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:
✅ Ensuring an expansion of flood recovery payments to include all Townsville suburbs
✅ Establishing the reinsurance pool to bring down insurance premiums
✅ Delivering a new ward at the Townsville University Hospital
✅ Funding a new youth precinct to get young people off our streets, and
✅ A Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
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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Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community
Federal Member for Herbert
Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence
Shadow Assistant Minister for the NDIS
TOWNSVILLE HOSTS MILITARY EXERCISE: Talisman Sabre will have more than 35,000 military personnel from 19 nations that will participate in the warfighting exercise commanded from Townsville’s Lavarack barracks.
Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Canada, France, Fiji, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2025.
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How long is this crap scheduled to last ? We plan on travelling past Townsville over the next few weeks and it would be good to know what areas to avoid and when.
Meanwhile our PM is off holidaying with the guy they’re training to fight! 🤷♂️
A couple of the guys scared the shit out of me at sausage creek pads when I pulled up laying in the grass 😂
On the 18th July and every day I remember my mate, our brother, Ben Ranaudo who was killed in action 16 years ago. In the same IED blast Paul suffered significant life changing injuries including having his leg blown off. #lestweforget
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That's acceptable Phillip but what's not acceptable is you completely ignoring my pleas for help to improve the treatment of the many thousands who are still ravaged by the invisible injuries of PTSD and associated mental trauma. I think we are getting up to double figures with your non replies to my emails etc. Somehow, you've got yourself an OAM. Whatever you did to get that, this is more important. I'm told that on average, three veterans take their own lives every fortnight from lack of correct treatment. Help to fix this devastating situation for Christ's sake Phillip....... OAM.
Such awful memories so many former service personnel carry. It is with total respect and gratitude I say “LEST WE FORGET”. Thank you all.
It does not seem 16yrs ago. Ben, and all those who died in the service of our nation WILL be remembered. Phil, I know some of these names are closer to home for you and I know some names cut deep in your soul, but please remember one thing - YOU have been fighting for each and everyone one of them; and their families, both whilst you were in and since you were out of uniform…… and it IS seen. Ben would be proud of what you’ve achieved and your vocal support for Veterans.
VP80 UPDATE: We did it! Congratulations to the Townsville and veteran community who have successfully dragged the Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh to the table to support celebrating Victory in the Pacific and the end of World War Two events in Townsville.
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You adding you false mayor to celebrations
Funny, as this was posted in the bulletin late last year www.townsvillebulletin.com.au Labor MP promises $100000 for running of Victory in the Pacific milestone year 19 Oct 2024 — Townsville Labor MP Scott Stewart has promised $100,000 towards Victory in the Pacific's 80th-year commemorations in Townsville next year if he ...
“Successfully dragged . . .” - never let a chance for denigration pass by. (94 seats)
WHEELCHAIR WIN: Last month, I joined Townsville woman Julie Brice in advocating for important changes to ensure Australians who utilise wheelchairs aren't discriminated against by major airlines when it comes to air travel.
Julie & I have since met with Qantas, who’ve agreed to change their booking system & work with Julie on a longer-term engineering solution.
This is a major win, driven by regional Queensland. To everyone who offered support including the Townsville Bulletin, we thank you. I also thank Qantas for its willingness to listen & act. We are hoping to meet with Virgin Australia in coming weeks.
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TOWNSVILLE SHOW: Great to see so many Townsville locals and families enjoying the show. Thank you to everyone who stopped by. Townsville Showgrounds
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Sorry I couldn’t help out my Mum passed a way and down for funeral.
Thanks for the times tables and tables of the elements...once kids are out of school holiday mode it will come in handy hahahaha
Even "The Premier " there wow.