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: Dnata workers; JobKeeper shortfalls; Aviation sector. MICHAEL KAINE, TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION: We’re in Canberra today with workers from the Dnata group, Cabin Services Australia and supporters to say to the Federal Government, the time has come to put fairness back into this JobKeeper scheme. As you’re recalibrating
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VIRGIN ADMINISTRATORS CALL FOR URGENT HELP
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
VIRGIN ADMINISTRATORS CALL FOR URGENT HELP Virgin Australia’s independent administrators have called on the Morrison Government to immediately indicate its ongoing commitment to supporting Australia’s aviation sector. In a letter sent to the Prime Minister and senior ministers yesterday, the independent administrators made clear that unless the Morrison Government provides support, the ability of the
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EXTENSION NEEDED TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC AIR ROUTES
Thursday, 04 June 2020
With their agreement to underwrite Australia’s domestic aviation network due to expire next week, the Morrison Government must move quickly to ensure essential flights continue. As restrictions ease across the country and the numbers of flights increases it is likely that while flights between major metropolitan centres may become commercially viable, those routes in lower
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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR AVIATION WORKERS
Thursday, 04 June 2020
Aviation workers across the country are today standing up to call on the Morrison Government to support their industry as they bear the brunt of coronavirus restrictions. The airline industry was shut down almost overnight by the necessary restrictions brought in by the Commonwealth and state governments to stop the spread of COVID. But, in
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CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – TELEVISION INTERVIEW – SKY NEWS THE KENNY REPORT – WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE 2020
Wednesday, 03 June 2020
E&OE TRANSCRIPTTELEVISION INTERVIEWSKY NEWS THE KENNY REPORTWEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE 2020 SUBJECTS: Recession, airline support, Virgin Australia. CHRIS KENNY, HOST: I’m joined now from the wonderful city of Ballarat by Labor’s Shadow Transport, Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Catherine King. Thanks for joining us, Catherine. Is this the recession that no government could have avoided? CATHERINE
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – MORE MONEY TO REX AS GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO REFUSE VIRGIN – TUESDAY, 2 JUNE 2020
Tuesday, 02 June 2020
MORE MONEY TO REX AS GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO REFUSE VIRGIN New information reveals that at the same time that the Morrison Government continues to refuse assistance to Virgin Australia, another $13 million has been handed to Rex. This brings the total Government assistance provided to Rex to over $80 million, including $53 million in an
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ALBANESE, KING & MCBAIN – MEDIA RELEASE – DUNNS CREEK ROAD UPGRADE TO EASE CONGESTION – TUESDAY, 2 JUNE 2020
Tuesday, 02 June 2020
ANTHONY ALBANESE MPLEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTYMEMBER FOR GRAYNDLER CATHERINE KING MPSHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTMEMBER FOR BALLARAT KRISTY MCBAINLABOR CANDIDATE FOR EDEN-MONARO DUNNS CREEK ROAD UPGRADE TO EASE CONGESTION An Albanese Labor Government would invest $65 million to build Dunns Creek Road, easing traffic congestion for residents of Eden-Monaro. Queanbeyan is the fastest-growing regional centre in New
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GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS SHOULD BUY AUSTRALIAN
Saturday, 30 May 2020
The Morrison Government’s recent conversion to the importance of buying local must include a commitment to prioritising local jobs and materials on Government-funded infrastructure projects. Employing Australian workers and using Australian-made materials on Government-funded infrastructure projects creates more jobs all along the supply chain and ensures that Government investment remains in our community, rather than
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MORRISON GOVERNMENT MUST OUTLINE COMMITMENT TO VIRGIN WORKERS
Saturday, 30 May 2020
The Morrison Government must immediately outline the level of support it is prepared to offer in order to secure the future of Virgin Australia’s 16,000 workers and the ongoing viability of Australia’s second major airline. Recent reports have made clear that administrators, bidders and unions all hold real concerns regarding the ability of the airline
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JOBKEEPER BUNGLE GIVES GOVERNMENT ANOTHER CHANCE TO SUPPORT DNATA WORKERS
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
With last week’s revelation that the number of people on JobKeeper has been revised down by 3 million, the Government cannot continue to deny support to dnata’s 5,500 Australian workers. Three weeks ago, one of Australia’s leading aviation services companies, dnata, had to tell its 5,500 workers that the company is currently ineligible for the
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