The Federal Government has relented under fierce criticism and agreed to back a motion moved by Senator Susan McDonald to reinstate a parliamentary body to oversee issues and development in Northern Australia.
Senator Susan McDonald, Liberal National Party of Queensland.
Senator McDonald, the Shadow Minister for Northern Australia based in Townsville, went on the attack last week when she was informed the Labor Federal Government had scrapped the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee for Northern Australia – a bi-partisan body tasked with examining the region’s issues and advising…
