with JULIAN HILL MP DEPUTY CHAIR OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT MEMBER FOR BRUCE Labor’s concerns about the growing privatisation of Australia’s aid programs have been vindicated by an Auditor-General report finding that the Morrison Government’s systems for ensuring value for money from aid contractors are falling short.
Read MoreDuring our summer bushfire crisis, Pacific nations including Fiji and Vanuatu sent donations and members of their defence forces Australia to assist us in our time of need. We must return the favour.
Read MoreThe Morrison Government urgently needs to show support for our Pacific island neighbours during this coronavirus crisis.
Read MoreOver the last two days, I’ve heard many stories from my constituents who are suffering from inadequate service, online glitches, and a lack of planning to deal with demand at Centrelink shopfronts.
Read Morewith SENATOR PENNY WONG, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE, SHADOW MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA Comments by the US Ambassador highlight the Morrison Government’s lack of an effective plan for Southeast Asia.
Read MoreOnce again the Morrison Government is silently cutting critical funding from our ADF, with the revelations today that $6.1 billion has been cut from Defence’s capital budget.
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