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Philip recalls meeting Veterans of D Day and Pearl Harbour
This was a day I’ll never forget, as not only did I attend the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney, I personally met two very remarkable, and tr......
Lions seeks Peace essay submissions
Attention visually impaired students.
As a Lions Australian Delegate to the United Nations, our Club is looking to sponsor an Essay f......
Philip & Terri join Lions Club of Wanneroo
Whilst Terri and I have been long-standing members of Lions for a very long time now, the times now come to change our home club to the area......
Telethon raises $71,356,721 for WA Kids
ICYMI, last night telethon raised a total of $71,356,721 for our children. This is a fantastic result, and it makes me feel very proud to be......
Philip and Augusto meet with dear friends
It was great to be able to catch up with very dear friends Professor Augusto Zimmermann, Ben Falconer, Cait Folan-Sfakianakis, Joshua Forrst......
Philip Supports Nurses in pay dispute
If it wasn’t for our doctors and nurses, our hospital system would be much worse than it is today.
About a month ago, I fronted the......
Philip honoured by Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Throughout my volunteer, charitable and board roles, the main constant in my life has always been the lives of my fellow Australians, and ou......
Lions Club of Whitford supports WA Community at Perth Royal Show
Philip is pleased to announce that the Lions Club of Whitford is again supporting our WA community by hiring out our mobility scooters, whee......
Philip helps Hamersley Rovers Football Club with end of season windup
This morning, it’s my pleasure to be able to help the Hamersley Rovers Football Club and assist the kids with their end of season windup.<......
Today is a day of remembrance 9/11
For many people throughout the world, today is a day of remembrance. We will never forget what occurred on 9/11!......
Vale Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - 2022)
Vale Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - 2022)
Overnight, Buckingham Palace announced the very sad news of the passing of our beloved Sovereig......
Philip accepts FCFC appointment as Community & Sponsorship Manager
Public service and serving my community has not only been an immense honour and a privilege, but also such an important part of my families ......
Happy Fathers Day from the Couper Family
Today is a very special day, and Terri and I wish all fathers a very Happy Fathers Day.
To our own children thank you, for your suppo......
Philip Interviewed by The West Australian Newspaper
It’s hard to believe 12 months has passed already since The West Australian newspaper invited me, as part of a serious of stories getting ......
Philip releases statement as part of campaign for Wanneroo Mayor
To me, being able to represent your community is an immense privilege and an incredible honour.
I WILL do each statement I have made,......
Philip releases statement as part of campaign for Wanneroo Mayor
To me, being able to represent your community is an immense privilege and an incredible honour. I SUPPORT each statement I have made, and se......
Philip nominates for Wanneroo Mayor
I would like to announce that today, I nominated as a candidate for Mayor for the City of
Wanneroo.
Together, Terri and I have both s......
Supporting RSLWA at Vietnam Veterans Day Commemoration 2019
As President of the Lions Club of Whitford, it was an honour for my club members and I to be able to support RSLWA, and the Naval Associatio......
Mia Celebrates a Milestone, her 10th Birthday
Today is a very special day for our family and especially for our beautiful girl Mia, who celebrates her 10th Birthday.
It's also a s......
Family Law & Child Support Reform - Time to support Australians
On Monday 12th August 2019, Philip spoke at a Family Law and Child Support Community Forum hosted by the Hon. Colin Tincknell MLC in Mandura......
Australia Attacked - Sydney CBD Terror Attack
Warning - this news article contains graphic language that may be confronting to you, both in the text, and within the attached vide......
Mandurah Crime Rally - Philip supports community calls for more police
As the President of the Lions Club of Whitford, and previously a Board and WA State Director of the Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundati......
Family Law & Child Support Community Forum
Australia's family law and child support systems are fundamentally broken and in need of urgent change. If you're one of the thousands of pa......
Philip & Terri attend Boobalicious Ball 2019 to aid Breast Cancer Care WA
Last night Terri and Philip attended the 2019 Boobalicious Ball at Crown Perth.
Launched in 2004, Boobalicious is adultshop.com's ans......
