E&OE TRANSCRIPT SKY NEWS AM AGENDA CANBERRA THURSDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 SUBJECTS: Gladys Liu, Morrison ignoring the RBA and others on Infrastructure Investment, Need for a Senate Inquiry into Inland Rail, Government needs to show Leadership on Road Safety ANNELISE NIELSEN: Joining us live now is Shadow Infrastructure Minister Catherine King from Victoria, thank you

In another blow to the Government’s inertia on the economy, the Masters Builders today joined calls for a fast track of infrastructure investment. Addressing a Summit at Parliament House, Master Builders CEO Denita Wawn backed calls from the RBA Governor, State Governments and Labor for the Federal Government to bring forward infrastructure spending to stimulate

Prime Minister Morrison is wilfully ignoring the RBA Governor’s calls to bring forward infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy. On seven occasions since the election, and seventeen times in the last two years, the RBA Governor has urged the Federal Government to use infrastructure investment to stimulate our sluggish economy. In Question Time today, the

Why is Deputy Prime Minister McCormack holding a photo opportunity on Inland Rail instead of sitting down with affected communities and listening to their legitimate concerns about the project? Labor supports Inland Rail. When in Government we invested $900 million to upgrade sections of existing rail lines and advance planning work. We are deeply concerned

Deputy Prime Minister McCormack has been caught out binging on infrastructure advertising in the lead up to this year’s election, including up to $6 million in just one week. This week, the ANAO’s Performance Audit on Government Advertising revealed the Government’s budget for the “Building our Future Phase 2” campaign was $19.8 million for the

Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has today been caught out talking down the Australian economy at the same time Treasurer Frydenberg was repeating his tired assertion that the Morrison Government has the “right policy settings”. When questioned on the Government’s fiscal policy this morning, Acting Prime Minister McCormack said: When you’ve got a stronger economy you

After months of inaction from the Morrison Government, the RBA Governor has taken his message to fast track infrastructure investment to stimulate our sluggish economy global. With an increasingly fragile world economy, Dr Lowe called on governments around the world, including the Morrison Government, to bring forward infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy. This latest

***Check Against Delivery*** Good morning and it’s a pleasure to join you here today. I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land upon which we meet, and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. To the Australian Logistics Council and the Australasian Railway Association, thank you for the invitation

Revelations that Hobart’s Macquarie Point Development Corporation has moved offices instead of delivering the once-in-a-generation redevelopment demonstrate the ineptitude of the Liberals when it comes to delivering the infrastructure Australia needs. The only peep out of Prime Minister Morrison on this game-changing urban renewal project for Hobart has been to incorporate the Macquarie Point Redevelopment

If you’re concerned with the amount of time stuck in traffic each day – things are only getting worse. I don’t need to tell this to the millions of Australians trying to get to work each day on congested urban roads and crowded public transport. While those Australians who live in our regions and outer