COFFS HARBOUR YAZIDI COMMUNITY'S VOICES HEARD IN PARLIAMENT
Today I had the opportunity to introduce members of our local Coffs Harbour Yazidi refugee community to Shadow Minister for Home Affair and Immigration Senator Jonno Duniam, Shadow Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Senator Dave Sharma and Leader of the Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan .
I invited our local Yazidi community leaders here to Parliament to share their important personal stories of the genocide by ISIS of their cultural group that commenced in August of 2014 in Iraq. Understandably, the group hold grave concerns with the Federal Government's handling and repatriation of ISIS brides and wished to express the psychological toll the Government's actions are taking on the broader Yazidi population of Australia.
These are not just issues surrounding Australian citizen safety, they are issues of what is morally right and fair.
Special thanks to Senator Jonno Duniam for immediately taking this to the floor of the senate during tonight's debate.
#coffsharbouryazidis #noisisbrides #AustraliansFirst
Thank you Mr Pat for standing with the Ezidi Community and Australia society and we really appreciate your support
We appreciated this opportunity to share our stories and rise more awareness about the Ezidi community. Thank you to Pat Conaghan MP for helping us get to do that.
Well spoken, Mr. Senator Jonno Duniam And thank you, Mr. Pat, for raising awareness about the Yazidis.
Thank you Johnny and Pat Conaghan - these people are my neighbours in Coffs and I support them in every way
Great work Pat Conaghan MP
Good on you Pat Conaghan. We need more MPs like you. Thank you 👏👏
Well done. The yazidi community are beautiful people. 👍
Thank you, Pat Conaghan MP, for your leadership and for giving the Yazidi community a voice in Parliament. Your support means the world to us.
Spot on!
From Queensland to NSW, we sincerely thank Senator Jonno Duniam for standing with us, supporting our community, and making sure our voices are heard by the Australian Government. We need more leaders like you—people who listen, stand up for others, and work for a stronger and more united Australia. 🇦🇺🤍🤍🙏
Thank you Pat Conaghan for giving these persecuted a voice
Well done Pat Conaghan, thank you for driving the Yazidi refugee community to Federal Parliament.
Thank you Pat Conaghan MP for standing with us
Thanks for your deduction and help always.
Thank you for your support.
Isn't Coffs an Australian community?
Thank you a lot ❤️🙏
KANGA Thoughts ?
It’s those who are persecuted that needs to be given refuge not those who joined and become the terrorists brides. There are many other cultures that came here for freedom and safety and are Australians.
Well done sir 👏 👍
Thank you Pat Conaghan and Senator Jonno Duniam for your support to the Yazidi Community. It is reassuring to know you are a caring representative of our region.
The government clearly favour bringing back such people. But really why?
What about the 42 bought back when DUTTON WAS IN VERY SHORT MEMORIES
Thank you for letting us as a community know this
👏👏 here here! Thank you 🙏
JUST ANNOUNCED: TEAMING UP TO SCRAP THE WIDOW TAX
The Liberal and National parties will introduce legislation this week seek to REPEAL Labor's ruthless widow's tax alongside the crossbench.
Under Labor's current budget, if a spouse who is a joint owner of a property passes away, the widow will be slugged with a massive tax bill to take full ownership.
We have a plan to SCRAP all of Labor's taxes and finally put Australians first.
#scrapthetax #oppositionunited #Laborfails #widowtax
It seems to be already in the pipeline.. The Proposed FixIn August 2026, Treasurer Jim Chalmers released draft legislation to fix the issue.The proposed changes allow negative gearing and capital gains tax grandfathering protections to follow the inheritance or divorce property transfer.The draft policy remains under public consultation while facing ongoing political debate in federal parliament.
Great work Pat
This is what you get when overpaid Canberra bureaucrats, buried in their own narrow interpretations of legislation, team up with politicians who appear fiscally incontinent, economically unimaginative and pathologically addicted to taxation while apparently losing sight of the human beings the law actually affects. A husband and wife build assets together. One dies. And somewhere inside the machinery of government, somebody manages to interpret that involuntary transfer on death as an opportunity to alter the surviving spouse's tax treatment. Seriously? Before this mess was legislated, did Treasury obtain constitutional advice concerning s 51(ii) — the taxation power — and s 51(xxxi) — acquisition of property on just terms? Did anyone properly examine whether extinguishing or altering an existing tax treatment because property involuntarily passes between spouses on death is simply “taxation”, or whether the nature of the rights being affected raises a property question under s 51(xxxi)? Maybe the answer is that it is constitutionally valid. Fine. But did these geniuses even ask the question? Because Australians are paying an extraordinary amount of money for supposedly sophisticated public administration, and yet Parliament is now having to repair an entirely foreseeable consequence of legislation the Government rushed through. That is a DUMB government. It's what happens when bureaucratic interpretation replaces common sense, and Treasury starts seeing Australian families as entries in a tax model rather than people. Labor hasn't merely lost the economic plot. It has lost its fiscal discipline, its common sense and its moral compass — and, more seriously, its respect for the constitutional boundaries, legal principles and institutional restraints that are supposed to govern the exercise of Commonwealth power. Government does not acquire legitimacy simply because it can find bureaucrats prepared to construct a legal interpretation for what it wants to do. The rule of law is not an inconvenience to be interpreted around. The Constitution is not a drafting obstacle. And Australians are citizens to be governed within those limits — not revenue sources to be mined until somebody finally challenges the Government in the High Court. Great Job done Pat Conaghan MP
Needs to happen sooner than later! Get it done please Pat!
great news, maybe push to fire the Liar at the same time
Labor really needs to go some of the ideas are not funny
How’s Gurmesh travelling? One Nation will smash you next election.
