DUTTON DUDS NAVY WITH OFFSHORE PATROL VESSELS

July 27, 2021

The $3.7 billion Offshore Patrol Vessels program is the latest naval shipbuilding project in disarray under the Morrison Government, joining a long list of Defence projects which are now running a cumulative 68 years late.

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DUTTON ADMITS DEFEAT WITH BATTLEFIELD AIRLIFTERS

July 09, 2021

with BRENDAN O'CONNOR MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEMBER FOR GORTON Defence Minister Peter Dutton has today waved the white flag with the $1.5 billion C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters, admitting they are not fit for battle and reclassifying them as humanitarian aircraft.

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WARSHIPS, PLANES, AND HELICOPTERS OUT OF ACTION FOR TOO LONG

June 01, 2021

Labor’s analysis of the latest Defence Budget papers reveals major declines in the availability of ships, helicopters and planes since the release of the 2016 Defence White Paper.

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ANOTHER $37 MILLION THROWN AT ADDRESSING MRH-90 HELICOPTER ISSUES

May 27, 2021

In response to Questions on Notice from Labor, the Morrison Government has admitted it is spending $37 million on two civilian helicopters due to ongoing problems with its $3.7 billion MRH-90 helicopter fleet.

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CLOSURE OF KABUL EMBASSY

May 25, 2021

with SENATOR PENNY WONG LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY IN THE SENATE SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS LABOR SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA and BRENDAN O’CONNOR MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEMBER FOR GORTON

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PETER DUTTON CUTS $2.1 BILLION FROM THIS YEAR’S DEFENCE EQUIPMENT BUDGET

May 17, 2021

with BRENDAN O’CONNOR MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEMBER FOR GORTON The Morrison Government’s latest Budget is forecasting $4.3 billion in cuts to Defence’s capital acquisition budget over the next three years.

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