CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – DOORSTOP INTERVIEW – PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA – TUESDAY, 23 MARCH 2021
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP INTERVIEWPARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRATUESDAY, 23 MARCH 2021 SUBJECTS: Parliament House culture, PM’s failure of leadership, Brittany Higgins. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: I want to start by acknowledging that there are many, many of our fellow Australians at the moment who are feeling very anxious about the floods that
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FARRELL & KING – MEDIA RELEASE – MORRISON MUST EXPLAIN WHY ‘NOT JOBKEEPER’ IS NOT FOR EVERYONE – FRIDAY, 19 MARCH 2021
Friday, 19 March 2021
Hundreds of thousands of tourism workers and thousands of businesses are owed an explanation from the Morrison Government about why they have been deserted. Reports today reveal some selected workers within the aviation sector will continue to get a $500 per week support payment for another seven months, while other aviation workers and businesses in
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CATHERINE KING – SPEECH – THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE REGIONS – ADDRESS TO REGIONAL AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE – CANBERRA – WEDNESDAY, 17 MARCH 2021
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY ***Thank you, Rebecca, for that introduction and thank you for the invaluable work you and your team do with the Royal Flying Doctor Service over in WA. I’d like to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we gather – the Ngunnawal people– and pay my respects
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – STILL NO AVIATION PLAN – THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 2021
Thursday, 11 March 2021
Today’s announcement comes too late for thousands of Australian families and does too little to support the future of Australian aviation. A three month flight subsidy won’t make up for a year of government neglect throughout the COVID pandemic. Airlines, airports, unions and aviation businesses have spent the past 12 months calling on the Morrison
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – QANTAS VS REX LATEST SYMPTOM OF GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO HAVE A NATIONAL AVIATION PLAN – TUESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2021
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Recent reports that Qantas and Rex will fight it out on regional routes is the latest symptom of the Morrison Government’s failure to develop a comprehensive aviation plan as we emerge from COVID 19. Rather than chart a way forward for Australian aviation, the Morrison Government’s inept market interventions have laid the groundwork for a fight
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – NFF REGIONALISATION AGENDA LEAVES NATS IN THE DUST – TUESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2021
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Today’s release of the National Farmers’ Federation’s Regionalisation Agenda highlights just how much more could be done to harness the growth of regional Australia and drive our nation’s recovery from COVID-19. By laying down clear markers on how a real regionalisation agenda could reshape the regions, this report also highlights how far the National Party
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – MAJOR REPORT FINDS MORE RAIL INVESTMENT NEEDED – TUESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2021
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
A major report released today by the Australasian Railway Association has identified a three-point plan of upgrading existing rail infrastructure, investing in fast rail and beginning work on High Speed Rail to grow regional Australia and bring rail transport into the 21st century. These findings back in Labor’s commitments to resume work on high speed
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CATHERINE KING & JOSH BURNS – TRANSCRIPT – DOORSTOP INTERVIEW – MELBOURNE – WEDNESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2021
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP INTERVIEWMELBOURNEWEDNESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2021 SUBJECTS: Infrastructure underdelivery; Commuter Carparks; ExxonMobil refinery closure; Crown Casino; WHO COVID-19 report. JOSH BURNS, MEMBER FOR MACNAMARA: We are here today at Balaclava Station, the very place where the Morrison Government before the last election made a $15 million commitment to build car parks here at Balaclava Station.
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CATHERINE KING & JOSH BURNS – MEDIA RELEASE – CARPARKS STILL FULL AFTER MORRISON’S EMPTY PROMISES – WEDNESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2021
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Scott Morrison’s empty promises ahead of the last election have left frustrated commuters stuck searching for a carpark. Announced ahead of the 2019 election, Scott Morrison’s 67 new commuter carparks around Australia were promised to help “Melburnians spend less time in traffic and more time with their family and friends” But as time goes on
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CATHERINE KING & CAROL BROWN – MEDIA RELEASE – AUSTRALIA BEHIND THE PACK ON DOMESTIC SHIPPING – FRIDAY, 29 JANUARY 2021
Friday, 29 January 2021
Australia’s position as a laggard when it comes to domestic shipping capability has been again highlighted this week with the new US administration recommitting their support to an American-flagged merchant fleet. Similar government policies in other countries ensure that Norway has 519 vessels carrying the Norwegian flag, the United Kingdom has 1157 flagged vessels and
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