Labor urges the Morrison Government to fix a rule in its JobKeeper program that excludes thousands of Australian workers employed in the aviation sector. One of Australia’s leading aviation services companies, dnata, has today told its 5,500 workforce that the company is currently ineligibile for the JobKeeper wage subsidy program because the company’s parent company

Labor congratulates the Regional Australia Institute and its partners on the launch of the ‘Regional Australia Council 2031’. RAC2031 has the potential to spur corporate sector collaboration to drive new solutions to regional Australian challenges around jobs, population, liveability and leadership. Like myself, millions of Australians make the active choice to live in regional Australia

Australia relies on shipping to move 99 per cent of our imports and exports, including fuel.  The current COVID-19 emergency has seen fuel prices fall to record lows. Labor urges the Government to use this opportunity to increase our nation’s fuel security.  While Labor supports recent Government actions to secure additional fuel reserves, stockpiling it

E&OE TRANSCRIPTTELEVISION INTERVIEWSKY NEWS AM AGENDAWEDNESDAY, 22 APRIL 2020 SUBJECTS: Support for Australian aviation industry during Covid-19; Virgin Australia administration; Appointment of Nicholas Moore as Government Liaison; Swissport.  ANNELISE NEILSEN, HOST: Joining us now is Shadow Infrastructure Minister Catherine King. Catherine King thank you for your time. This has been a huge day, or last 24 hours, for

E&OE TRANSCRIPT RADIO INTERVIEW ABC RADIO ADELAIDE DRIVE TUESDAY, 21 APRIL 2020   SUBJECTS: Support for Australian aviation industry during Covid-19; Virgin Australia administration.   JULES SCHILLER, HOST: Virgin Australia called in the administrators last night, Deloitte. And now they’re trying to work out how the airline can service its debts and fly again after

Virgin Australia entering voluntary administration is devastating for its 16,000 employees and contractors, our tourism industry and regional economies. This is a failure of leadership from Scott Morrison whose piecemeal approach to aviation did nothing to support the airline through this crisis. Our aviation, tourism and freight industries were brought to their knees by necessary

E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWABC MELBOURNE MORNINGS WITH VIRGINIA TRIOLITUESDAY, 21 APRIL 2020  SUBJECTS: Support for Australian aviation industry during Covid-19; Virgin Australia.  VIRGINIA TRIOLI: Listening to that conversation is Catherine King. She’s the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Catherine King. Good morning. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Good morning, Virginia.

E&OE TRANSCRIPTTELEVISION INTERVIEWABC NEWS BREAKFASTTUESDAY, 21 APRIL 2020 SUBJECTS: Support for Australian aviation industry during Covid-19; Virgin Australia. MICHAEL ROWLAND: Welcome back this Tuesday morning, you’re watching News Breakfast, great to have your company. Virgin Australia is set to go into voluntary administration with up to 16,000 jobs this morning hanging very much in the

E&OE TRANSCRIPTPRESS CONFERENCEMELBOURNEMONDAY, 20 APRIL 2020 SUBJECTS: Support for Australian aviation industry during Covid-19; Virgin Australia. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Thanks everybody. I’m Catherine King, the Shadow Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Regional Development and we’re here at Melbourne Airport today in the Virgin Departures Terminal. I’m joined here today

Annastacia Palaszczuk and the Queensland Government are demonstrating the clear national leadership needed to support our aviation industry through the Covid-19 crisis. Queensland’s approach stands in stark contrast to Scott Morrison whose piecemeal approach to aviation is putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk. Our aviation industry has been brought to its knees by