KING, STERLE & SHELDON – MEDIA RELEASE – AVIATION INQUIRY SUBMISSIONS HIGHLIGHT INADEQUATE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT – THURSDAY, 28 JANUARY 2021
Thursday, 28 January 2021
Industry submissions to the Senate Inquiry into the future of Australia’s aviation sector paint a concerning picture of the crisis facing the sector and the Morrison Government’s failure to provide adequate support to airports, airlines and Australian workers. These submissions from unions, airports and associations ahead of tomorrow’s first public hearings in Brisbane highlight the
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CATHERINE KING & PETA MURPHY – TRANSCRIPT – DOORSTOP INTERVIEW – MELBOURNE – THURSDAY, 21 JANUARY 2021
Thursday, 21 January 2021
E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP INTERVIEWSEAFORDTHURSDAY, 21 JANUARY 2021 SUBJECT: Scott Morrison’s failure to deliver infrastructure promises. PETA MURPHY, MEMBER FOR DUNKLEY: Good morning. I am Peta Murphy the Federal Member for Dunkley and I am really pleased to have Catherine King here today to talk about the Morrison Government’s failure to deliver on the promises that it made
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – DUDE, WHERE’S OUR CARPARK? – THURSDAY, 21 JANUARY 2021
Thursday, 21 January 2021
Recently released evidence through Senate Estimates has confirmed what many Australians already know – that the Morrison Government’s much hyped Commuter Carpark Program is another dud promise from a Government which cares more about announcements than actual infrastructure delivery. Ahead of the 2019 election, the Prime Minister promised 67 commuter carparks around Australia to “get
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CATHERINE KING & CAROL BROWN – MEDIA RELEASE – SEAFARERS LEFT BEHIND AS GOVERNMENT FAILS TO DESIGNATE KEY WORKERS – TUESDAY, 5 JANUARY 2021
Wednesday, 06 January 2021
Australian seafarers have again been left behind with the Morrison Government failing to join 45 other nations – including France, UK, USA, Germany and New Zealand – in designating seafarers as key workers. As a maritime trading nation, Australia is reliant on shipping to import food, medicines and other essential goods to our nation and
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – MORRISON GOVERNMENT WASHES ITS HANDS OF PLANE CREW COVID SAFETY – TUESDAY, 22 DECEMBER 2020
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
The Morrison Government is continuing to try to avoid any responsibility for keeping Australia’s borders COVID-safe, this time washing its hands of COVID safety for international pilots and crew. On ABC Radio National today, the Deputy Prime Minister confirmed there were over 3000 international pilots and cabin crew in Australia. But under the Morrison Government they have been able to avoid compulsory hotel quarantine,
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CATHERINE KING & ANDREW GILES – MEDIA RELEASE – FLETCHER RETURNS TO SCENE OF THE LEPPINGTON TRIANGLE – FRIDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2020
Friday, 18 December 2020
FLETCHER RETURNS TO SCENE OF THE LEPPINGTON TRIANGLEThe Morrison Government’s infrastructure credibility has taken another hit today, with Paul Fletcher returning to the Urban Infrastructure and Cities portfolio just three years after he ticked off the purchase of the Leppington Triangle. Speaking at the National Press Club in September, Minister Fletcher admitted he received a
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – PM GOES THE EARLY CROW ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY – THURSDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2020
Thursday, 17 December 2020
The Prime Minister has today declared premature victory in the decades-long project to upgrade the Pacific Highway, claiming “we’ve delivered”. This announcement will come as a shock to the people of Coffs Harbour who are still waiting for work to get underway on their long-awaited bypass. Coffs Harbour is the last town along the Pacific
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CATHERINE KING & ANDREW GILES – MEDIA RELEASE – INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA HIGHLIGHTS POST-COVID CONGESTION RISK – WEDNESDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2020
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
According the latest report from Infrastructure Australia on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australians risk a future stuck in traffic unless the Morrison Government acts to cut congestion in our cities and suburbs. The report highlights that car dependency has increased while patronage on public transport has declined in our cities and suburbs, warning that to
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – STILL NO AVIATION PLAN – MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2020
Monday, 14 December 2020
Nine months after the COVID pandemic first grounded Australian airlines, the Morrison Government still has no plan for Australian aviation. With aviation support due to run out this month, the Government’s 11th hour decision to extend essential programs through to March next year was the least they could do. After today’s announcement, JobKeeper and aviation
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CATHERINE KING AND TIM AYRES – MEDIA RELEASE – SENATE INQUIRY TO EXAMINE LEPPINGTON LAND DEAL- WEDNESDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2020
Thursday, 10 December 2020
SENATE INQUIRY TO EXAMINE WESTERN SYDNEY AIRPORTLabor has today established a Senate Inquiry into the Morrison Government’s management of the Western Sydney Airport project, including the purchase of the Leppington Triangle.This is one of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects, it is essential that it is subjected to appropriate oversight. This inquiry comes after the Morrison Government’s
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