The Morrison Government has presided over a $4.2 billion cost blowout in Defence’s sustainment budget despite the fact that the required availability for some of our nation’s most critical military ships, submarines and aircrafts are at unacceptable lows.
Read Morewith MARK BUTLER MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY MEMBER FOR HINDMARSH Scott Morrison’s recent refusal to commit to net zero emissions by 2050 is in stark contrast to the Pacific Islands Forum’s call for nations including Australia to develop strategies to reach this target.
Read MoreNew numbers reveal that around 17,136 workers in Shortland could be worse off and up to $15,268,350 will be ripped out of Shortland’s economy every fortnight if the Morrison Government goes ahead with its cuts to JobKeeper at the end of September.
Read MoreThe Prime Minister’s decision to cut the rate of the Coronavirus Supplement will cut $3,681,900 per fortnight from the Shortland economy.
Read MoreAustralians can no longer be confident that their aid dollars are being spent effectively after the Morrison Government secretly abolished a key independent aid evaluation body last month.
Read Morewith SENATOR PENNY WONG LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY IN THE SENATE SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS LABOR SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA Today marks four years since the Coalition Government announced its Pacific Step Up policy - an announcement that has failed to deliver anything but cuts and mismanagement.
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