Author: John McCourt
The Nationals WA’s lead Senate Candidate, John McCourt, has called for a cross party solution to the vexed asylum seeker issue that has plagued Australia for years.Mr McCourt said today in Broome that only a robust and honest approach to the asylum seeker issue by both the Government of the day and ... (28-Jul)
Author: John McCourt
The Nationals’ Senate candidate for WA John McCourt has welcomed the establishment of a branch of the party in Broome.
An inaugural meeting held this month saw the formal setting up of the branch which adds to a thriving Nationals WA branch in Kununurra.
Mr. McCourt said the growth of interest i... (02-May)
Author: John McCourt
The Nationals’ Senate candidate for WA John McCourt has called on the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to reverse the rip-off by guaranteeing to match WA’s Royalties for Regions funding dollar-for-dollar.
Mr McCourt says the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader mu... (01-May)
Author: John McCourt
The Nationals candidate for the Kimberley John McCourt said a single hub was the only reasonable option for any onshore processing of gas from the Browse Basin.
Mr. McCourt said a lot of discussion had taken place on the pros and cons of the extraction of gas off the Kimberley coast and how to proc... (01-Sep)
Author: John McCourt
Nationals candidate for the Kimberley John McCourt says land and housing affordability is on everyone’s lips this election – and for good reason.
The WA Nationals are calling for a comprehensive review into how the State Government prepares and releases land for housing.
Mr McCourt says a careful ... (25-Aug)
Author: John McCourt
The Nationals have expressed their support for an initiative by the Shire of Derby/WestKimberley to carry out a study into a possible industrial and supply base at Point Torment.
Nationals Candidate for the Kimberley, John McCourt, said Derby deserved support in its proactive measures to carve out ... (25-Aug)
Author: John McCourt
Nationals candidate for the Kimberley John McCourt says Broome residents should feel insulted by the attitude of Premier Alan Carpenter toward the current health crisis in town.
Mr Carpenter was responding to a question by a Broome resident on ABC radio this morning about the lack of doctors in tow... (15-Aug)
Author: John McCourt
The re-instalment of Colin Barnett to lead the Liberal Party at the coming State election raises the spectre of the Libs revisiting his far-fetched idea of taking water from the Kimberley to Perth by building a canal.
Nationals candidate for the Kimberley John McCourt said today the concept was bre... (07-Aug)
Author: John McCourt
The critical shortage in the number of GPs in Broome need never have happened, according to Nationals WA candidate for the Kimberley, John McCourt.
The local businessman says Broome is now faced with the closure of a major medical clinic no solution in site to stop doctors leaving town.
“I just fi... (23-Jun)
Author: John McCourt
The Nationals WA have preselected more candidates for the next State election endorsing for the Legislative Assembly electorate of Kimberley, and for the Upper House South West ticket.
Broome local and former journalist John McCourt was pre-selected for the electorate of Kimberley at Friday’s State... (22-Jun)