Today we announce that an elected Dutton Government will commit to developing the Greater South East Irrigation Scheme (GSEIS) in Tasmania. The GSEIS is a critical project for Tasmania that will provide water security and reliability to farmers and boost the region’s economy. This project will employ over 200 Tasmanians in construction and support almost Read More >
Under the Albanese Government, Australia is facing a housing crisis. The great Australian dream of home ownership has never felt further out of reach. We need to get our country Back on Track, and restore the Australian dream of home ownership. Today, the Coalition is announcing new policies to boost housing supply. Over the past Read More >
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics building activity data has confirmed there is no end in sight to Labor’s housing crisis. 2023-24 saw the lowest home building commencements in over a decade, dropping 8.8 per cent to just 158,690 new starts. Australians know Labor’s promise to build 1.2 million homes over five years has ground Read More >
Today, the Coalition has secured the support of the Senate to stand with Israel and affirm its inherent right to defend itself and protect its citizens. In a remarkable 24 hours, the Albanese Labor Government has once again changed its position, reinforcing its internal confusion and division over Labor’s position on Israel. In accepting significant Read More >
The Prime Minister should be condemned for his comments today in Question Time, as he mocked Tourette’s Syndrome for his own political point scoring. Mocking a disability is no laughing matter. For the Prime Minister to do so is not only reprehensible, but it sends a concerning message to the entire disability community. The Australian Read More >
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke must provide details of the action he is taking against non-citizens who support terrorist organisations Hezbollah and Hamas. Minister Burke has said that he would “consider refusing and cancelling visas for anyone who seeks to incite discord in Australia”. The Australian reports today that a pro-Hezbollah activist who led a Read More >
Today’s decision by Origin Energy to abandon its Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub is the latest in a series of blows to the Albanese Government’s crumbling energy agenda. Following on the heels of Fortescue’s withdrawal from its own green hydrogen plans, this development further exposes Labor’s misguided, all-eggs-in-one-basket renewables-only approach to energy policy. For all of Read More >
Top lawyers have slammed the Albanese Government’s Misinformation Bill, with the Victorian Bar Association making a scathing submission on Labor’s planned censorship laws. The leading body representing Victorian barristers has warned that the Government’s Bill would have a “chilling effect” on freedom of speech, especially in sensitive or controversial areas. According to The Australian, the submission Read More >
In a senate inquiry report tabled this afternoon, calls by Australia’s Antisemitism Envoy for a judicial inquiry into campus antisemitism have disappointingly been rejected by government senators. Shadow Minister for Education, Sarah Henderson, and Senator Paul Scarr have raised serious concerns about the failure to listen to Jillian Segal AO, the Special Envoy to Combat Read More >
Today’s Final Budget Outcome reveals Labor’s is taxing more, and spending more, than any government in history. Labor’s high taxing, high spending strategy is delivering no dividend to Australian families. Australian family budgets can’t win: facing higher taxes, and higher prices due to Labor’s inflationary spending. Compared to before the election, Labor raised $104 billion Read More >
The Coalition will strongly oppose Labor’s latest Misinformation Bill, which is an attack on free speech. Last year, the Government released its first Misinformation Bill. The Bill drew more than 20,000 submissions and comments in opposition to it, and was withdrawn in disgrace last November. With its latest attempt, Labor has again demonstrated that it Read More >
Labor’s secret plans to increase the costs of owning or leasing a home are proof that Labor is at war with homeowners and renters. Media reports today that Labor is modelling changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing concessions prove that Labor is at war with the dream of home ownership. This is a Read More >
Today it has been revealed that Australian patients are paying 45% more to visit their GP under the Albanese Labor Government. This astonishing new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows Australian patients are being forced to fork out record amounts to visit their GP. Under the former Coalition Government, the Read More >
Australians are working harder than ever to keep their heads above water as the Albanese Government’s cost of living crisis continues to impact them. Employment data released today shows the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2%, but more hours are being worked by those with jobs. There was also a large increase in the number Read More >
Annual migration under Labor is on track to shoot over 400,000 for the second consecutive year and could even surpass 500,000 arrivals. Labor will almost certainly fail to honour its commitment to halve migration, based on ABS population data published today: Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Dan Tehan called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Read More >
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s integrity lies in tatters today with revelations he was briefed in detail about criminal and gangland links to the CFMEU more than 10 years ago. The Albanese Government has continually told the Australian people that it only learnt of the criminal infiltration and corrupt behaviour of the CFMEU when it was Read More >
I strongly support the decision today of the Federal Executive of the Liberal Party to intervene in the affairs of the New South Wales Division of the Party. The Executive has appointed a high quality three person committee of management to administer the affairs of the NSW Division until 30 June 2025. I congratulate both Read More >
The Federal Executive of the Liberal Party has today appointed a committee to manage the NSW Division of the Liberal Party until 30 June 2025. The committee comprises the Hon Alan Stockdale AO, the Hon Richard Alston AO, and Dr Peta Seaton AM. The committee will act swiftly to ensure the NSW Liberal Party is Read More >
The seven Teal MPs in the House of Representatives have voted with the radical extremist Greens Political Party on Bills between 73 and 81 per cent of the time since being elected in 2022, new figures reveal. “On procedural motions – such as ‘that the motion be put’ or ‘that the Member be no longer Read More >