Ron Boswell attacks Labor for selling out blue collar workers on its ETS

Sen the Hon Ron Boswell attacks Labor for selling out blue collar workers and for now backing the greens with its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Speaking in the Australian Senate 11-03-09

Senator The Hon Ron Boswell has been a National Party member of the Australian Senate since March 5, 1983, representing Queensland. He is the longest serving member of the Senate. Boswell was the leader of the National Party in the Senate from April 10, 1990 to December 3, 2007 and held many positions in the Coalition shadow ministry including Shadow Minister for Regional Development and External Territories (from September 1988 to April 1990), Shadow Minister for Northern Australia and External Territories (April 1993 to May 1994) and Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs (May 1994 to December 1994).

Boswell was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services in July 1999 but left this position in October 2003.

A manufacturers agent in his own small business before entering parliament, Senator Boswell has been an active campaigner for rural, small business, social conservative and family causes. Over twenty-three years Senate service, Senator Boswells achievements have included changes in legislation to benefit rural, family and small business interests.

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• senator
• ron boswell
• national party
• lnp
• queensland
• liberal national party
• australian senate
• labor
• ETS
• Emissions Trading Scheme
• carbon emisisons
• Penny Wong
• Labor Party
• greens

[deagsy]

I met this guy the other night. Good on ya Ron.

[dalelil]

Good on you Ron. You show those soft Labor lefties who are selling out the workers a thing or two!

Its the Nats and the LNP that stick up for small business and the workers.

[Fiat85]

The reality is that Australia has been sold out to the highest bidders from china and India, we are losing this great country that the ANZAC fought for, these politicians only act on their best Interest and really dont care about the people,