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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read Morewith 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.
Read Morewith 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.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreThe Morrison Government’s heartless decision to cut JobKeeper from $1,200 per fortnight to $1,000 per fortnight will impact thousands of local residents who are already struggling in this recession.
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