Philip & Terri attend RSLWA Help Our Heroes Charity Ball
Last night Terri and I, along with Hon. Colin Tincknell MLC and his wife Sandra attended the RSLWA Help Our Heroes Charity Ball at Crown Per......
Sri Lanka Easter Bombings, 259 Killed, 500+ Injured
To the world's Christian community, Easter Sunday celebrates the day of Jesus Christ's resurrection. In 2019 however, Easter Sunday will als......
Philip hosts Community Crime Forum in Perth's Northern Suburbs
As the President of the Lions Club of Whitford, and previously a Board and WA State Director of the Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundati......
Philip commences employment at Legislative Council of Western Australia
Following discussions with the Office of the Hon. Colin Tincknell MLC, the Legislative Council member for the South West Region, Philip acce......
Another Terrorist Attack - Christchurch New Zealand - 51 killed and 49 injured
Another day and another terrorist attack, this time in New Zealand. The most shocking part of this attack was the gunman filmed his act and ......
Lions Club of Whitford supports Australian Army's Sunset Concert
Today Philip, Terri and their daughter Mia, along with the Lions Club of Whitford team supported the Australian Army Museum of WA with their......
Centrelink "Robodebt" notices causing despair and deaths to Australians
As President of the Lions Club of Whitford, and the previous Board and WA State Director of the Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation, ......
Philip announces will not stand as Independent Candidate
As the President of the Lions Club of Whitford, and previously the WA State Director of the Australian Lions Drug Awareness Foundation ("ALD......
Philip meets with The Hon. Tony Abbott MP
Tonight, Philip again met with our 28th Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. Tony Abbott MP. Philip provided an overview on the Lions Club ......
Spiritual Leader of Group Behind Bali Bombings Released
In an extraordinary development yesterday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo advised he was releasing Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader ......
Philip Receives 752 Support Requests in 2018
In October Philip was interviewed by The Beacon Project, an initiative which concentrates on mental health, suicide prevention and awareness......
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Couper's
As 2018 comes to a close, Philip and Terri along with their family would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ......
Australia Attacked - Bourke Street Terror Attack
This week marked Remembrance Day and the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice. Unfortunately, it will also be remembered for another terror......
2018 Invictus Games - Hero's, Mateship, Integrity & Honour
Whilst an immense honour and privilege to be invited to attend the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney, Philip would personally like to thank all ......
National Apology - Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission
On Monday 22 October 2018, our Federal Parliament delivered a National Apology to victims and survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.......
Cameroon Murder of Innocent Women and Children
WARNING - DISTRESSING AND VIOLENT VIDEO. Philip was sent a most distressing video of the murder of two women and children i......
Philip's Renunciation of British Citizenship Finalised
Following the disclosure by Deputy Greens Leader Scott Ludlam that he was in breach of Section 44 of the Australian Constitution, as he did ......
Royal Commissions into ATO, Centrelink and CSA sought
Whilst our office continues to be inundated with complaints and concerns about the operation, practices and treatment of Australians by Gove......
Huawei must not be awarded WA rail contract
With Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei barred from the National Broadband Network, and concerns raised regarding their supply of equip......
Nauru Bans ABC from Pacific Islands Forum
With news the Government of Nauru has banned Australian Broadcasting Corporation reporters from covering the Pacific Islands Forum, which is......
Systems and Superannuation Problems at ATO
The Australian Taxation Office ("ATO") appears to have some very serious structural issues within their taxation, particularly with their lo......
Taxpayer Charged 56% and ATO's Aggressive Debt Collection
Whilst assisting an Australian with his outstanding business affairs and tax lodgements (which were outstanding for 5 years), an Australian ......
60 Minutes Australia - The China Syndrome
This week, Australias 60 minutes did a story on the concerns Philip's been raising for some time about Chinese influence and their debt trap......
Labor's Former Member for Longman knew not eligible
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Sky News this morning that Labor's former member for Longman knew she wasn't eligible to sit in parl......
Fake News vs Accountable, fact-checked reporting
Published in The Australian newspaper today was this advertisement regarding fake news. I found the use of terminology interesting i.e. refe......
