Media Releases

SIX MONTHS OF PEP 11 INACTION FROM KEITH PITT

August 12, 2021

Today marks six months since Advent Energy’s Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP 11) licence was due to expire and we have heard crickets from the Federal Minister for Resources, Keith Pitt about its future.

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BESPOKE ARMOURED VEHICLES TOO HEAVY TO FIGHT

August 11, 2021

with BRENDAN O'CONNOR MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEMBER FOR GORTON Today we see another major Defence project in trouble under the Morrison Government, with reports the $5.6 billion Land 400 armoured vehicle fleet face lengthy delays over multiple technical issues.

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HUNTER LOCKDOWN A RESULT OF MORRISON’S INCOMPETENCE

August 05, 2021

The New South Wales Government’s decision to place the Hunter region into lockdown is a direct result of Scott Morrison’s failures.

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DUTTON DUDS NAVY WITH OFFSHORE PATROL VESSELS

July 27, 2021

The $3.7 billion Offshore Patrol Vessels program is the latest naval shipbuilding project in disarray under the Morrison Government, joining a long list of Defence projects which are now running a cumulative 68 years late.

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DUTTON ADMITS DEFEAT WITH BATTLEFIELD AIRLIFTERS

July 09, 2021

with BRENDAN O'CONNOR MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEMBER FOR GORTON Defence Minister Peter Dutton has today waved the white flag with the $1.5 billion C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters, admitting they are not fit for battle and reclassifying them as humanitarian aircraft.

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WARSHIPS, PLANES, AND HELICOPTERS OUT OF ACTION FOR TOO LONG

June 01, 2021

Labor’s analysis of the latest Defence Budget papers reveals major declines in the availability of ships, helicopters and planes since the release of the 2016 Defence White Paper.

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