Press Releases
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Time’s up for softly, softly approach to gun crime
Posted by Nicole McKee · March 15, 2021 10:27 AM
“A concerted effort involving law changes and far greater resources is needed to turn soaring levels of gun crime around,” says ACT Party Firearms Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee....
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Coal imports up again, Govt must reverse gas exploration ban
Posted by Simon Court · March 15, 2021 6:51 AM
“The Government’s marketing-led environmentalism has been mugged by scientific reality”, says ACT’s Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court.
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Niue??? Heard of New South Wales?
Posted by David Seymour · March 14, 2021 8:06 AM
“The open border to Niue before Australia shows the Government couldn’t care less about struggling tourist and horticultural industries,” says ACT Leader David Seymour...
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Climate Change Commission process must be paused
Posted by Simon Court · March 12, 2021 3:26 PM
“The whole Climate Change Commission process of providing long term recommendations to the Government should be halted immediately, until it can get its house in order,” says ACT Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court....
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Auckland will be livid at needless delay
Posted by David Seymour · March 12, 2021 10:38 AM
“Anger at delaying the announcement on whether Auckland will move into alert level 1 underlines why the Government should adopt ACT’s COVID Response Plan 2.0,” says ACT Leader David Seymour....
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Stealth Bill will crush high country farmers
Posted by Mark Cameron · March 11, 2021 4:17 PM
“The Government is showing extreme arrogance in its stance toward farmers who are deeply opposed to the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill,” says ACT Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron....
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Obstinate border stance truly bizarre
Posted by David Seymour · March 11, 2021 1:36 PM
“What a cockeyed world we live in when the Government is letting in criminals from Australia but not their tourists,” says ACT Leader David Seymour....
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Look who’s missing from the Quad squad
Posted by Brooke van Velden · March 11, 2021 11:24 AM
“It’s hard to believe New Zealand wouldn’t have been welcome at today’s historic virtual ‘Quad’ talks taking place between the leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia, but our absence perhaps says a lot of about the approach...
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No reason NZ shouldn’t be part of business travel network
Posted by David Seymour · March 11, 2021 10:54 AM
“Whether countries have an elimination strategy for COVID-19 or not should have no bearing on whether New Zealand explores establishing a business travel network to re-ignite investment in a post-vaccine world,” says ACT Leader David Seymour....
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Delay to wage hike the only option
Posted by Chris Baillie · March 11, 2021 9:37 AM
“The case for delaying the April 1 increase to the minimum wage is now so loud and clear surely even this Government can see sense and save even more businesses from going under,” says ACT Small Business and Workplace Relations...
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Education workforce should be prioritised for vaccination
Posted by Chris Baillie · March 10, 2021 5:18 PM
“The education workforce has been put in a precarious position under Alert Level 3 conditions, and should be prioritised for vaccination,” according to ACT Education spokesperson Chris Baillie....
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Firearms licensing delays unacceptable
Posted by Nicole McKee · March 10, 2021 4:30 PM
“A backlog of 9800 firearms licensing applications and renewals is unacceptable but was foreseeable from a Government that rushed firearms reform legislation against advice from those who knew the firearms sector best,” says ACT Firearms Reform spokesperson Nicole McKee....