Phillip Thompson OAM MP
Federal Member for Herbert
Serving Our Community
Together with our community, weβve been working to secure our economic recovery, support jobs and help locals get ahead.
Through our local advocacy, weβve been able to deliver on our local plan in Herbert, including:
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Establishing the reinsurance pool to bring down insurance premiums
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Delivering the Port channel widening to allow bigger ships into our port for imports and exports
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Funding a new youth precinct to get young people off our streets
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Starting a much-needed $80-million refurbishment for Reef HQ
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A Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, and
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Delivering a new ward at the Townsville University Hospital.
Each and every one of these initiatives is aimed at improving the quality of life for local people and ensuring weβre supporting a better future for our region. Please check out some of our local projects here.
As your Federal Member I am always here to help. If thereβs ever anything I can do, please donβt hesitate to get in touch on the phone, on Facebook or by email.
While youβre here, please take a minute to have your say, and let me know what’s important to you and your family.
Phillip Thompson OAM MP
Weβve secured significant investment in Townsville and surrounds, creating jobs and helping our economic recovery.
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Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community
Federal Member for Herbert
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Industry
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Personnel
A FRESH START: Townsville, you voted for change & today we have three new State Members of Parliament.
Congratulations Adam Baillie, Janelle Poole and Natalie Marr. To the outgoing MPs, whilst we didnβt agree on much, Iβll always respect anyone who puts their hand up to serve their community.
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A good result
A well spoken speech by incoming Premier...less so the spiteful, pouty, outgoing Premier. Unfortunately for him, he was always in trouble...tarnished by the stain of Plucka. I'm hoping Dutton will show Crisafulli how to be a strong, decisive leader. That is what we need at the top.
A big Congratulations πππSo now your job is to Crack down on crime.
Now to keep your word, adult crime adult time and fight for the victims of crime.
Amazing! Natalie Marr - LNP for Thuringowa told you you’d do it, this community is behind you all the way! ππππ
Adam, Janelle and Natalie please for the love of god don’t stand behind and nod your heads we’ve had enough of that. Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community, now let’s get people in place early to clear Team Hill out and move this City forward
Congrats. Now step up to the promises made.
The 3 blind mice….goooooooone!!!!
Congratulations to all! π
And we have a new Police Minister so I hope the LNP make the changes necesary regarding the Judiciary and the criminal element in this town and the rest of Queensland.
Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community you are a champ and a real statesman acknowledging the past members contributed to our city . Labor leader Steve miles absolutely disgraced himself last night in his speech . ( just a labor grub ) I am sure the 3 elected LNP members will serve our community well . Congratulations to all . Kind Regards
Well said Phil Congratulations Adam, Janelle and Natalie. I look forward to supporting your guys.
Now it's time to get to work!
Congrats Queensland.
Well said. Such dignity is needed, especially by all Politicians.
Now to put into action the promises made!
Now hopefully they all perform and fix this wonderful state we call Queensland
Well said, great to see you have the dignity to sign off the “outgoing” recognising their service to the public. All class.
Very good
Excellent result. Congratulations to our new representatives in Townsville.
Congratulations t u all .
Phil, but you really do mean........"whilst you didn’t do much".....Who are the three out going? I seem to have forgotten their names.....Ah well I guess they weren't important enough for me to remember
Time to oust the federal labor.
Well done Townsville and Queensland
Thank God!
TIME FOR CHANGE: On Saturday the 26th of October we have a chance to rid this city of the lazy state government representatives we currently have. Our candidates for the Townsville seats at this state election are;
Adam Baillie - Townsville City
Janelle Poole - Mundingburra
Natalie Marr - Thuringowa
Annette Swaine - Hinchinbrook
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Natalie Marr was the only one that knocked on my door. And yes i am at home most of the time. I think she might have the win here in Thuringowa. My opinion only.
Best of luck Janelle And Nat good on you guys
Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community whilst I will always support you and the liberals on a federal level. I myself think it’s important for candidates to live in the electorate that they are hoping to be elected in. It’s a clear indication and way to know they’re going to be not only motivated to make decisions and to vote in what’s best for the electorate. It’s hard to fathom that the only person the LNP could find for the Hinchinbrook seat lives well outside the electorate cause any changes or votes she makes will have zero bearing on her life. Or is she just going to tow the party line and vote for what’s best for Brisbane ? Keen to hear your thoughts on this because when I’ve asked the question on the state level pages I’ve heard nothing.
If Katter swings to labor we are done for another term of crap. Fingers crossed Katter party and lnp combine on the castle law to give citizens the right to protect ourselves against the crime. We have had enough!
I just made it clear. I’m a conservative voter but when you say lazy state representatives thats just a kick in the guts. We don’t always agree with what they do and how they go about it by doing it but calling them lazy it’s just plain wrong.
Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community , let’s remove this labor govt and get a fresh start . Keep up the great work Phil kind Regards
Time for change π
When will people understand your voting for your local representative not the leader
Natalie Marr , the most passionate person, who loves Townsville and cares about about her constituents. She deserve to win. I have approached her on several occasions, she listens and I believe once she’s our local State member, we will see positive change.
Bring it on You would have to have rocks in ya head to vote Labour Seriously
I voted early this arvo at greenwood drive park. Sad I missed ya Phil! Rocked up in blue and all
Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community First thankyou for responding and chasing up my emails in regard to TCC's poor performance on the repairs to the water tanks on Magnetic Island. While we are a small population here I'm sure we contribute exponentially to the QLD Tourist $. There is no doubt there will be a change in the Upcoming election. I have a particular interest in the Youth Crime that is plaguing QLD (+Every other State) I know Townsville Economy is suffering for it. My opinion is that Youth Crime needs addressing at the Federal and State Level. WHY ? As you know Australia signed the UN Charter and this has specific rules regarding the treatment of Children in a criminal setting. Any Laws made at the State or Federal Level have to comply with this. I believe It's Time (It's Time was a political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam during the 1972 federal election in Australia FYI π ) to Unshackle ourselves from these restrictions and make Laws that put the Victims Rights 1st and Not the Criminals as it is now. Cheers π
There is no place for any political party that agrees to very late abortions! What about Labour’ Disinformation/Misinformation bill !! That is what they stand for!! Vote the same get the same!!
Those three have more lives than cats. Unfortunately it's the voting public that keeps those three in their seats. At the end of the day you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
And we did. Congratulations everyone !!!!!
Hi Phillip, best of luck to all of you in tomorrow's election, I had the pleasure to meet Natalie Marr before we moved from Townsville down to the South East and s
Nat for the win in Thuringowa π₯³
And Dale Last on the Southside here in Elliot Springs! Really need to division lines changed so we have a true local member.
Congratulations Adam and Janelle, yeah Townsville.π₯³
Time’s up for labor
You guys did it. Well done
Fantastic news π
π Congratulations...!! πππ₯°
Now lets start fixing up the things that require fixing
Australian politics is like voting for Beavis or Butthead
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And this is why you will always get my vote πͺπ½. #realhuman
Nice at least your daughter had you dress up as a cowboy
The girl has got the moves!
I love it!!! I think you should teach the Townsville dads these moves and then put a challenge out to the towns of Queensland or even better still set a world record for dad's dancing with their kids. I know a couple of dads that would get out there a bust some moves hey Jake Arioli and Josh Wood
You even dance like a dad ππ
Cute, a little performer, good to see children get into music and dance. Good support Dad.
Great moves. Even better song
Winning at being a girl dad Phil !!
Amazing. Just proves dad spends time which is the most valuable gift of all. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for making the rest of us dads feel better you get first place for bad dad dancing maybe you can get your daughter to take you to dance class lol It’s nice to see a bloody poli being a normal family person for a change
This is gold brother.
Love the song choice!!
Love your moves Phil π
“Dad can you dance with me?” “Sorry, but I am the main character in this mirror” I love this π
Nothing as great for a young girl as having an excellent dad π
You're amazing Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community ... a wonderful man, husband and father
Just goes to show how Phil is also a great Father..it’s not all about being a politician
Awesome Dad and Daughter dance
Absolutely gorgeous! She's got the moves!
She’ll remember that for life π well done Dad!!
Way to go mate you're a great Dad I could see my daughter getting me to do that π€πβ€οΈ
I love this video, it is so gorgeous. You don’t look too bad either Phil.
That is so beautiful Phillip, you are a great man ππ»οΏΌ
This is beautiful , creating memories . Well done
No dad, you're not doing it right lol
HOUSING BOOST: Peter Dutton visited Townsville today to announce plans to cut the red tape and invest in the infrastructure we need to boost our cityβs housing supply. We have nurses, doctors, tradies and soldiers relocating to our great city but struggling to find a home. This is a housing crisis of the Labor governmentβs making but weβre going to make sure developers can build new homes with the approvals and funding they need.
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I love your work mate and dislike Labor. But. This issue is not soley caused by Labor. The price of houses, the cost of living crisis, power prices, interest rates and mass immigration, among other associated issues are happening in most western democratic countries. These same issues are happening in all these countries regardless of whether the governments are liberal or conservative. The question must be asked why? Why are all these western democratic suffering similar issues?
Looking good gentleman
Two true Australians here, doing their best for our wonderful countryπ¦πΊπ―π
Don,t forget about the people already living here, looking for affordable housing too π
Queensland doesn't start or stop in the ville. Brisbane lines isn't a sporting team , it's a line still in effect that everyone forgets
We are with you Phillip!