👏COFFS COAST VETERANS SET TO GET CREATIVE WITH FUNDING BOOST🎨
Last week I had the opportunity to join Coffs Coast Legacy Directors Rhod Cook and Ray Silins, President Jeremy Nash and Community Services Manager Jane Sury to celebrate their successful application for funding under the Veteran Wellbeing Grants (VWG) Program 2025/26.
Coffs Coast Legacy was awarded $18,669.50 to deliver art therapy programs for veterans, partners and families at the Coffs Harbour Botanic Gardens. The funding will cover facility hire, therapist costs, artworking tools and equipment as well as volunteer expenses.
Designed to foster inclusion and connection within the wider veteran community, the wellbeing initiative will be run by registered art therapists and provide regular creative sessions in a calm natural environment.
Organisations like Coffs Coast Legacy are so important for veterans and their families and we are extremely lucky to have such a dedicated local team.
Legacy has a proud history of helping families carry on with their lives after the loss or injury of their loved one, a promise they made in 1923 and have now upheld for over a century. It’s great to see their work continue to evolve and modernise to meet the needs of the wider veteran community. This wellbeing initiative is a wonderful example of a volunteer driven group that listens to veterans and their families and adapts to provide the supports that best benefit them.
Thank yNBN Televisionvision and reporter Britt Ramsey for the st#coffscoastlegacyl#FundingBoostg#veteranwellbeinggrantg#veteransupportupport
See here for full media release: patconaghan.com.au/coffs-coast-veterans-set-to-get-creative-with-funding-boost/
Congratulations Coffs Coast Veterans and thank you to Pat Conaghan MP.
August is Rural Road Safety month and a timely reminder of both the importance and the dangers of our rural road network. We have some of the most picturesque drives in Australia on the Mid North Coast, but unfortunately, almost two in every three Australian road deaths occur on regional and rural roads like ours, with serious injury rates nearly double those in major cities.
Last year there were 906 deaths on country roads, a 10.5% increase on the prior year. And it’s the everyday drive that is proving our most deadly.
Every fatality on our roads is one fatality too many, and the aftermath impacts more than just those involved in the crash. Families, friends and our dedicated first responders will carry those scars long after.
Stay alert, drive to the conditions, never drive under the influence, maintain a safe speed and don’t take unnecessary risks.
Easy things to do every day to make sure everyone gets hom#RRSMe#ruralroadsafetymonthd#ChooseRoadSafetys#JoinTheJourneyi#JTJjourney #jtj
Thank you Pat for reminding everyone Great work as always👏
But it would be of great assistance if local councils focused much more on road maintenance. Pot hole patching especially. Had the same pothole at the back of our property repaired by throwing in some hot mix which lasts until the next lot of rain and fails again. Then refill it rather than dig the area out road base it and use bitumen to fix it properly. It would actually solve the problem and at present it has failed yet again.
Well u talk a lot .. u r able to get our tax monies that we elected to u to do SOMETHING . Not chat as usual .
SUNDAY POST: FAMILY MEAL PREP
Meal plan for the fam for the week done!✅
Before heading off to Canberra I like to leave a few prepped meals ready to go to take a bit of pressure off everyone at home while I’m away. I genuinely enjoy doing the weekly shop and cooking, so it’s a nice little ritual in our house.
Now, time to shave off the weekend stubble and pack for the upcoming 2 week #mealprep🛄#familymealplanm#offtoparliamentwegorliamentwego
Well done, now go sort em at Canberra Pat
Quick stop off to Tacking Point Tavern covers Sunday
Great Pat nice weekly menu did you make extra the boss is away..🤣
Can I come around Friday for pizza please Pat
I’d leave the stubble on, kind of suits you and strangely makes you look younger. Plenty of us blokes that enjoy the shopping and cooking side of family life too. It’s not just the woman’s domain in this modern life.
I notice there is no Saturday meal…..is that a night like my daughter has, it’s called IFYA night……if ya can find it in the cupboard or fridge you can have it.
Good on you Pat. Hold them to account. The underfunding of regional Australia cannot be allowed to continue.
Well done pat, you’re a legend
Sounds good Pat Conaghan MP the days of a leg of lamb every Sunday are few and far between in our house. Chicken now.
Great work Pat.
I love how you plan ahead for your family's meals, that's really thoughtful. Thermomix has been a huge help for me with meal planning and prep, happy to share more if you'd like.
Well done
The more I learn about you as a person the more I believe you are a good person.
Good luck in Canberra Pat !
Safe travels! I hope someone does something to bring some peace and equity for us all
Thank you dear hubs. Much appreciated as always. Sure does take a bit of pressure off me in this crazy household! 😵💫😂😘
Good work , now go and get the Government to order
Safe travels!
Enjoy Canberra, mate.
Good on you Pat 👍😀🥘🍗🍕
Good man Pat. As you know I love to cook too. My love language.
What a lovely, and loving thing to do. You’re not only a good politician but a great family man too. Kempsey residents are lucky to have you. All the best
Very considerate.
Pat you need to play ball with one nation. If you and your team don’t, you won’t have any voice at all.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK
A great bit of coverage from yesterday's event with dedicated Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Senator Anne Ruston and our local Aged Care experts discussing the pressure points in this crucial industry.
Every discussion and piece of feedback provided allows insight and direction for positive policy changes to be made for the benefit of both older Australians and service providers.
Thank you once again to everyone for their participation, and to NBN Television for the story.
#NBNNews #olderaustraliansmatter #agedcareforum #chatwithpat #bringcommonsensetocanberra #FeedbackWelcome
Helen Rushton needs to ask why managed funds are charging $1,800 dollars for a pair of crutches valued at $50 at the chemist. Under the same scenario using an O.T., a pair of crutches under a self managed fund would cost $180 for the O.T. and $50 at the chemist.
