Taxation, Finance & The Economy

Since when could employers create a new condition in a contract without their consent – the High Court ruled last year in the Peter Ridd case that contract was king, yet the FWC has stood by and allowed employers to change contracts with no acceptance by the other party. (a) Why are Fair Work commissioners not abiding by last year’s High Court decision?

21/11/2022

Question Number: 211PDR Number: SQ22-001152Date Submitted: 21/11/2022Department or Body: Fair Work Commission Answer Pending

Banks get free interest on $188 billion thanks to taxpayers

18/11/2022

During the pandemic the RBA decided it was a good idea to lend $188 billion dollars to the banks at an interest rate of around 0.10%. The term of the loan extends to 2024. While many of you lost your

1. Will the Department of the Treasury consider adopting quantitative measures in conjunction with the RBA in order to improve Australia’s productivity? 2. How can Australia adopt a coherent economic vision when the RBA and APRA are independent from the Treasurer and Department of the Treasury?

18/11/2022

Question Number: 131 PDR Number: SBE131 Date Submitted: 18/11/2022 Department or Body: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Division 1. The Treasury is not currently considering adopting a quantitative easing program in conjunction with the RBA. 2. Several measures are in place

1. When was Australia’s gold sent to London? 2. Did the Bank of England seek permission from Australia to refine Australia’s gold into new bars from 2015 onwards? 3. Does the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) discuss Australia’s exchange rate and interest rate settings with other central banks including the Bank of International settlements? If so, what influence do these discussions have on policy settings? 4. If the RBA can subsidise private banks via quantitative easing then why can’t it offer the same facilities to the Federal and State Governments for productive purposes?

17/11/2022

Question Number: 170 PDR Number: SBE170 Date Submitted: 17/11/2022 Department or Body: Reserve Bank of Australia 1. In the period leading up to 2004, almost the entirety of the RBA’s gold holdings were on loan. When these loans matured –

Are renewables actually going to be cheaper?

17/11/2022

In estimates I asked the CSIRO if they had a roadmap as to how the government planned to reach its 43% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030. Needless to say they passed the buck onto AEMO, the Australian Energy Market

1. Are individuals subjected to Covid vaccine mandates being counted in unemployment figures? If not, how are the number of people out work because of mandates being tracked? 2. Is the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) tracking deaths by vaccinated status – given it is being recorded on the Australian immunisation register it is possible to do? 3. If so, could the ABS please provide a line-by-line breakout of 2021 deaths by vaccinated versus unvaccinated deaths (personal details other than age can be excluded)? Can the detail include date of death and date of last vaccination? 4. Can the ABS provide a breakout of non-specific causes for 2021 deaths by item code? 5. Why isn’t the ABS comparing 2021 data to 2020 data rather than 2015-2019 given those years were pre-Covid conditions?

16/11/2022

Question Number: 69 PDR Number: SBE069 Date Submitted: 16/11/2022 Department or Body: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1. People who have lost a job will be reflected in ABS unemployment figures, as measured by the Labour Force Survey. The survey does

I note the RBA failed to disclose to the relevant treasurers about missing gold bars in the 2013 audit of the gold reserves in London. Subsequent examination of the serial numbers reveals Australia’s gold bars have been refined since 2015 onwards. Will the AFP investigate where Australia’s gold bars were before 2015? Can the AFP confirm that the gold contained in Australia’s gold bars was not laundered as a result of any conflicts in Ukraine or the middle east prior to 2015?

16/11/2022

Question Number: 96PDR Number: LCC-OBE22-96Date Submitted: Department or Body: Australian Federal Police Answer Pending

Macquarie Group to invest $30 billion in renewables

15/11/2022

Macquarie, on behalf of its clients is going to invest up to $30 billion in renewables – a sure fire way to lose money for everyone other than themselves.

Since when could employers create a new condition in a contract without their consent – the High Court ruled last year in the Peter Ridd case that contract was king, yet the FWC has stood by and allowed employers to change contracts with no acceptance by the other party. (a) Why are Fair Work commissioners not abiding by last year’s High Court decision?

21/11/2022

Question Number: 211PDR Number: SQ22-001152Date Submitted: 21/11/2022Department or Body: Fair Work Commission Answer Pending

Banks get free interest on $188 billion thanks to taxpayers

18/11/2022

During the pandemic the RBA decided it was a good idea to lend $188 billion dollars to the banks at an interest rate of around 0.10%. The term of the loan extends to 2024. While many of you lost your

1. Will the Department of the Treasury consider adopting quantitative measures in conjunction with the RBA in order to improve Australia’s productivity? 2. How can Australia adopt a coherent economic vision when the RBA and APRA are independent from the Treasurer and Department of the Treasury?