More hand outs to some people. Yet no government will bring DFRDB in line with inflation. Some of the community receive more in pension per week. Update DFRDB
Stop getting involved in local politics and deliver federal results...
ANY CHANCE I COULD STOP GETTING TEXT MESSAGES, EMAILS, VOICE MAILS and COLD CALLS ????????
Does any of this include flood mitigation infrastructure to protect the houses we already have, so people have confidence to build?
Dha house in your street has been empty since January
We live in a country that has an abundance of every resource the world needs, yet somehow we are swimming in debt & have a housing crisis?
A couple of Crooks.
Great pick of 2 Champions . Bring the election home please.
Homes, yes. But please go easy on the towers. Most people like at least a little bit of a yard. I hope all the defence houses currently sitting empty are fixed up so they can be rented out.
Can they not be in high risk flood zones please
It is the red tape that is killing this country. Local councils are falling over themselves with the onerous paperwork. It MUST be streamlined to make the process open, transparent and user fiendly!
Nothing as difficult as wading through the red tape and less than any help from those in the industry
Is there no scope to reduce immigration to take the pressure off housing Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community?
Yes more homes needed, but not much use without water and power etc
Fantastic work Phil
I thought you said “fkin” need and I literally cheered… π same vibe though we share! π€£π€£
This photo annoys me. On one side you have an awesome dude, a vet and a good politician. On the other side you have a complete wanker that killed the defence force.
And there are still all those dha houses sitting empty the could be used by families in need government houses still sitting empty for no reason still ????
Is anyone brave enough to look at negative gearing? π All politicians need to come up with some serious policies that will actually help.
SOLAR RIP-OFF: Small businesses are being ripped off by dodgy solar trading businesses, to the tune of millions of dollars, and the Labor Energy Minister is doing nothing about it. I met with Sean from Super Green Solutions to call on the government to clean up the housing solar rebate scheme and protect our small businesses from the crooks who are abusing the system.
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Well the clue is in the word rebate there buddy
Wind and solar - the biggest blight on our planet!
Why is it that the providers of electricity seek to increase the cost of supplying electricity yet we have a price of $ 0.08 cents then it can go down to 4 cents that price should be the same as the price as the electricity provider receive
Don’t mention pink batts! Labour give with one hand take away with the other.
Yeah, interesting to see who the rip-offs arise, solar put my 6.6 kW system on using top grade equipment for 4250 and all the others around Townsville where around the $10,000 mark so and they still got the rebate. so yeah better be careful how you look into this
Recommend All politicians in government should be productive based. EG: "If state/national budget debt exceeds 3%. The sitting government members WILL NOT be eligible to stand for relection".
Too many tiers of Government.....let's vote to get rid of some of the pot sniffers/bludgers!!!
Yea we got stung to the tune of 20k the first time. ( the company was nowhere to be seen , 2500 per battery. 2nd time another 23k so far so good ( I must make sure company still operating)
And home owners
What is rip off you are talking about everyone is happy with their solar we have not heard complain about the clean energy solutions going on it might be just you have you got any solution tell us not you nuclear
The Maine reason power prices are not dropping is because the power distribution costs are increasing with more wires etc.
Good Drills Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community
Good idea have Green Party here do nothing about it average €32,000 for house when in Denmark €1,500 if prices vary so much no real difference in quality serious issue somewhere???
Sometimes I think that the some government people are on commision, they just keep ignoring it, even when it's right under their noses..
This is what Gov. is for. Its many Centuries since the Gov. started prosecuting bakers who sold 'Shrinkflation' loaves.
People should stop subsidizing the government's It's the governments responsibility to supply the cheapest possible power to your house π 24/7 baseload Gas Coal Nuclear Not CCP solar panels or wind turbines crap for 7 hrs per day π‘ power Plus billions and billions more of hard working taxpayers dollars π΅πΈ going to China Hence our π¦ Australian whoos High interest rates
I nssd
This is coal! You got dodgy traders and it’s the governments fault? LNP had a dodgy Robodebt and it was run by the LNP. People died.
Phil, it is good that you are helping bring this to light but at the same time the Liberal party are almost anti solar and anti renewables. It's a bit disingenuous don't you think? Your environmental record from the last DECADE in power was disastrous for the country. Solar should have been far better incentivised during your time in Govt, and you could have implemented these protections then. Just saying!
Your motivation and problems deserve to be successful and proud always life is a life, a life, a life of a life, a life of a life, a life of a life, a life of a life
You talking about crooks abusing the system have an extremely close look at the LNP happy to steer you in the right direction starting with your boss π«΅ be extremely careful in that glass house πΆ
Solar and wind is a farce, bring back our tried and tested coal fired power.