Newspaper Article – Let Pensioners have a job
At the last election, the Coalition proudly proposed increasing the Work Bonus payment—allowing age pensioners and veterans to earn more without impacting their pension entitlements. I was pleased to campaign on this initiative, which would have doubled the existing Work Bonus from $300 to $600 per fortnight. Australia is facing critical skills and workforce shortages […]
Newspaper Article – Coalition pans Labor’s ‘opaque’ student target hike
I welcome any genuine effort to get more Australians into training and employment. However, the Albanese Government continues to fall short of delivering a clear, coordinated plan to address the deepening skills shortage—one that has real consequences for our economy, our workforce, and our future. In my recent conversation with Ipswich Tribune journalist Rob Mellett, […]
Newspaper Article – ALP Silent On Skilled Visa Delay – Weekend Australian
Opposition Immigration spokesman Paul Scarr said Australia was in a “global competition” to recruit skilled workers, and called on the federal government to explain its “radio silence” on migration since the election. “Whether they are carpenters or heart surgeons, the best-qualified and skilled have options,” Senator Scarr said. “They are not going to wait months […]
Newspaper Article – Asylum-seeker fail numbers top 100,000 (The Australian)
Opposition Immigration Spokesman Paul Scarr said Labor needed to address the rising number of failed asylum-seekers in Australia, saying the humanitarian program needed to operate with “integrity and fairness”. “We have now reached the stage where the figure is nearly five times our annual humanitarian program intake of 20,000,” Senator Scarr said. “Given this trend […]
Newspaper Article – Politicians Face Israel Scrutiny As Slaughter Continues (Ipswich Tribune)
Senator Paul Scarr said he supported “a two-state solution that is negotiated between the parties and wouldprovide both Israelis and Palestinians with peace and security within internationally recognized borders.
Newspaper Article – Senator Scarr Appointed Shadow Minister Role (Ipswich News Today)
Senator Paul Scarr has been appointed as the Shadow Minister for Immigration and Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, after being elected to the Senate in 2019
Newspaper Article – Immigration Role For Scarr (Ipswich Tribune)
SENATOR Paul Scarr is the new Shadow Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and MulticulturalAffairs. Senator Scarr (pictured) said he was honoured to take on the new role.
Newspaper Article – Coalition Still Supports Cutting Back Migration Intake (The Australian)
Newly appointed opposition immigration spokesman Paul Scarr has backed the Coalition’s election policy to cut the migration intake as “considered and measured” but stopped short of recommitting to Peter Dutton’s pledge to slash net overseas migration by 100,000.
Newspaper Article – Make Your Vote Count This Election (Ipswich Tribune)
AFTER being elected as a Senator in 2019, I moved my office out of the Brisbane CBD into the Greater Ipswich Region.
Newspaper Article – Scarr Doubles Upgrade Call (TLS Independent)
Queensland LNP Senator Paul Scarr continued to call for funding for the Brisbane Valley Highway in parliament this week, despite Federal Government protesting that it has already met its quota.