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.
Latest News
COMPLETE FAILURE: While Australian families are being smashed by interest rate rises, crippling insurance premiums & soaring living costs, this Labor Government’s response is to send hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars overseas, including to the Taliban!
People can’t afford groceries, rent or power bills. Small businesses are folding. Insurance is becoming impossible to pay.
Get your priorities straight Anthony Albanese. Look after Australians first.
HONOURING OUR FALLEN: As the Shadow Assistant Minister and a Veteran I laid a wreath at the Australian War Memorial to mark the commencement of the 2026 parliamentary sitting year. This annual ceremony is for our political leaders to reflect on the nation they serve and the sacrifices made.
Every time another grub on the street puts a torch to our national flag without consequence, it is an insult to every Australian, especially those who wore the flag on their shoulder while protecting our nation and those who were buried beneath it.
Please sign my petition in the comments to make it a criminal offence to burn the Australian flag.
First day back at school today & I couldn’t be prouder of Emery. She’s got the most beautiful spirit & the grit to face all challenges head-on, no matter what’s put in front of her. Watching her with her big sister melts my heart.
Wishing all students a great start to the year, & sending my best to parents, carers & guardians as we all get back into school mode.
And to our teachers, thank you for the important work you do in shaping the next generation.