CATHERINE KING AND MURRAY WATT – MEDIA RELEASE – MORE REGIONAL FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS, MORE REGIONS LEFT BEHIND – THURSDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2020
Thursday, 01 October 2020
The Morrison Government’s latest regional funding announcement is another dud that pits regions against each other, favours Government-held seats and leaves large parts of our nation behind. Rather than coming up with a plan to drive recovery across regional Australia, the Morrison Government has instead selected 10 regions – mainly Liberal and National-held – to
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – DEPUTY PM TICKS OFF AIRPORT LAND RORTS AND UNDERMINES INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION – MONDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2020
Monday, 28 September 2020
The Deputy Prime Minister has today given his stamp of approval to the purchase of the Leppington Triangle, declaring on 2GB that the misuse of $26.7m of taxpayer money will eventually be “hailed as a good decision”. Last week, the Department of Infrastructure appointed an independent investigator to examine the deal. Today, the Deputy Prime
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER BILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE SHORTFALL – FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2020
Friday, 25 September 2020
Today’s Final Budget Outcome has revealed another billion-dollar shortfall in infrastructure investment, with the Morrison Government’s own document acknowledging that they spent $1.7 billion less for road and rail projects than they promised at last year’s Budget. The Government’s signature Urban Congestion Fund alone underspent by $572 million, with only $148 million of the promised
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – GOVERNMENT MUST LAY OUT AVIATION SUPPORT PLAN – WEDNESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2020
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
With aviation support beginning to expire, and borders beginning the slow process of reopening, the Morrison Government must lay out their plan to support Australian aviation. Aviation across Australia is not going to snap back to life mid-next week when the Domestic Aviation Network Support program expires. Some essential routes are going to need support
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – AIRPORT LAND RORTS: MINISTER FLETCHER ADMITS HE RECEIVED BRIEFING – WEDNESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2020
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Minister Fletcher, one of the ministers responsible for the delivery of Western Sydney Airport, today admitted that he received a briefing on the acquisition of the Leppington Triangle, but failed to ask any of the relevant questions that could have stopped an additional $26.7m of taxpayer money flowing to a Liberal donor. On Monday, the
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CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – TELEVISION INTERVIEW – SKY NEWS – TUESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2020
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWSKY NEWS AM AGENDA WITH TOM CONNELLTUESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2020 SUBJECTS: Western Sydney Airport; Airport Rorts; JobSeeker; Victorian COVID Crisis. TOM CONNELL, HOST: The Shadow Infrastructure Minister, Catherine King. Thanks very much for your time. So we’ve seen what’s been spelled out by the Auditor General’s office, the government says there’ll be an inquiry. Fair enough? CATHERINE
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MARK DREYFUS & CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – AIRPORT LAND RORT SHOWS WE NEED A NATIONAL INTEGRITY COMMISSION NOW – TUESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2020
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
AIRPORT LAND RORT SHOWS WE NEED A NATIONAL INTEGRITY COMMISSION NOW The outrageous abuse of taxpayers’ money in the Western Sydney Airport land rort further proves the need for a National Integrity Commission. Claims by ministers that they had no involvement in blowing $30 million on land they did not need for 30 years, and valued in
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – SCATHING AUDITOR-GENERAL REPORT: $26.7M OVERSPEND ON DONOR’S $3M PIECE OF LAND – MONDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2020
Monday, 21 September 2020
SCATHING AUDITOR-GENERAL REPORT: $26.7M OVERSPEND ON DONOR’S $3M PIECE OF LAND A Liberal Party donor is the beneficiary of a $26.7 million overspend on a piece of land valued at only $3 million purchased by the Liberal Government. The Auditor-General has today released a scathing report into the Morrison Government’s $30m purchase of the Leppington
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BURKE, KING & SHELDON – MEDIA RELEASE – DNATA JOB LOSSES – MONDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2020
Monday, 21 September 2020
Today’s announcement that 1,000 Dnata workers will be made redundant is devastating news for workers and their families. Labor’s thoughts are with all Dnata workers on what is a very difficult day, coming after a difficult few months. “Ultimately, these workers will lose their jobs because Scott Morrison changed the JobKeeper rules on 1 May
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CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – RADIO INTERVIEW – ABC WIDE BAY – THURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2020
Thursday, 10 September 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWABC WIDE BAY WITH DAVID DOWSETTTHURSDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2020 SUBJECTS: Virgin Australia cutting regional routes; the need for a plan for aviation. DAVID DOWSETT, HOST: Catherine King is the federal Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Catherine King, good morning. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Good
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