No Workers Compensation Scheme for WA Police
As Australians, we understand that if you are injured at work, or become sick due to our work, that there will be a worker's compensation sy......
Child Support Agency and Departure Prohibition Orders
This evening, Channel 10's Federal Political Reporter Phoebe Bowden interviewed Philip as part of a story on the Child Support Agency ("CSA"......
Only Australian's decide the future of Australia - Not China
With news China has now threatened Australia with what would essentially be a trade war, Chinese state media calling Australia arrogant, and......
Andrew Hastie bribery claims against Chinese Australian
With news that Liberal MP Andrew Hastie ("Hastie"), who chairs the Intelligence and Security Committee used Parliamentary privilege to claim......
Supporting our farmers - Fix the problem, not destroy our farmers
Farming is already hard enough, and we have seen recently many examples of our farms being sold off to overseas interests. I remind Australi......
Australia Post former $23m man's Melbourne mansion windfall
Former head of Australia Post Ahmed Fahour ("Fahour") was reportedly paid $23 million during his time at the post office, and it's now repor......
ENERGY - Australians come first, reconsider our Paris target
With Energy a major part of Australia's political debate, I understand when my fellow Australians feel disillusioned and angry about the hig......
2018 Influencers Conference - Celebrating our ANZAC's
This week was a very busy week for Philip. Firstly he travelled to Adelaide to help four businesses and their Director who was recently diag......
Australian Jobs lost - Adelaide businesses enter Administration
Over the past few weeks, I was asked to help 4 businesses in Adelaide in financial difficulty being Blackburn Taxi Trucks (Transport), Exalt......
Perth Stadium Bridge Project - Support Australian Industry
Today our Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan tweeted that if you want it done best, get it made in the west when referring to the Perth......
ANZAC Day 2018 - Wanneroo RSL ANZAC Day dawn service
On ANZAC Day 2018, it was my honour and privilege to be invited, and to be able to attend the Wanneroo ANZAC Day dawn service.
What a......
Financial Royal Commission Notification and FOS Complaint
Approached by a 79-year-old local Western Australian pensioner on the 7 September 2017, I was disappointed to hear her story, and at the fin......
Responding to Mark Latham's Report - Luke Batty Foundation
This is a very tragic situation indeed, and thank you Mark for your update. Personally, I couldn't agree more with the accountability of cha......
Merry Christmas from the Couper Family
As 2017 ends, Terri and I, along with our family would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We sincerely hope ......
Another Suspected Terrorist Attack in Melbourne CBD
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and all those effected by the suspected terrorist attack in the Melbourne CBD t......
HUGS - Tougher Eligibility Requirements Hurting West Australians
Whilst the WA State Government keeps increasing utility prices, its tightening eligibility requirements to access the Hardship Utilities Gra......
Supporting WA Police In Their Push For A Pay Rise
With 88% of WA Police union members rejecting the $1,000 pay rise offered by the WA State Government, its unfortunate that our Police, and t......
ATO Reports 732 Companies Paid No Tax in Australia
ATO says 732 Companies with income more than $500 billion paid no tax in Australia in the 2015-16 financial year.
With the ATO releas......
Royal Commission into Child Abuse Releases Final Report
After almost five years, 57 public hearings, more than 8,000 people having shared their experience of child sexual abuse with a Commissioner......
Barnett Resigns - Pension of $3m or $260k year
Former WA Premier Colin Barnett's announced his retirement yesterday on his 27 years in WA politics on ABC Radio.
On retirement, Mr B......
$50 Billion Future Submarine Program Fraud Concerns
With the ABC confirming Australia's $50 billion Future Submarines program has been hit by allegations of fraud, and with a Commonwealth offi......
Australia's Dual National Constitutional Crisis
Australia has not faced a constitutional crisis since Governor General Sir John Kerr sacked then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, and forced a ......
$10,000 Price Rise for Imported Toyota Camry V6
With the recent closure of Australia's car industry, and the loss of many Australian jobs, it's now been reported that Toyota's locally-made......
