AS North Queensland sugar growers prepare for the 2020 cane harvest, Townsville-based Senator Susan McDonald has highlighted the key role the Morrison Government’s Sugar Code of Conduct played recently in Tully.

QUEENSLAND Senator, Susan McDonald has welcomed a landmark court ruling against the Gillard Labor Federal Government’s ban on live exports, and hopes the current Government accepts the decision and pays the required compensation.

QUEENSLAND Senator Susan McDonald has repeated calls for Coles, Woolworths and Aldi to increase the levy paid to the state’s dairy farmers.

The Federal Government is better connecting remote communities with vital air services, with six projects in North Queensland electorate sharing in $9 million of funding under the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program.

Queensland Senator Susan McDonald has advised supermarkets and dairy processors that she will call a Royal Commission into what she describes as ongoing low payments to the state’s dairy farmers.

Queensland Senator Susan McDonald has welcomed the Morrison Government’s $448.5 million Regional Bushfire Recovery and Development Program which will provide parts of regional Queensland with the additional funding and expertise to revive its economy following the devastating 2019-20 bushfire season.

The Federal Liberal and Nationals Government will commit an additional $3 million to complete the final stage of the Charleston Dam project in Far North Queensland.

The Morrison Government is moving forward with important works for the development of the Australia-Singapore Military Training Initiative (ASMTI) facility, announcing the shortlist of managing contractors competing for the $800 million contract for facilities at the new training area located near Greenvale in North Queensland.

A host of volunteer and community groups in North and Far North Queensland will benefit from funding boosts provided by the Morrison Government.