Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss visited Bennelong to inspect Astra Zeneca’s manufacturing facilities and also to meet with senior representatives of the pharmaceutical industry. Together with Bennelong MP John Alexander, Mr Truss was given a guided tour by new AZ Country President Paul Spittle and Supply Chain Manager Steve Miladinski of the impressive machinery and […]
Archive | August, 2015
John Alexander honoured by North Korean Human Rights Association
This week in Canberra John Alexander, Member of Parliament for Bennelong, was honoured by the North Korean Human Rights Advancement Association of Australia (NKHRAAA) for a speech he made in February condemning the human rights abuses in North Korea and calling for this pariah state to open up and re-join the community of nations. Ahead […]
JA calls for tougher Flu Vax
Mr ALEXANDER (Bennelong) (13:44): Yesterday’s meeting of the Parliamentary Friends of Medicine discussed adult vaccination and the cost of avoidable disease in adults. Despite a childhood vaccination rate over 90 per cent, the adult rate is around 50 to 70 per cent. This presents a particular risk for those Australians aged 65 and over. A special thankyou to […]
John Alexander chairs Housing Inquiry
As Chair of the House Economics Committee, John Alexander MP has instigated an inquiry into the price of housing in Australia. Evidence is being gathered throughout the coming months, and below is an interview held before the Sydney sessions on the 6th August. This will look at a broad range of matters including the proportion […]