CATHERINE KING & BILL SHORTEN – TRANSCRIPT – DOORSTOP – MELBOURNE AIRPORT – TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOPMELBOURNE AIRPORTTUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020 SUBJECTS: Dnata workers; JobKeeper shortfalls; Regional economic recovery; Belt and Road . CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Thanks everybody for coming out this morning, and thank you very much to my colleagues, Bill, Rob, Daniel and Maria who are here with us today to again
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LOCAL ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IS A START, BUT MORE NEEDED
Friday, 22 May 2020
Labor is encouraged by today’s announcement the Morrison Government will deliver funding to local councils to be invested in local roads and community infrastructure, but more needs to be done to ensure Australia’s economic recovery. With 537 councils around Australia who are all in need of additional funding, this $500 million program is welcome but
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LABOR WELCOMES QUEENSLAND BID FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Thursday, 14 May 2020
Labor welcomes the announcement by the Queensland State Government that it is considering making a bid for a stake in Virgin Australia. The Queensland Government’s proactive response stands in stark contrast to the do-nothing attitude of the Morrison Government. While respecting the independent administration process that is underway, Labor is supportive of any bid that will
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MORRISON GOVERNMENT ALL SPIN, NO ACTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE
Thursday, 14 May 2020
The Morrison Government’s response to the Building Up & Moving Out report, a whopping 20 months after it was tabled, shows they have no strategic plan for Australia’s infrastructure. The Building Up & Moving Out report provided important, bipartisan recommendations, widely supported by stakeholders to building a proper policy framework for developing Australia’s cities. The report contains 37
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SECTOR WIDE APPROACH NEEDED FOR AVIATION
Thursday, 14 May 2020
In Question Time today the Morrison Government was forced to acknowledge that it has not played an even hand when it comes to supporting Australia’s airlines through the Covid-19 crisis. When asked if the Government would assist Virgin through the crisis, the Prime Minister has repeatedly claimed that any Commonwealth support would have to be
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COALITION CUT BARTON HIGHWAY INVESTMENT
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
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 – DOORSTOP INTERVIEW – MURRUMBATEMAN
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP INTERVIEWMURRUMBATEMANWEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020 SUBJECTS: Eden-Monaro by-election; Government’s neglect of the Barton Highway; infrastructure projects in the Eden-Monaro; Australia’s relationship with China; COVID-19. ANTHONY ALBANESE, LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY: Well, thanks for joining me. It’s terrific to be here this morning with Catherine King as Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
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TRANSCRIPT – RADIO INTERVIEW – ABC BALLARAT AND SOUTHWEST VICTORIA
Tuesday, 12 May 2020
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 – RADIO INTERVIEW – FIVEAA MORNINGS WITH LEON BYNER
Thursday, 07 May 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWFIVEAA MORNINGS WITH LEON BYNERTHURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020 SUBJECTS: Dnata; JobKeeper. LEON BYNER, HOST: I’ve been concerned about the employees of Dnata. Dnata is a company that used to be owned, well, the people who do the work that Dnata has them do, it was all working for the state. Right? We sold off
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GOVERNMENT MUST FIX JOBKEEPER LOOPHOLE TO SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF AUSTRALIAN AVIATION WORKERS
Monday, 04 May 2020
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
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