Michael Ronaldson
Senator Michael Ronaldson is the Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and a Liberal Senator for Victoria. Senator Ronaldson was the Federal Member for Ballarat between 1990 and 2001, before being elected to the Senate at the 2004 election.
Senator Ronaldson was re-elected at the August election. He was the Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Regional Development from 1996-1998, Chief Government Whip 1998 – 2001 and Shadow Special Minister of State from December 2007 to September2010. Senator Ronaldson also served as co-chair of the national Prisoner of War Memorial in Ballarat.
Michael currently holds the office of Shadow Special Minister of State, a role that seeks to keep the Government in check on electoral matters, Members’ entitlements and administration of the Commonwealth. He also holds the post of Shadow Cabinet Secretary.
Articles by Michael Ronaldson
Close the border and stop this shonky Malaysia deal
Yesterday, it was revealed in The Australian that since the government announced its Malaysian solution six boats have arrived in…... Read more
No green pastures ahead in post-Bob Brown era
The jostling and lobbying amongst the Greens over who is to replace Brown has quietly continued on in earnest. Tasmanian…... Read more
This puppet Prime Minister must call an election
The hung parliament experiment has failed. Prime Minister Julia Gillard must call an election immediately. Ms Gillard famously told us…... Read more
Failed policies cost the taxpayer twice
As Julia Gillard puts the finishing touches on a multimillion-dollar, taxpayer-funded ad campaign to sell her unpopular carbon tax, the…... Read more
Lest we forget to look after the Australian War Memorial
Why is the Australian War Memorial important? Because it is more than a building to store old military bits and…... Read more
Labor’s nasty habit of polling booth rorts must end
It’s said that all’s fair in love and war. But when it comes to elections in a democracy like Australia,…... Read more
Concerns about who pays for politics on the back burner
Under media questioning, the Rudd Government has now admitted that its much-ballyhooed campaign finance reforms have been shunted to the…... Read more
Big Brother alive and well in Canberra
Since the inception of modern democracy, the separation of powers has functioned as a guarantor of individual liberty and honesty…... Read more
Mandatory minimums the answer to drunken thuggery
It was recently revealed that the Victorian Labor Government employs “a small army” of media minders and spin-meisters. But Brumby’s…... Read more
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
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