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Transcript of the press conference held following the pledging conference in Burma on 25 May.

Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser, said today that significant changes to the Child Support Scheme will commence on 1 July this year.

“All 1.5 million separated parents registered with the CSA, paying and receiving parents as well as those with private arrangements, will be affected by these changes to the Child Support Scheme,” said Bob McMullan.

Today’s interest rate rise, the ninth since 2002, will put additional pressure on already stressed Canberra families, say Federal ACT representatives, Senator Kate Lundy, Annette Ellis MP and Bob McMullan MP.

Bob McMullan, Federal Member for Fraser, said today that the emerging parking crisis in Civic could be drastically reduced if his call to relocate some government departments and agencies outside Civic was adopted by the Howard government.

I wholeheartedly support the call by retiring Secretary for the Department of Defence Ric Smith for a code of conduct for ministerial staff. This has become a black hole in the accountability system of our democracy.

Annette Ellis, Member for Canberra, and Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser, have today in Parliament defended the performance of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra after the Australian Ballet cited that as one reason why it would not be coming to Canberra in 2007.

Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser, has today welcomed comments by ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb that the ANU was not charging high fees because it did not want to exclude people who were not rich or who did not want to go deep into debt.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Clare Martin delivered the 2006 Fraser Lecture. The text of her speech is available in the Media & Speeches section

Bob McMullan and fellow judges for the Charny Star competition at the Charnwood Carnival.

This progressive essay is by Don Russell, Chief of Staff to the Hon Paul Keating both during his time as Treasurer and Prime Minister.

Canberra citizens are being short changed. The Australian Capital Territory has the lowest level of Federal representation in the country. I hope the people feel that the quality of their representation is of a high standard. The problem is the quantity.

Bob McMullan, Member for Fraser, today visited Palmerston Primary School and congratulated the staff, students and parents on their National Award for Quality Schooling for 2004.

Mark Latham’s policy to substantially boost the funding for the CSIRO is great news for Canberra. Labor will halt the shameful assault by the Howard government on the CSIRO that has reduced the research effectiveness of the organisation over the past 8 years.

Enrolment figures released by the Australian Electoral Commission for the election on 9th October show that once again Canberra voters have been dudded.