Media Releases

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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DARU PROPOSALS HIGHLIGHT SCOTT MORRISON’S LEADERSHIP VACUUM IN OUR REGION

February 05, 2021

with SENATOR PENNY WONG LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY IN THE SENATE SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS LABOR SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA A Chinese company’s reported proposal for a $39 billion development in Papua New Guinea is yet more evidence of the vacuum the Morrison Government has left for others to fill in our region.

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MORRISON MUST ACT URGENTLY ON PIF INSTABILITY

February 05, 2021

with SENATOR PENNY WONG LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY IN THE SENATE SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS LABOR SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA The Morrison Government must work to strengthen and unify the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as a matter of urgency.

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SHADOW MINISTER ASSISTING FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

January 28, 2021

I am very honoured to have been appointed Labor’s Shadow Minister Assisting for Government Accountability by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese where I’ll be holding the Morrison Government to account for their use of taxpayers’ money.

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