Brian Mitchell MP has congratulated the Senate, including some surprising cross-benchers, for getting on board and supporting the urgent motion around penalty rates late last night that read:...
In 2016 Malcolm Turnbull promised $100 million for Landcare but more than three months later the money is nowhere to be seen. Lyons Labor MP Brian Mitchell says the prime minister promised the...
Yesterday’s attempt by the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to effectively blame Centrelink recipients for the robo-debt scandal is beyond belief, says Lyons Labor MP Brian Mitchell....
New figures show Lyons will be hard hit by the Turnbull Government’s refusal to stop the Fair Work Commission’s cut to penalty rates. More than 7398 people, or one in 6 workers, in Lyons work...
Federal Labor Lyons MP Brian Mitchell is calling on the Hodgman Government to urgently fund the treatment of mange-ravaged wombats in Tasmania. While welcoming today’s announcement by the...
Brian Mitchell MP is alarmed at the Fair Work Commission’s report released today recommending cuts to the wages for people working in retail, hospitality and fast food industry. “These cuts are...
Labor has called on the Turnbull Government to intervene and stop a pay cut that will affect more than 600,000 Australians. Many of those affected stand to lose around $77 a week from pay packets...
Brian Mitchell and Justine Keay, Federal Labor Members for Lyons and Braddon are raising serious concerns about gaps in service delivery after hearing Rural Alive and Well Service Tasmania (RAW...
The MYEFO (Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook) has just dropped for 2016/2017 and what an eye opener. Our underlying cash benefit is sinking faster than the LNP government and the wheels of the...
Brian Mitchell MP, Federal Member for Lyons is deeply concerned around Omnibus Savings and Childcare Reform Bill the Liberal government introduced last week into federal parliament. “What we...
