The importance of family
Peter Debnam's Blog - Thursday, 8th March 2007
Firstly, let me join the Prime Minister and Premier in conveying my
sincerest condolences to the victims and families of those who lost
their lives and were injured in the tragic plane crash in Indonesia
yesterday. These events always come as a great shock.
There are many difficult days ahead and I commend all those involved
in providing support and assistance to the victims and their families.
Today I would like to talk about fixing NSW to improve the way of
life for families in this state. The Liberal/Nationals policies, are
all about providing a better way of life for families in NSW.
Whether it’s because families are spending longer in their car or on
the train getting to and from work, whether it’s higher fees or
inability to access preschool education, or simply struggling to pay
the rent or buy a home. These are the issues that families raise with
me as I move around the state.
But Labor has stopped listening to families about these issues and
are caught in a cycle of denial. And when you can’t admit you have a
problem, how can you hope to fix it.
We will make sure that we follow through to make sure our policies
do the job for families, by continuing to listen and to be accountable
to families.
That’s why we’ll establish a Special Premier’s Families Advisory
Panel, and introduce an Annual Families Report Card as part of the
budget process to consider and respond to the impact of government
policies on NSW families. Our Annual Families Report Card will examine
the impact of government policies on:
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Family time and relationships;
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Affordable cost of living;
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Family health and wellbeing;
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Support and protection for families in crisis;
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Safety and security for family life;
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Providing the best possible start in life;
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Opportunities for families to get ahead;
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Facilities for growing families and communities;
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Access to services for rural and regional families; and,
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Sustainability for future generations;
We need to make sure that every taxpayer dollar does its job to support families in this state.
As this campaign goes on we are seeing Morris Iemma and Labor become increasingly cocky.
Just imagine how cocky he will be along with Michael Costa, Joe
Tripodi and Frank Sartor if re-elected. Families in NSW will just not
get a look in.
So on March 24, don’t reward Labor. Vote to fix NSW.
Regards,
Peter Debnam
PS For a summary of our policies for families go to http://www.peterdebnam.com.au/images/stories/media/pdfs/
familysupport_flyer.pdf
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