
Well said Pat. Keep up the good work
So Pat, what exactly is the coalitions policy. Not the bluff and bluster, but details.
It's all deals with the CCP only to get asbestos in return at the cost of hard working Australian people!
100%
Over ideology? But not hypocrisy eh. How is LNP policy not ideologically driven? 🤷♂️
Climate change is real. Look at Iran where there is no water 20 h a day due to a drought.
The Nats are stuck in the 1950s
Explain how you’ll reduce greenhouse gas emissions without lying to us.
Thank you mate
Sorry Pat, but I think you're just taking the part line on this. The thing that is costing Australians is the lack of decision or investment on any sort of mass power generation for the last 25 years, which the coalition had the overwhelming tenure of.
good on you Pat..
As others have said, following the party line doesn’t cut it. Not detailing the policy doesn’t cut it. Australia’s role is greater than you mention. You’re stuck in the LNP, One Nation rut, and that doesn’t help the current management of Australian issues. Labor need to be better, no doubt. Australia deserves better and the conservative side of politics hasn’t helped in recent decades.
It's a shame you weren't this vocal during covid. I may have kept my job
No idea has he ? Coal closures happened overwhelmingly under Coalition governments • Australia had 28 coal-fired power stations operating during the Coalition’s 2013–2022 era. • 24 of those announced their closures while the Coalition was in power. • These closures weren’t caused by Labor or “green ideology” — they were driven by: • Ageing plants (most 40–50 years old) • High maintenance costs • Cheaper renewables entering the market • Private operators deciding they couldn’t make money The Coalition didn’t stop these closures, didn’t replace the capacity, and didn’t create any national transition plan. Coal is closing because of age and economics — not ideology. • They didn’t replace that capacity while in power. • Their new plan blocks the only replacement technology (renewables) that can be built fast enough. • And nuclear won’t exist for decades. So when they say “energy prices are rising because of renewables”, the counterargument is simple: Prices are rising because supply is tight — and they were in office during the decade when that supply gap was created. Across multiple annual reports (2015–2022), the Australian Energy Market Operator told the federal government: • “Reliability risks are increasing due to ageing coal plants.” • “New firmed generation must come online early to avoid shortfalls.” • “Coal units are failing more frequently than ever recorded.” The Coalition never produced a national replacement strategy. They actively fought against state strategies (NSW’s, Victoria’s, Qld’s renewable zones). Energy economists across the board agree: Prices are rising because the grid is short on supply — created during the years the Coalition let coal plants close with no replacements. The states tried to fill the gap with renewables. The Coalition attacked them for it. And now they attack Labor for a supply shortage that formed on their watch
You belong to the party which was against the Super Profit Mining Tax We should have the money, but we do not because of this action by your coalition Truth is important Pat
Renewable energy sources provide the cheapest prices for electricity. Australia would have far cheaper power if the coalition had done a better job of upgrading or electrical grid rather than paying outdated & uneconomical coal generators or promoting the nonsensical nuclear plan. This is why so many Teal candidates have replaced Liberal members & what does the Nationals do? They double down to appease their donors. The LNP have become a joke.
Shut up ffs
Pathetic pat
More misinformation
Blah blah . And all you sheep get back in your pens for the next sale.
Nothing will change until the LABOR/COMMUNIST PARTY is defeated 🤬
🤣🫵You can’t even come up with your own slogan 🤣🫵You stole it from WA🤣🫵
🐄🌾HAPPY AGRICULTURE DAY 🚜
On National Agriculture Day, we recognise the families who work the land, producing our food and fibre, the quality of which is the envy of the world.
This past year has tested Australian farmers - record floods, punishing droughts, market pressures and policies that make it harder to get on with the job.
Yet through it all, our farmers have kept producing for Australian families. And in our region, our next generation of farmers are passionately learning the ropes and bringing new ideas to the table. Today we stand with them.
Thank you for all your hard work.
📸 Bowraville Central School Cattle Team
Today Bawrrung Droughtmasters is at Dorrigo Show representing Bowraville Central School.
🆘SAVE OUR SUPER: ADVOCATING FOR BETTER PROTECTIONS 🛟
Thank you to Brad, Denise, Mike and Peter from SOS Save Our Super for coming to speak with me yesterday.
It is a tragedy that 12,000 Australians have lost their super to fraudsters and a failure by the government regulator in the collapse of Shield and First Guardian Masterfunds.
Despite the difficulties they face, the inspiring group pictured here and over 1,500 others have established SOS Save Our Super to advocate for all those affected. If you or someone you know have been impacted reach out to SOS.
I undertake to do everything I can to work with them proactively on finding a solution and give certainty to hard working Australians.
#yoursuperyourmoney #saveoursuper
sossaveoursuper.com.au
"PAY NOW ---- RECOVER LATER"
🗣ADDRESSING THE FAAA CONGRESS: EVERYDAY AUSSIES NEED AFFORDABLE FINANCIAL ADVICE 💰🥚
While in Perth this week for the Financial Advice Association Australia Conference, I took the opportunity to thank the thousands of financial advice professionals around the country for the work that they do.
