Posted on Friday, 17 May, 2013
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said figures presented in this year’s budget make a mockery of the manipulated and overly optimistic document Wayne Swan presented to the Parliament just twelve months ago.
“This Budget promises more deficits, more debt, more broken promises and more pai... ... more
Posted on Monday, 13 May, 2013
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said after three months he has finally received advice back from the Department of Health and Aging regarding the Port Augusta Drug and Rehabilitation Centre.
Mr Ramsey said he asked Senator Sue Boyce to raise this issue in the last round of Sena... ... more
Posted on Monday, 13 May, 2013
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey today paid tribute to all volunteers throughout Grey for their outstanding contribution to Australia as part of National Volunteer Week, which runs from May 13th to the 19th.
“Volunteers are the backbone of many organisations and our communities ... ... more
Posted on Tuesday, 23 April, 2013
The Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said today he is very disappointed, but not particularly surprised about Arafura’s decision to depart Whyalla for the Northern Territory.
“Unfortunately this is now a common story around the country, it is simply becoming too expensiv... ... more
Posted on Wednesday, 17 April, 2013
Rural and regional businesses will have the capacity to compete with metropolitan competitors much sooner under the Coalition’s National Broadband Network (NBN) announced last week.
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said the Coalition’s Fibre to the Node (FTTN) broadband policy will prov... ... more
Posted on Thursday, 28 March, 2013
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has said the decision by the Federal Court to reject the Defence Department’s flawed bid to compulsorily acquire the Corunna pastoral lease, held by the French family at Iron Knob, has finally delivered some justice for at least one family affected by the land gr... ... more
Posted on Friday, 22 February, 2013
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has welcomed the announcement of State and Federal Government funding to upgrade the road accessing the Lucky Bay ferry terminal in Wallaroo.
Funding through the Nation Building Program – Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program will enable ... ... more
Posted on Wednesday, 20 February, 2013
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said the Government’s Australian Education (Gonski) Bill is threatening to take funds away from hundreds of small and medium independent schools.
“The Standing Committee for Education and Employment is conducting an inquiry into the bill and both the Nat... ... more
Posted on Thursday, 14 February, 2013
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey spoke in Parliament on Wednesday, voicing his disappointment at the Government’s decision to abandon its commitment for a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre to be established in Port Augusta.
“Initially announced in 2007 and supported by th... ... more
Posted on Thursday, 14 February, 2013
Federal member for Grey Rowan Ramsey spoke in Parliament yesterday and expressed his strong disappointment with the content of the Australian Education Bill.
He also raised concerns with the timing and the sidelining of the Parliamentary process by bringing the debate on, before the... ... more