More than half of Australia’s most important defence projects are facing flashing red signals warning of delays in delivering the equipment and systems that Australian Defence Force personnel need to carry out their missions.
Read Morewith MARK BUTLER MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY It is unconscionable for Scott Morrison to mislead Australians about his Government’s track record on greenhouse gas emissions. Over recent days, the Prime Minister has claimed that Australia’s annual carbon emissions have fallen by 50 million tonnes under the Coalition and that his Government will “beat” Australia’s 2020 emissions reduction commitment. Both claims are untrue.
Read Morewith THE HON RICHARD MARLES MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE and MATT KEOGH MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has released a damning report into the Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison Government’s mismanagement of the Future Submarine program. This is just the latest example of the Government’s delays and blow outs when it comes to the critical Future Subma...
Read MoreMember for Shortland Pat Conroy has called on Minister for Health Greg Hunt to rethink Medicare changes that are causing some doctors to stop bulk-billing patients, leaving people out of pocket.
Read MoreVolunteer organisations are invited to apply for grants of up to $5,000 under the Shortland Volunteer Grants Program.
Read Morewith JULIAN HILL MP DEPUTY CHAIR OF JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT MEMBER FOR BRUCE The Coalition Government continues to mismanage crucial defence projects with the Auditor-General revealing another nine years of cumulative delays, $1.2 billion in budget blowouts and disturbing capability performance shortfalls during the last financial year alone. Thanks to the Morrison Government’s mismanagement, Defence’s 26 most important...
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