Media Releases

SCOTT MORRISON TO PULL THE RUG FROM SHORTLAND WORKING FAMILIES AT THE END OF MARCH

March 08, 2021

Scott Morrison is less than three weeks away from cutting JobKeeper and ripping vital support from an estimated 4,136 workers and 1,344 businesses in Shortland.

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SCOTT MORRISON HANGS KEITH PITT OUT TO DRY ON PEP 11 EXTENSION

March 04, 2021

with ANTHONY ALBANESE MP LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY MEMBER FOR GRAYNDLER After staunch opposition from local communities and businesses and pressure from Labor Scott Morrison has finally admitted that he doesn’t support the extension of the Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP 11).

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PASSING OF SIR MICHAEL SOMARE

February 26, 2021

with ANTHONY ALBANESE MP LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY MEMBER FOR GRAYNDLER and SENATOR PENNY WONG LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY IN THE SENATE SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS LABOR SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA Labor pays tribute to the enormous contribution of the late Sir Michael Somare to public life in Papua New Guinea and in the wider Pacific region.

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TIME TO PUT AN END TO FRIENDLESS PEP11

February 18, 2021

with EMMA McBRIDE MP MEMBER FOR DOBELL, SHARON CLAYDON MP MEMBER FOR NEWCASTLE, MERYL SWANSON MP MEMBER FOR PATERSON, AND MATT THISTLETHWAITE MP MEMBER FOR KINGSFORD SMITH We call on the Federal Minister for Resources, Keith Pitt, to listen to his state government counterparts, the strong message of our communities and the local representatives from across the political spectrum who are united in their calls to stop PEP11 once and for all.

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PEP 11 EXTENSION WOULD SEE GAS DRILLED OFF THE COAST OF LAKE MUNMORAH

February 17, 2021

Confirmation from Advent Energy of their plans to drill for gas off the coast of Lake Munmorah if their Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP 11) is extended for a further two years is deeply distressing.

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DUTTON REFUSES TO DEFEND SAFER COMMUNITIES FUND RORTS

February 15, 2021

In its latest attempt to avoid being accountable to the Australian public, the Morrison Government has shut down Labor’s attempts to debate Peter Dutton’s rorting of the Safer Communities Fund.

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