18/11/2022

1. When was Australia’s gold sent to London? 2. Did the Bank of England seek permission from Australia to refine Australia’s gold into new bars from 2015 onwards? 3. Does the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) discuss Australia’s exchange rate and interest rate settings with other central banks including the Bank of International settlements? If so, what influence do these discussions have on policy settings? 4. If the RBA can subsidise private banks via quantitative easing then why can’t it offer the same facilities to the Federal and State Governments for productive purposes?

17/11/2022

Are renewables actually going to be cheaper?

17/11/2022

1. Are individuals subjected to Covid vaccine mandates being counted in unemployment figures? If not, how are the number of people out work because of mandates being tracked? 2. Is the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) tracking deaths by vaccinated status – given it is being recorded on the Australian immunisation register it is possible to do? 3. If so, could the ABS please provide a line-by-line breakout of 2021 deaths by vaccinated versus unvaccinated deaths (personal details other than age can be excluded)? Can the detail include date of death and date of last vaccination? 4. Can the ABS provide a breakout of non-specific causes for 2021 deaths by item code? 5. Why isn’t the ABS comparing 2021 data to 2020 data rather than 2015-2019 given those years were pre-Covid conditions?

16/11/2022

I note the RBA failed to disclose to the relevant treasurers about missing gold bars in the 2013 audit of the gold reserves in London. Subsequent examination of the serial numbers reveals Australia’s gold bars have been refined since 2015 onwards. Will the AFP investigate where Australia’s gold bars were before 2015? Can the AFP confirm that the gold contained in Australia’s gold bars was not laundered as a result of any conflicts in Ukraine or the middle east prior to 2015?

16/11/2022

Question Number: 96PDR Number: LCC-OBE22-96Date Submitted: Department or Body: Australian Federal Police Answer Pending

Macquarie Group to invest $30 billion in renewables

15/11/2022

Macquarie, on behalf of its clients is going to invest up to $30 billion in renewables – a sure fire way to lose money for everyone other than themselves.

Struggling with the Rising Cost of Living?

Do you support Nuclear Energy

Should Australia build Sovereign Seven infrastructure projects to be self-reliant?

VIDEOS

HAVE YOUR SAY

Struggling with the Rising Cost of Living?

Do you support Nuclear Energy

Should Australia build Sovereign Seven infrastructure projects to be self-reliant?

VIDEOS

Speeches

Estimates & Committees

Questions on Notice

Speeches

Estimates & Committees

Questions on Notice

HAVE YOUR SAY

Struggling with the Rising Cost of Living?

Do you support Nuclear Energy

VIDEOS

HAVE YOUR SAY

Struggling with the Rising Cost of Living?

Do you support Nuclear Energy

Should Australia build Sovereign Seven infrastructure projects to be self-reliant?

VIDEOS

Coming soon...

Health Department Contacts

Federal Ministers
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Queensland Health

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)

You have the right to access documents we hold under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). This page explains how to make an FOI request, how we process an FOI request. It also includes a link to our disclosure log.

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

Australia’s government authority responsible for evaluating, assessing and monitoring products that are defined as therapeutic goods. The TGA regulate medicines, medical devices and biologicals.

Advisory Bodies and Committees
Report a problem or side effect
Database of Adverse Event Notifications

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advises the Minister for Health and Aged Care on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) and other immunisation issues.

Stay up to date...

SENATOR GERARD RENNICK

- VOTE NOW -

Do you believe that the tax-free threshold should be raised from $18,200 to $40,000?

HAVE YOUR SAY

VIDEOS

HAVE YOUR SAY

VIDEOS

HAVE YOUR SAY

VIDEOS

HAVE YOUR SAY

VIDEOS

Coming soon...

Health Department Contacts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)

Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)

THE ISSUES

Taxation, Finance & Economy

READ MORE

Education & Family

READ MORE

Energy

READ MORE

Environment

READ MORE

Health, Aged Care & Seniors

READ MORE

Primary Industries

READ MORE

Immigration & Foreign Affairs

READ MORE

Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Transport & Tourism

READ MORE

Defence

READ MORE

Federation Reform

READ MORE

DON'T BE SILENT. HAVE YOUR SAY!

GET MY Newsletter

I may get kicked off social media soon for speaking too much truth so please join my mailing list so we can always stay in touch...

Thank you,

Gerard