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Editorials by The Hon Alan Tudge MP

18 February 2016

Opinion: Communal despair begins with alcohol abuse

Having agreed with East Kimberley leaders to implement the cashless welfare debit card, the government is now receiving -requests across Western Australia for its introduction.…

18 February 2016

Response to Ms Macklin and Mr Neumann

The Hon Jenny Macklin MP Shadow Minister for Families and Payments Shadow Minister for Disability Reform Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 The Hon Shayne Neumann…

18 February 2016

Opinion Piece: Like smoking, we can stamp out ice addiction

It is a little known fact that Australia has one of the lowest smoking rates in the world, but one of the highest rates of…

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