Telethon Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre - Supporting WA Diabetics
Tonight (Friday 10 November 2017) Terri and I had the pleasure of again meeting with the Telethon Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre, its Chairma......
Adani - NO to Aust Government billion-dollar subsidised loan
With news Adani is in discussions with Chinese state-owned enterprise, China Machinery Engineering Corporation ("CMEC") to obtain the financ......
GST whingers - No Christian, West Australians are not!
Despite the anger, West Australians are still waiting for its share of the GST distribution to be fixed. Before that can occur however, West......
Philip Congratulates City of Wanneroo Councillors
On behalf of our family, Philip and Terri would like to congratulate Dominic Zappa and Hugh NGuyen for their re-election as councillors in t......
Medicine Without Harm - Be safe and check your medications
We've all heard the news about how prescription medication can be deadly if not prescribed or taken correctly. Unfortunately, this is an iss......
Admiral Chris Barrie "We're Plunging into Catastrophe"
In a very stark warning to Australia, our previous Defence Force Chief, Admiral Chris Barrie has said that the conflicts occurring now are l......
CCIWA Supports WA Businesses in defence exposure
With news that a Senate inquiry was recently informed that defence department chief Kym Gillis told the three international shortlisted bidd......
Jesse Bird inquiry finds Veterans' Affairs failed suicidal veteran
Returned veteran Jesse Bird has been let down by both our Federal Government and the Department of Veterans Affairs ("DVA"). In Jesse's case......
Islamic teacher spared jail for sexual abuse of 11-year-old girl
With news that 40-year-old Islamic teacher Suleman Maknojioa ("Maknojioa") was spared jail for repeatedly sexually abusing an 11-year-old gi......
GST Anger as Western Australia still awaits GST reform
Despite the anger, West Australians are still waiting for its share of the GST distribution to be fixed. Originally proposed as a broad cons......
Clean Slate and National Centre of Indigenous Excellence Redfern
On Friday 22 September 2017 I was honoured to be hosted by the Tribal Warrior Aboriginal Corporation at the National Centre of Indigenous Ex......
Royal Commission urgently needed into Child Support System
With more reports of Australia's Child Support system and Australian families in crisis, I have today called for a Royal Commission into the......
Islamist militant who murdered Julian Cadman killed
Last month, Jom Cadman and her son Julian were visiting Barcelona for a wedding. Unfortunately, they were caught up in the deadly Barcelona ......
Terrorism and the 9/11 Anniversary - We Will Never Forget
On the 11 September 2001 (16 years ago) the world forever changed when a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks occurred against the U......
Nomination as Councillor for the 2017 City of Wanneroo Elections
Philip and Terri are pleased to announce that the Western Australian Electoral Commission has today accepted Philip's nomination as a Counci......
$35b Frigate contract - No need to work with local shipbuilders
With news that a Senate Inquiry was informed that Defence department chief Kym Gillis told the three international shortlisted bidders that ......
Chinese influence enquiry into Australian politics
With news that our Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ordered an enquiry following revelations ASIO warned parties about Chinese donations,......
Father's Day 2017 - Feeding Perth Homeless
Today was Father's Day in Australia, and I was very pleased to have my family join me to feed Perth's Homeless. I could not have received a ......
Australian (7) murdered in Barcelona terrorist attack
With the very sad and tragic news that another Australian, this time 7-year-old Julian Cadman was killed in the Barcelona Terrorist Attack, ......
Sydney Uni advocating sharia law, polygamy and lower consent age
This morning, it was reported in The Daily Telegraph that Sydney University was teaching, as part of its "Muslim Minorities And The Law" cou......
11-Year-Olds Caught Dealing and Using Drugs
Victorian Police Assistant Commissioner Rick Nugent advised the Herald Sun that Victorian school students are in the midst of a major drug e......
Awarded LCI Presidential Medal for Service to the Community
Lions Western Australia (W1) District Governor Michael Wolf awarded Philip with the Lions Clubs International Presidential Medal for his ded......
Visiting Googleplex reinforces Australia's future is not yet written
With New York and the United Nations program now over, Philip today visited Googleplex, Googles Headquarters in Mountain View California on ......