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
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NEW 🇦🇺 CITIZENS: Always great to welcome our newest citizens with the Australian flag - Congratulations to everyone who made this important step.
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No thanks we're full! In fact we're so full we have Aussies living on the street. Send them back home 🤦♂️
Welcome to a great country.
Over the past ten days, I have had thousands of North Queenslanders, and people from Northern Australia more broadly, contact me to encourage me to run for a leadership role within the Liberal Party.
While a win was always unlikely, I’m a firm believer that you have to be in the arena to have a shot.
As a proud and passionate North Queenslander, I made the decision to have a crack. While I didn’t get the outcome I had hoped for, I’ll never stop fighting for North Queensland and its people for whom I owe so much.
Democracy in action is a beautiful process and something for which I hold enormous respect, particularly having fought under the Australian flag to protect our democratic rights.
It was an honour to be involved in the democratic process of the Liberal leadership contest and the ability to hold this process in such a respectful way is just another example of why Australia is the best country on Earth.
I congratulate new Liberal Leader Sussan Ley and Deputy Ted O’Brien on their success. Their experience and passion will be instrumental in leading the Liberal Party forward into its next chapter.
I’ve had the privilege of working with both Sussan and Ted since I was first elected to Parliament in 2019 and both are incredibly talented and decent human beings.
Sussan and Ted have my full support and I look forward to working with them collaboratively over the coming months and years.
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MP does NQ proud and ‘has a crack’ at leadership gig www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/herbert-mp-phillip-thompson-defeated-in-bid-for-deputy-leader-... Townsville Bulletin
The tilt may not have been successful, but the people of Herbert recognise and value your character and leadership qualities. There'll be another time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL 🥳
Team Thompson has taken over Facebook just for a moment to wish Phil a wonderful birthday, hopefully you get to have a quiet beer to celebrate.
Phil, you’re an amazing boss, an inspirational leader and a tireless fighter for our region. Thank you for all you do!
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Happy birthday Phil,you bloody legend,have a wonderful day 🥳🎉🥳🎉🍰
Happy birthday Phil. Celebrate and enjoy. Congratulations on your re-election as Member for Herbert also. Well done.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: A huge thanks for the warm support across Townsville today. I am so grateful to each & every one of you.
I will continue to listen, act & deliver- while never taking for granted the immense privilege I have been granted in serving you for another three years.
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Phillip you amplify what it is to be an Australian 🩵
A great asset to Australia! May he be recognised for his real value. A patriot and hard worker!
THANK YOU TOWNSVILLE- I will never take this honour for granted.
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Truly deserved Phil .. You're the prime example of what a local representative should be doing .. Representing the local community .. It's just a pity the bigwigs down south don't do the same
PM material one day I am sure. Well done Phil.
At least North Queensland wants a decent politician in Canberra