Phillip Thompson OAM MP
Federal Member for Herbert
Serving Our Community
Together with our community, we’ve been working to secure our economic recovery, support jobs and help locals get ahead.
Through our local advocacy, we’ve been able to deliver on our local plan in Herbert, including:
✅ Establishing the reinsurance pool to bring down insurance premiums
✅ Delivering the Port channel widening to allow bigger ships into our port for imports and exports
✅ Funding a new youth precinct to get young people off our streets
✅ Starting a much-needed $80-million refurbishment for Reef HQ
✅ A Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, and
✅ 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 we’re 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 there’s ever anything I can do, please don’t hesitate to get in touch on the phone, on Facebook or by email.
While you’re 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
We’ve secured significant investment in Townsville and surrounds, creating jobs and helping our economic recovery.
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MATES4MATES BREAKFAST: The Calvary Townsville Men’s BBQ put on a fantastic breakfast raising funds for Mates4Mates. I was joined on the panel with my mate Chris, the former Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. We spoke about mental wellbeing, resilience and mateship. Thank you Millwood BBQ for the BBQ breakfast and all those who attended.
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A big thank you to everyone involved in the event. We are so appreciative of the support and sharing the importance of having conversations with mates.
Looks like a great crowd turned up. Good to see.
That is amazing. This is needed in every town and city. Support to assist in change.
Missed this one but got positive feedback from those who attended. Well done, mates and keep up with the good work.
Was great seeing you there Phillip. Unfortunately didn’t get the chance to have a yarn.
Thank you for your service 🥰
So great to see you supporting your fellow men. God bless you.
Thats awesome!
Good of you to help and be open to share.
Didn’t know anything about this being on, was it advertised? I would have liked to attend.
🙏🏻🙏🏻
Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community What about hosting a conversation with a male from the LGBTQ+ community ? That would be a great insight, Gay men are at a significantly higher risk for mental health issues compared to heterosexual men. Might raise some awareness while showing support from the local MP.
Oh that’s great to see. We have this one that’s just opened for tickets with Wally Lewis as our keynote.
Kent Rogers if you get a chance next year these are amazing breakfasts to go to.
CUTTING 20% OF HECS IS A GOOD START AND LABOR DESERVES PRAISE FOR ATTACKING AN UNFAIR TAX AND NOW SHOULD DO AWAY WITH THE OTHER 80% BELOW IS WHERE THE MONEY WILL COME FROM TO DO IT! Households are ‘profit cows’ for AGL who pay no tax on billions of income Matthew Elmas Nov 01, 2024, updated Nov 01, 2024 Share New research finds gas giants aren't paying any tax despite making billions in profits. Gas giant AGL charged ordinary customers up to three times more than businesses and made huge profits from households, economists say. Australia Institute senior research fellow David Richardson published an analysis of the company’s annual report this week that showed it charged consumers an average of $38.1 per gigajoule (GJ) last financial year, compared to just $11.9/GJ for businesses. Richardson said that gas prices have risen at nearly double the rate of the broader Consumer Price Index (CPI) since June 2021, soaring more than 30 per cent over that time. Customers are paying more than they should, with AGL booking 36 per cent of its sales price as profits at the retail level, compared to a 0.5 per cent loss on business sales, he said. “That profit essentially comes from just billing and marketing to you,” Richardson said. “The gas households get is the same gas as businesses do. Businesses don’t get some special type of gas which means gas companies can’t make a profit on it.” The analysis of AGL’s investor disclosures shows businesses are paying 69 per cent less per GJ of gas than regular consumers, who Richardson said are being used as “profit cows” by AGL. Meanwhile, the company paid no tax on $15.4 billion worth of income in 2020-21, according to Australian Taxation Office transparency data. “It is clear that households dependent upon gas for their heating have done it particularly tough,” Richardson said. “Consumers … might think that this is just the unfortunate side-effect of the cost of international gas prices rising and as a result, energy companies like AGL have no choice but to pass on the cost to continue to make a profit … this is not the case.” A spokesperson for AGL said contracts between residential and large business customers are “set up