We know it’s the holiday break, but there are only 3 weeks before the Australian Parliament sits again. We must try to stop the anti-small business Loophole Bill from being passed in the Senate.
Last Friday I supplied you the open letter we sent to Senator David Pocock after he blindsided Australians by passing part of the Loophole Bill just before Christmas. The passed ‘bit’ puts a union political operative into every small business in Australia. He could well do the same thing in early February. The next part of the Bill is a massive trashing of every Australian’s right to be their own boss.
I’m asking you to put aside a little bit of time to contact the independent Senators.
Email Senators to raise your concerns and worries about the damage to you, your loved ones, family and friends. Whether you or they are a contractor, self-employed, casual worker or involved in a small/family business, this concerns you. It concerns your local shop keeper. Your personal story/concerns are powerful. Senators need to know this.
Phone Senators. If you ring a Senator’s office, ask to speak to an adviser. This personal approach is known to get results.
Ask a direct question: Does the Senator support or reject the balance of the Loophole Bill?
Answers to this simple question are vital.
The Senators and their advisers know exactly what the issues are. They know it’s a massive attack on small and family business people.
Here are the contact details:
| Senator | Electorate phone | Parliament phone | |
| Senator Lidia Thorpe | senator.thorpe@aph.gov.au | (03) 9070 1950 | (02) 6277 3353 |
| Senator Pauline Hanson | senator.hanson@aph.gov.au | (07) 3221 7644 | (02) 6277 3184 |
| Senator Tammy Tyrrell | senator.tyrrell@aph.gov.au | (03) 9070 1910 | (02) 6277 3422 |
| Senator Jacqui Lambie | senator.lambie@aph.gov.au | (03) 6431 3112 | (02) 6277 3614 |
| Senator Malcolm Roberts | senator.roberts@aph.gov.au | (07) 3221 9099 | (02) 6277 3694 |
| Senator David Pocock | Senator.David.Pocock@aph.gov.au | (02) 6247 6444 | (02) 6277 3117 |
| Senator Ralph Babet | senator.babet@aph.gov.au | (03) 9070 1900 | (02) 6277 3401 |
| Senator David Van | senator.van@aph.gov.au | (03) 9008 4688 | (02) 6277 3760 |
Don’t worry if the Senator is not in your State or Territory. Contact them anyway. This is an issue for every Australian.
You can let me know of your efforts and any outcomes.
Email me at: kennethnormanphillips@gmail.com
Many thanks
Remember: Good people can stop bad things happening!