KING & CLARE – MEDIA RELEASE – LESS THAN A THIRD OF COUNCILS SIGN UP TO LOCAL ROADS AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM – SATURDAY, 1 AUGUST 2020
Saturday, 01 August 2020
The Deputy Prime Minister revealed yesterday that only 175 out of Australia’s 537 local councils have so far signed up to receive their share of funding through his government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. This means that less than one third of Australian councils are currently taking part in the program. This program was designed to fund job-creating,
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CATHERINE KING & GLENN STERLE – MEDIA RELEASE – FREIGHT PROTOCOL MUST ALLOW TRUCKS TO MOVE – FRIDAY, 31 JULY 2020
Friday, 31 July 2020
With border closures ongoing, the Morrison Government must urgently work with the states to develop a consistent national protocol that enables trucks and freight to move around the country as easily as possible. Throughout this crisis, Australia has been as dependent on trucks as ever – but the transport workers keeping Australia moving have too
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – GOVERNMENT MUST GUARANTEE AIRPORT FIREFIGHTING – TUESDAY, 28 JULY 2020
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
As the COVID-crisis continues to ravage the aviation sector, the Morrison Government must urgently guarantee that Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Services (ARFFS) capabilities and workers’ jobs are protected through this crisis and into the future. ARFFS is embedded within Air Services Australia, a government-owned corporation normally funded through fees and charges applied to airline services.
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PROJECT “FAST-TRACK” NOT WORTH THE WAIT
Monday, 27 July 2020
It is now obvious why the Morrison Government waited 43 days before announcing the 15 projects to be “fast-tracked” as part of a JobMaker scheme – it is nothing more than another dud announcement focused more on headlines than Australian workers. Despite lofty promises, this announcement will fail to deliver a single job-creating project north
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GOVERNMENT DELIVERS MORE EMPTY PROMISES
Friday, 24 July 2020
Despite big promises, it is becoming increasingly clear that Scott Morrison’s latest infrastructure announcements are another case of this government overpromising and underdelivering. Today marks 40 days since Scott Morrison addressed CEDA’s State of the Nation Conference, telling Australians that “Today I announce a priority list of 15 major projects that are on the fast-track
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LABOR WELCOMES RELEASE OF REGIONAL REPORT
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Labor welcomes the recent release of the Recommendations of the Strategic Regional Growth Expert Panel for Investing in the Future of Regional Australia. Released in response to a Government-opposed Senate order, this report is the latest in a long line calling on the Government to take a consistent, sustainable and bottom-up approach to regional development.
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CONTINUING CRISIS MEANS MORE AVIATION SUPPORT NEEDED
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
With the ongoing COVID crisis slowing Australia’s recovery, it is clear that the Morrison Government will need to deliver more support to the entirety of Australia’s ailing aviation sector, including airlines and ground handling companies. Prior to the crisis, Virgin Australia and its subsidiaries operated almost 900 weekly flights between Melbourne and destinations around Australia, including
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UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS JOIN TOGETHER TO CALL FOR AVIATION PLAN
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
The joint letter released today by unions and employers in the aviation sector once again highlights the dangers posed to this essential industry by the Morrison Government’s inaction. Australia is a big country far from much of the world – we are reliant on our aviation sector to travel for work, to visit family, and
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LABOR WELCOMES AUDITS INTO GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Monday, 06 July 2020
Labor welcomes last Friday’s announcement of the Australian National Audit Office’s 2020–21 audit work program, including inquiries into the Urban Congestion Fund, the Building Better Regions Fund, and the Drought Communities Program. We know that in the lead up to the last election Scott Morrison funnelled 133 of 160 Urban Congestion Fund projects into Liberal and targeted
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HEY SCOTT MORRISON – WITHOUT ACTION WORDS MEAN NOTHING
Friday, 03 July 2020
I love Queensland. Just about every part of the state is the perfect place for a holiday, all the way from the family-fun of the Gold Coast to the pristine beaches, unmatched rainforests and extraordinary sea life of the far north. Once this crisis is over, my whole family can’t wait to get back up
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