CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – ANOTHER EMPTY ANNOUNCEMENT FROM A GOVERNMENT THAT CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THEM – MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021

Today’s infrastructure announcements are the latest in a long line of overhyped promises from a government that loves nothing more than making commitments they will never deliver. The Morrison Government averages an infrastructure underspend of $1.2 billion a year. In the last financial year alone they underspent their promises by $1.7 billion. Which projects announced
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REGIONS MINISTERIAL STATEMENT RESPONSE

***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** The regions are the key to Australia. They are the key to our history, our culture, and our future. They are the key to our recovery from this crisis The regions are home to about a third of our population, but they punch above their weight in accounting for almost 40 per
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WONG, KENEALLY & KING – MEDIA RELEASE – QANTAS JOY FLIGHTS AND A SWEET DEAL FOR LORD SUGAR – WHILE AUSTRALIANS ARE LEFT STRANDED – FRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER

The staged increase of the international arrivals cap still risks leaving too many Australians stranded overseas for too long – as the Morrison Government stalls on using Federal resources to get these people home faster. In Scott Morrison’s own words it will be months until the tens of thousands of stranded Australians are home. Today
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CATHERINE KING – SPEECH – ADDRESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIPS AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE – THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020

ONLINE CONFERENCETHURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2020 *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** This crisis has once again reminded us why infrastructure is so important to our economy and to the functioning of our society. Throughout it all our ports have kept operating, our transport and logistics infrastructure has kept moving, our buses and trains have kept running,
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WONG, KENEALLY & KING – MEDIA RELEASE – WRITING A LETTER WON’T GET STRANDED AUSTRALIANS HOME – WEDNESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2020

WRITING A LETTER WON’T GET STRANDED AUSTRALIANS HOME The Morrison Government continues to shirk its responsibilities for Australia’s borders, quarantine, and assisting Australians in jeopardy – as the number of people stranded overseas approaches 30,000. Today the Deputy Prime Minister announced he has written a letter. “Let’s be clear: there is no offer from the
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COALITION CUT BARTON HIGHWAY INVESTMENT

COALITION CUT BARTON HIGHWAY INVESTMENT  The Abbott Turnbull Morrison Government has slashed average annual investment in the Barton Highway by more than 65 per cent in the last seven years. Under the former Federal Labor Government, it averaged $5.4 million per year. Now, it stands at a meagre $1.7 million. While funding for the Barton Highway keeps
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TRANSCRIPT – RADIO INTERVIEW – ABC BALLARAT AND SOUTHWEST VICTORIA

E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWABC BALLARAT AND SOUTHWEST VICTORIA MORNINGS WITH STEVE MARTINTUESDAY, 21 APRIL 2020 SUBJECTS: Anthony Albanese’s vision statement on Australia beyond coronavirus; Australian manufacturing and infrastructure investment; return to schools. STEVE MARTIN: Things are starting that slow return to normal. Something that’s also returning to a bit of normal is politics. The federal Opposition
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TRANSCRIPT – TELEVISION INTERVIEW – SKY NEWS AM AGENDA – MONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2020

E&OE TRANSCRIPTTELEVISION INTERVIEWSKY NEWS AM AGENDAMONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2020 SUBJECTS: Urban Congestion Fund; Climate Change.  ANNELISE NEILSEN: Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Catherine King, thank you for your time. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:  Thanks for having me. NEILSEN: Now you’re speaking today about the Urban Infrastructure Fund,
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TRANSCRIPT – RADIO INTERVIEW – ABC NEWS WA – WEDNESDAY, 29 JANUARY 2020

E&OE TRANSCRIPT RADIO INTERVIEW ABC NEWS WA WEDNESDAY, 29 JANUARY 2020   SUBJECT: Drought Communities Program EMMA FIELD, JOURNALIST: Catherine we’re speaking today about the Drought Communities grants program, another round was announced yesterday. For the first time WA shires have been included, but there are a lot of drought-affected areas particularly in pastoral regions which have
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O’DOWD FAILS GLADSTONE ON HEALTH – AGAIN

Ken O’Dowd’s inability to secure a Medicare MRI licence for Gladstone is the latest in his long line of failures when it comes to health. Federal Shadow Health Minister Catherine King visited Gladstone today at the request of Labor Candidate for Flynn Zac Beers to discuss the region’s health care challenges and Labor’s commitments to
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