Daily Archives: 23 February, 2016

Dob in a dealer

NewsBy Bert van Manen MP 23 February, 2016

The Coalition Government in partnership with Crime Stoppers Australia have launched a new million dollar Dob in a Dealer campaign to encourage communities to help tackle the issue of manufacturing and distribution of drugs in their local area. Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP said crimes relating to methamphetamine, or ice, continued…

End to excessive card charges

NewsBy Bert van Manen MP 23 February, 2016

The Turnbull Government’s tough new laws to protect consumers from excessive card surcharging have passed Parliament. Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP said the Government’s Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2015 passed the Senate on Monday (February 22) and would come into effect this year. “While many merchants do…