“ZERO DOUBT” THAT VIRGIN AUSTRALIA WILL FLY TO FEWER PLACES
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
Appearing on last night’s Four Corners, Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah revealed that there is “zero doubt” the reborn airline will fly to fewer places. This comes after the Morrison Government rejected eight letters asking for assistance from the airline, preferring to allow the airline to fall into voluntary administration rather than taking any
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MORRISON’S NSW INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND IS FIDDLING AROUND THE EDGES
Monday, 29 June 2020
Scott Morrison’s latest infrastructure announcement shows once again that while he’s great at the press release, he’s terrible at the delivery. Today’s much hyped announcement hides a lack of federal commitment behind state contributions, with the Commonwealth delivering only $451 million. This latest announcement pales in comparison to the $5.1 billion underspend that the Government
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CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – TELEVISION INTERVIEW – SKY NEWS FIRST EDITION – FRIDAY, 26 JUNE 2020
Friday, 26 June 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTTELEVISION INTERVIEWSKY NEWS FIRST EDITIONFRIDAY, 26 JUNE 2020 SUBJECTS: Virgin Australia; Qantas. PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: We’ve got some breaking news that’s just in, it relates to Virgin Airlines. Cyrus Capital Partners has withdrawn its bid for Virgin Australia. Joining me now Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Catherine King. Catherine, good morning
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CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – RADIO INTERVIEW – ABC NEWS RADIO – THURSDAY, 25 JUNE 2020
Thursday, 25 June 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWABC NEWS RADIOTHURSDAY, 25 JUNE 2020 SUBJECTS: Qantas. GLEN BARTHOLOMEW, HOST: Catherine King, she is the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in the Federal Parliament and joins us now. Good evening to you. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Good to be with you Glen. BARTHOLOMEW: Do you
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MORRISON MUST GUARANTEE THAT REGIONAL FLIGHTS WILL SURVIVE
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
The Morrison Government must guarantee regional flights will continue or the economic recovery of communities across Queensland will be put at risk. A stripped-down Virgin Australia would likely focus on high-profit routes between capital cities, delivering fewer flights to the regional communities that need them the most. The aviation sector is crucial for cities and
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GOVERNMENT BEGINS SEARCH FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Friday, 19 June 2020
With final bids for Virgin Australia due this Monday, the Morrison Government has begun the search for someone to blame for any cuts to regional routes and Australian jobs. In April the Treasurer declared that “we want a market-led solution”, but now that the Government is realising that the market might not deliver the best
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GOVERNMENT AND PAULINE HANSON REJECT CHANCE TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF AUSTRALIAN JOBS
Thursday, 18 June 2020
The Morrison Government last night rejected the chance to save thousands of Australians jobs, preferring to vote with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to deny Dnata workers access to JobKeeper. Pauline Hanson and Scott Morrison had a choice about whether they were going to stand up for hard-working aviation cleaners, caterers, ramp worker and security officers.
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LATEST INFRASTRUCTURE ANNOUNCEMENT MUST DELIVER
Monday, 15 June 2020
Scott Morrison’s latest announcement sees him join his predecessors in making big promises when it comes to infrastructure, now he needs to deliver to get our economy back on track. Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull both wanted to be remembered as infrastructure prime ministers, but they delivered nothing but empty promises. There’s no doubt that
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MORE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR REGIONAL AIRPORTS
Saturday, 13 June 2020
While all funding is welcome, regional airports across Australia are going to need more than the matched grants funding announced today through the Regional Airport Program as they recover from the COVID crisis. The reality is that regional airports around the country have been hit hard by coronavirus. With many regional airports being council-owned, they
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CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – DOORSTOP INTERVIEW – PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA – WEDNESDAY, 10 JUNE 2020
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP INTERVIEWPARLIAMENT HOUSEWEDNESDAY, 10 JULY 2020 SUBJECTS: Virgin Australia; Dnata workers; Aviation sector; state borders. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Thanks everybody for coming out this afternoon. I want to respond to some reports in the media today and in fact a letter that now has been leaked that the
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