Matt Canavan
Australian politician; a Nationals Senator for Queensland, first elected in 2013, and a former Minister for Resources and Northern Australia.
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Their wordsI think it is a good thing that Karl and others are allowing more voices to be heard. I do not always agree with those voices. But in a free society, I deserve to hear different opinions if I choose to.
↗CQ Today – Voices before wind farmsmattcanavan.com.au 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsPeople like Petrina Morgan, who has been helping to fight against large-scale batteries that are planned to be installed just hundreds of metres from someone’s home. Large-scale batteries are industrial equipment, and they should be placed in industrial zones, not next to residential homes.
↗CQ Today – Voices before wind farmsmattcanavan.com.au 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsIf we ran our coal-fired power stations 80 per cent of the time — they are currently running only about 60 per cent of the time — that would be the equivalent of bringing three new coal-fired power stations online overnight. That would reduce power prices, just as is happening in Queensland.
↗CQ Today – Voices before wind farmsmattcanavan.com.au 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 5 weeks earlier
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Our reading
Australia's housing shortage comes from bringing in more people each year than it builds homes for.
Their wordsThere is an issue with the lack of affordable housing in Australia. This is principally because we are bringing in over 300,000 people each year while building fewer than 200,000 homes. High house prices, and in some areas, a lack of housing at all, are because of a shortage in the supply of housing.
↗Courier Mail – Property crash a bad thing for nation that marches to beat of auctioneer’s gavelmattcanavan.com.au 1st of 2 in this piece
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Australia should build new cities rather than cram people into Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Their wordsOver the longer term, we need to build new cities. If we keep trying to cram people into Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, land will become more and more expensive, and our capitals will begin to resemble Singapore, not Australia.
↗Courier Mail – Property crash a bad thing for nation that marches to beat of auctioneer’s gavelmattcanavan.com.au 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 8 weeks earlier
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Our reading
Society needs tough men; traditional male traits like courage and discipline should be nourished.
Their wordsTo have a strong society, we need tough men. The traditional male traits of courage, fortitude and discipline are good things that any functioning community must nourish. It is not to say that women can not show these traits, but they are often cultivated by men and among groups of men and that is a good thing.
↗CQ Today – Debate grows over modern masculinity and boys’ issuesmattcanavan.com.au
- 2 weeks earlier
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Australia needs tougher border controls, with Australian values made a condition of entry.
Their wordsWe would require people to agree to Australian values (like free speech and freedom of religion) and oblige them to learn English. We would, for the first time, make Australian values a condition of entry, not just a form you agree to. This would allow authorities to deport people who do not comply with those values.
↗CQ Today – Tougher immigration and border controls needed for Australiamattcanavan.com.au