'This isn't a communist country': Coalition MP Phillip Thompson slams road user charge proposal

A Coalition MP has slammed plans for a road user charge, declaring Australia is “not a communist country” and people should ...

3 Newfoundlanders on board flotilla detained in Israel, Minister Joanne Thompson confirms

Three women from Newfoundland are believed to be among those detained by Israeli forces on Wednesday, part of a flotilla that ...
Townsville Bulletin

Phillip Thompson: Townsville NDIS patients 'abandoned' by Labor reforms

Carers for people living with disability are being forced to provide tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid work to their ...
The Courier-Mail

MP Phillip Thompson blasts government over $1.5m Salvation Army funding cut

A federal MP has slammed a $1.5m funding cut to the Salvation Army's century-old military support program that "saved soldiers' lives". The Salvation Army’s Sallymen have been supporting Australian ...
Townsville Bulletin

Herbert MP Phillip Thompson leads push to criminalise burning Australian flag

Herbert MP Phillip Thompson has ignited fresh debate over flag burning laws, challenging the Prime Minister to defend the national symbol from protesters. Mr Thompson moved a Private Member’s Motion ...
The Toowoomba Chronicle

MP Phillip Thompson's 20k-strong petition demands flag burning ban in parliament

MP Phillip Thompson has made a dramatic statement in parliament, carrying stacks of paper with the 20,000 signatures he has received on his petition to ban the burning of the Australia flag. In ...