Media Releases

JCPAA CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT AND DEFENCE MISMANAGEMENT OF HELICOPTER ACQUISITIONS

December 07, 2020

with JULIAN HILL MP DEPUTY CHAIR OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDITS A unanimous recommendation from the Government-dominated Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) highlights the Government’s continuing mismanagement of helicopter acquisition projects which have been plagued by capability shortfalls, delays, and budget overruns.

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DEFENCE MAJOR PROJECTS NOW RUNNING 42 YEARS LATE

December 02, 2020

The latest Major Projects Report from the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has revealed an additional 68 extra months of in-year delays to 25 major Defence projects during 2019-20.   This means that these projects are now running a cumulative 42 years late, with each project that is delayed running on average three years behind schedule

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MORRISON MUST HEED PACIFIC LEADERS’ CLIMATE CALL

December 01, 2020

In an open letter to the Prime Minister, former prime ministers and presidents, along with parliamentarians, archbishops, bishops and senior religious figures from across the Pacific have warned that climate change is the region’s greatest security threat.

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HEALTH CARE COSTS HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER THAN UNDER THIS GOVERNMENT

October 28, 2020

Official new data confirms what people in Shortland already know – that health costs have never been higher than under Scott Morrison.

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PEP 11 WOULD RUIN OUR COAST AND RISK THOUSANDS OF JOBS

October 19, 2020

Tonight in Parliament I stood with my community and opposed Advent Energy’s Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 (PEP 11) application which would allow oil and gas exploration drilling off our beautiful coast.

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MORRISON GOVERNMENT CUTS $6.7 BILLION FROM DEFENCE PROJECTS

October 16, 2020

The Morrison Government has spent nearly $6.7 billion less than it promised on new Defence weapons, vehicles, equipment and bases since 2016.

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