In recent weeks since the collapse of First Guardian and Shield managed investment schemes that robbed 12,000 Australians of their hard earned Super, the entire industry has been tarred with the same brush as the few unscrupulous advisers involved.
This is neither fair nor productive. Australians need affordable advice from professional advisers now more than ever. We shouldn't be demonising an entire industry that everyday Australians ultimately need.
The responsibility should not lie solely with the industry, but also with the watchdog that has been established to protect everyday Australians. ASIC has a lot to answer for.
They received warnings about First Guardian back in 2019 – years before most investors had put in any money. When they realised there was a problem, they warned some super trustees but not others.
Labor’s focus appears to be new laws – but I’m not convinced we need more laws. We already got a truckload of new laws after the Royal Commission – but what did they deliver? All those laws didn’t protect investors in First Guardian, Shield, and Lion Property Group.
ASIC has the tools. What they lack is direction. It’s become too big and too confused about its focus. They’re trying to be both a cop and a regulator – and it’s not doing either role well.
Australia#faaacongress2025l#Faaat#financialadvisersc#superannuationprotectiong#everydayaussiesFinancialAdvisers #SuperannuationProtection #EverydayAussies
Preparing for your own independent pension from super in retirement needs to be safe, dependable and reliable. Well said Pat Conaghan MP we all appreciate your efforts on the important issue
From coffs harbour to Perth. My wife thinks you absolutely nailed it on the head in there yesterday. Thank you for sticking up for the people doing the right thing and taking aim at the culprits.
Especially for retired Government Nurses and Teachers Thank you!
Well said Pat.
If only we had more people in Canberra like Pat Members that care But most importantly Members that listen to there Electorate Thanks again Pat Doing a good job For Cowper
Yes, Pat, but wouldn't it be easier if there was a system that identified funds, including super, that had less robust characteristics. Such as a PDS which says the fund could provide, advance, lend, move funds to related parties /entities. Or a PDS that authorises investments in assets that don't generate any income..... I have a list of 10 to 12 traits that should tell investors not to put all of their funds in those assets...indeed they should restrict how much money they invest in such funds.
Thanks Pat doing what you promised 🤩
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And the companies that get away from paying super then go into voluntary bankruptcy then start another company and do it all over again to staff in the aquatic industry
More government bureacracy.
You should join One Nation Pat, Libs definitely won’t get in & Nats will suffer sticking with them…
CBUS just got fined millions and they’re paying it with our contributions- guess who is president of cbus WAYNE SWAN .
I was in the room. I think it’s very much bi partisan support around this. ASIC has been a toothless tiger for as long as I have been in this profession. The Haynes Royal Commission (which the coalition opposed at the time) was the start of many reforms, some of which were watered back. There needs to be a better system in place to protect both retirement savings and the 99.9% of excellent advisers and business who work here.
The N S W Government during Covid set up to repealvsection 198 of the workers compensation act so anyone injured taking the the mandatory jabs to go to work had their rights to compensation taken away. Thank you Pat, 10,00 Australians had registered their injuries then. Even though a different subject it still involved FINANCE! protecting big pharma. The Super Funds are financing insideous groups overseas, ASIC has been involved in many scandals in the past. * correction* 10,000 had registered for Compensation scheme. Fair Work Commissioner vice President was Adam Hatcher and Commissioner Bernie Riordan, one was Dr Alison Gee, who treated couple's for Infertility for 15 yrs, and she advised couples to take the jab, many miscarried. And was some seeking compensation. What ever your thoughts in those days, no one had the right to interfere in people's rights for justice for horrific injuries, so they could still retain their JOB!!
Superannuation needs to be shut down completely and the system rebuilt from the ground up. It is so openly corrupt that thieving scumbags can use the federal government’s system, be a legally registered within the federal governments system and gain access to our superannuation and spend it or send it overseas (mostly to Dubai). You are correct that the majority of those in industry who are decent individuals and should not be tarred with the same brush as the thieving scumbags. Yet, unless we, who have had our superannuation stolen, our future stolen, for some their current livelihood stolen, have our superannuation returned then there is absolutely no reason to have any trust, any faith any little bit of confidence in not only the federal government, in the industry as a whole. The current "sorry to hear what happened, but eh, sucks to be you" attitude from those who could have prevented this, those who forced this stinking and now openly corrupt system called superannuation onto us has simply exposed exactly where us Australian taxpayers who done everything right by the superannuation system that is forced onto us by the federal government stand. Thankyou for stepping up for us. Appreciate it.
🫵INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY 2025 💪
As always, International Men’s Day is a great opportunity to take part in a positive conversation about manhood, masculinity and men's issues.
It’s a day to recognize the amazing male role models, supporters and friends in our lives.
It’s also a day to check in with one another and focus on our health, both physical and mental. As Australian men, we have a tendency to avoid conversations like this, but they are so important. Healthy men make better fathers, better friends and better colleagues. And there’s nothing#IMD2025i#appreciation #MensHealth2#rolemodelsiation #menshealth #rolemodels
Men and women should celebrate each other. Caring about each others wellbeing forms the basis of a strong healthy society.
I thought everyday was International Men's Day?
Thanks for acknowledging International Men’s Day. A very important day
Great to see Penny Wong enjoying it.