differently”. “Large business customers are provided bespoke pricing based on their individual customer profile,” they said. “The gas consumption of different businesses varies significantly when compared to residential customers. Business customers are also signed on longer-term contracts. “For residential customers, their gas prices are determined by a range of factors including changes in wholesale prices, network and environmental costs.” No tax paid by multinationals It comes as separate analysis from the Australia Institute on Friday found that gas exporters in Queensland have made $36 billion without paying any state or federal tax. Multinationals including Australia Pacific LNG, Arrow Energy Holdings, SANTOS and Petronas made billions in income without paying the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Each is exporting coal seam gas from Queensland. “If you paid any tax in 2022-23, you paid more than all these gas corporations combined,” Australia Institute principal advisor Mark Ogge said. “Australians are missing out on schools, hospitals, housing and cost of living relief because foreign-owned gas exporters are taking us for a ride, and our governments are doing nothing about it.” The Australia Institute findings underscore a broader political debate in Australia about whether gas companies are paying their fair share of tax, particularly after a global commodity squeeze post-COVID generated huge profits for the industry. Gas companies have claimed that the shortage is due to regulations preventing gas exploration, but analysts have pointed out that these companies are shipping large quantities of LNG overseas. Australian households, meanwhile, continue to suffer from elevated gas bills as the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) continues to warn about possible shortages. “A minimum surplus of 12 PJ (if the LNG producers export all of their un contracted gas) will be important for the east coast market to help re-fill storage facilities ahead of winter and provide a buffer for other market risks,” the regulator said in its latest report. Name Total income $ Tax payable $ AUSTRALIA PACIFIC LNG P/L 11,315,191,510.00 0.00 LNG PTY LTD ARROW ENERGY HOLDINGS P/L 683,308,002.00 0.00 QGC UPSTREAM 10,654,836,617.00 0.00 HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED 10,654,836,617.00 0.00 PETRONAS AUSTRALIA 1,891,659,280.00 0.00 PTY LIMITED TOTAL ENERGIES EP HOLDINGS 3,665,554,256.00 0.00 AUSTRALIA PTY LTD TOTALENERGIES EP AUSTRALIA 351,887,864.00 0.00 TOTAL ENERGIES GAS & POWER 163,868,239.00 0.00 AUSTRALIA PTY LTD KOGAS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1,556,634,411.00 0.00 SANTOS LIMITED 6,257,384,778.00 0.00 Total 36,540,324,957.00 0.00 0.00
TRICK OR TREAT: Astin and I are hitting the streets in search of treats. Astin picked my Woody outfit and she insisted she went as a Qantas flight attendant. Full disclosure, no flight upgrades were given out tonight.
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Question to the member for Herbert, why did your daughter refuse to give the prime minister free food and drinks on his flights. Don’t you know who he is 🤣🤣🤣
This should be used for next year's advertisement for the federal election. Though you don't need it Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community because you will always win because you care about the people you represent ❤️
You’re a great dad you both look great and the best part is you are having fun with your beautiful little girl. Phil you make so many people proud you are a great dad and a great politician don’t even go changing your doing a super great job.👍
Are you a trick or a treat?
😂😂 so good! You both look fantastic! Astin is cute as 🩷
Looking good Phillip, and you too Astin , did a good job picking out dad’s outfit,enjoy yourselves.
Albo may hit Astin up for some corporate “treats” from Qantas.
Come to our house Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community
Is that because Albo doesn't have Astins upgrade hotline number 😉
And doesn't she look perfect!.So do you Phillip. Where is your horse?
These are pretty good costumes. Hope you had a good night
Old elbow will take that free upgrade and the points.
Love your and Austin's outfits hope you both had a wonderful night. 😘
Love your sense of humour The things we do for our children ❤️
Great work Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community enjoy the evening only the PM gets Qantas 1st class travel upgrade cheers
I gotta say Woody suits you!!! 😂😂
Thats the best!! How did you manage to find a Qantas outfit that size?! 😲
Hope your not open carry there?
You both look great Phillip. That truly is priceless. Enjoy your time together 😍
Where's your horse Phillip? 🤣
I wanted to dress up as a grave digger , seems I got a little off track
Good to see you and your daughter mate. Qantas air hostess was a great touch. Fred Flinstone and family 👌
Haha love this Phil!
