MORRISON’S URBAN CONGESTION NIGHTMARE
Thursday, 19 September 2019
The Government has this week confirmed that not one project is under construction nearly a year and a half after announcing its Urban Congestion Fund. Prime Minister Morrison used the Urban Congestion Fund as a key campaigning opportunity fully aware no work was underway, and nothing would start for months or years. Urban Infrastructure Minister
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TRANSCRIPT – TV INTERVIEW – SKY NEWS AM AGENDA
Thursday, 12 September 2019
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
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MASTER BUILDERS JOIN CALL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FAST TRACK
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
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
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MORRISON WILFULLY IGNORING RBA GOVERNOR ON INFRASTRUCTURE
Monday, 09 September 2019
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
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MESSAGE TO MCCORMACK – A PHOTO OP WON’T GET INLAND RAIL BACK ON TRACK
Friday, 30 August 2019
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
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MCCORMACK’S PRE-ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE ADVERTISING BINGE
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
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
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ACTING PM MCCORMACK AND TREASURER FRYDENBERG AT ODDS ON AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
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
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RBA TAKES INFRASTRUCTURE FAST TRACK PITCH GLOBAL
Monday, 26 August 2019
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
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO INLAND RAIL CONFERENCE, TOOWOOMBA
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
***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
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MORRISON AND TUDGE MUST FIX MACQ POINT AND HOBART CITY DEAL
Saturday, 17 August 2019
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
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