MORRISON GOVERNMENT’S INCOMPETENT DEFENCE PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPOSED

December 17, 2019

with JULIAN HILL MP DEPUTY CHAIR OF JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT MEMBER FOR BRUCE The Coalition Government continues to mismanage crucial defence projects with the Auditor-General revealing another nine years of cumulative delays, $1.2 billion in budget blowouts and disturbing capability performance shortfalls during the last financial year alone. Thanks to the Morrison Government’s mismanagement, Defence’s 26 most important...

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NDIS COMMITTEE INVITED TO HOLD HUNTER HEARING

December 16, 2019

Member for Shortland Pat Conroy has invited the federal parliamentary committee inquiring into the NDIS to hold a hearing in the Hunter. Today Mr Conroy wrote to Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS chair Kevin Andrews MP and deputy chair Senator Carol Brown to make the request.

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Bougainville referendum result

December 11, 2019

with SENATOR PENNY WONG, SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Labor commends the people of Bougainville and the institutions and officials who organised the referendum for ensuring a safe and peaceful vote.

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MINISTER HAWKE’S CAR CRASH INTERVIEW ON AID CUTS

December 10, 2019

Labor welcomes moves to review foreign aid, but the Morrison Government must rule out making further cuts to Australia’s international development program in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. Since coming to office the Coalition has cut $11.8 billion from official development assistance, meaning Australia’s foreign aid as a share of national income is at the lowest on record.

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MEASLES OUTBREAK IN SAMOA

December 04, 2019

with PENNY WONG SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS Reports that the outbreak of measles in Samoa has taken an additional five lives in the past 24 hours are deeply distressing. The latest public reports indicate that a total of 4,052 measles cases have been reported since the outbreak started. 52 of the 60 individuals that have died from contracting this disease to date were under the age of four, which is nothing short of tragic. Labor sup...

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MORE PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS CUTS IN NEWCASTLE AND LAKE MACQUARIE

December 02, 2019

with SHARON CLAYDON, MEMBER FOR NEWCASTLE Anger over planned Centrelink office closures in Newcastle has been compounded by the news that Newcastle and Lake Macquarie haven’t been spared in countrywide public service job cuts. According to the latest snapshot by the Australian Public Service Commission, 69 jobs have been slashed in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in the past year alone.

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