Both look so happy - enjoy every moment of it 💕 with your beautiful daughter. She has been watching the news!
Awww She looks adorable Happy Halloween to family
PERSONAL CHOICE: It was fantastic to meet with inspiring young local mums today to discuss increased support around birthing options & the importance of personal choice in decision making.
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Even a father? Interesting.
Meegan, without Punctuation it appears you think Phil Thompson is our Mayor, he is the Federal Member, we have just voted 3 State Members and the Mayor Troy Thompson, currently under investigation is Local Council.
Cuts to Police funding. $200million only
For those thinking this was about abortion laws - it actually was about changes to homebirth and insurance 🩷
I actually support the new Mayor.
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
“The importance of personal choice” I thought the government wanted that responsibility!! It’s great to hear that personal choice in decision making is a key part of your get together!
Good on you Phil!🙌.
I initially scrolled passed this and this is what I thought I saw at first glance. 😅
I was with my good wife for the birth of all of our three children. Very emotional events in our lives.
What are LNP doing about the Townsville Mayor Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community? No excuses now? Please don’t say this is a ‘state issue’.
Great stand for you to take Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community and well done with your appearance on SKY tonight ❤ !!!
Just wonderful to see! Well done LNP Katter AJP and Greens senators and state and federal MP’s who are speaking up on our behalf 🙂 Govt has no place to restrict women’s right to give birth where and with whom she wants. Let’s hope the federal ALP announce proper public consultation for a subsidised all risk PII product in line with other countries. Hopefully Townsville HHS are planning their public homebirth model and consult the local women and maternity consumer reps Homebirth Australia Homebirth Queensland Let's Talk Birth Maternity Choices Australia Maternity Consumer Network Maternal Health Matters Health Consumers Queensland Consumers Health Forum of Australia Australian College of Midwives (ACM) Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union Midwives Australia
UNDERMINING THE TOURIST INDUSTRY BY DISCOURAGING VISITORS FROM CHINA In the midst of a Cost of Living crisis the Government is actively discouraging visitors from China by refusing to grant visas to ached up tourists. My son currently works as a teacher in China and has noticed that the current government currently discourages tourists by rejecting visa applications. Many of his colleagues including his girlfriend had theri tourist visa application rejected by the local Australian Consulate. In fact his girlfriend has had her tourist visa application rejected 3 times and yet we worry that we are not getting enough tourists from China. You think the penny would drop? So instead of these cashed up tourists visiting Australia they go to Europe where their money unlike in Australia is welcome. This is quite bizarre as China has just announced a two week visa free package for anyone visiting China. Why Minister Burke do we go out of our way to hurt our Tourist Industry?
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False news is like a cancer Phil, some just take at face value, and never question its authenticity and spread it far and wide
I understand that Troy is holding himself accountable to both himself and to the public. I am confident that he will deliver the goods. On the other hand, the Councillors need an urgent wake up call. Deliver or out you go. The Federal Government does not have jurisdiction over the Townsville Elected members. The Queensland Government controls Local Councils. Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community Mayor Troy Thompson Disclaimer: I am not knowledgeable in the intricacies of Local Government
Bring on the babies
But you still haven’t done anything for Medical research
Good on u Phillip
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 didn’t agree on much, I’ll 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 👍👍👍So 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! 💙💙💙💙
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! 🙌
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
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!
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.
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 💙
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.
So proud of you team LNP ..you did good 👏 .. you too Phil, constant support throughout the campaign and great MC on Saturday night 🤩 Time to forge ahead Townsville 👏👏👏
When will people understand your voting for your local representative not the leader
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 🙂 ) to Unshackle ourselves from these restrictions and make Laws that put the Victims Rights 1st and Not the Criminals as it is now. Cheers 🙂
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.
Congratulations Adam and Janelle, yeah Townsville.🥳
Time’s up for labor
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 🥳
And Dale Last on the Southside here in Elliot Springs! Really need to division lines changed so we have a true local member.
Great interview on Credlin Phillip Thompson, stay well.
You guys did it. Well done
Fantastic news 😄
👋 Congratulations...!! 👍😊🥰