COVAX FUNDING WELCOMED AS GOVERNMENT PLAYS CATCH UP

August 26, 2020

with SENATOR PENNY WONG LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY IN THE SENATE SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS LABOR SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA and CHRIS BOWEN MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH MEMBER FOR MCMAHON Labor welcomes the Government’s support for the COVAX Facility Advance Market Commitment but calls on Scott Morrison to make clear what existing lifesaving programs he plans to cut in order to fund the 80 million dollar investm...

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GOVERNMENT BACKS SLOWER MAIL FOR THE HUNTER AND CENTRAL COAST

August 26, 2020

People living in the Hunter and Central Coast will see the end of daily letter deliveries and letters sent within NSW delivery times pushed out to at least a full seven days because of Scott Morrison’s Australia Post cuts.

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SCOTT MORRISON PUNISHES PENSIONERS

August 19, 2020

22,594 age pensioners in the Shortland electorate will be worse off under the Morrison Government after they admitted the Pension will not be indexed until at least March 2021.

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SCOTT MORRISON BREAKS CLIMATE CHANGE PROMISE WITH PACIFIC

August 17, 2020

Exactly one year on since the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tuvalu, the Morrison Government has been criticised for failing to deliver on its climate commitments to our Pacific neighbours.

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PNG DEAL DOESN’T MAKE UP FOR LEADERSHIP FAILURES IN OUR REGION

August 05, 2020

with SENATOR PENNY WONG, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE, SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA. After years of ignoring our neighbours, Scott Morrison has today signed an overdue Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership (CSEP) with Papua New Guinea.

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AG SECTOR NEEDS MORE THAN A PILOT PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH SEASONAL WORKER SHORTAGE

August 05, 2020

with JOEL FITZGIBBON MP, SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND RESOURCES, MEMBER FOR HUNTER. The Morrison Government’s response to a shortage of seasonal farm workers is too little and too late and seems to be aimed at the upcoming Northern Territory elections rather than fixing the problem.

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