Today marks 10 years since the loss of 298 lives from the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. As we remember those lost, we hold closest to our hearts the victims’ families and loved ones. This anniversary and today’s ceremonies will be difficult with the grief and pain caused still felt by many.…
It would be an outrageous abandonment of a democratic friend and partner if the Albanese Government is telling Israel not to defend itself against attacks from Hezbollah. Hezbollah is a listed terrorist organisation in Australia which repeatedly ignores previous undertakings by indiscriminately firing rockets aiming to kill Israelis and displacing thousands from their homes. We…
Today, the Coalition has successfully established a Senate inquiry to review Australia’s sanctions framework and consider how Australia’s sanctions regime could better align with key partners and allies. Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham said as other like-minded partners forge ahead with applying critical sanctions on terrorist groups, rogue actors, criminals or those that…
Joint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Reports that the Albanese Government is deploying a tiny force element of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on the biggest US-led military exercise is troubling. It comes just months after Labor knocked back our partner’s request for military assistance in the Red…
Joint media release Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Senator Claire Chandler, Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs The Coalition welcomes the Canadian Government’s decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity and again urges the Albanese Government to take similar action. The Canadian Government’s action stands in…
Australia risks again falling behind like-minded partners supporting Ukraine unless the Albanese Government moves to quickly back the G7 agreement to a $50 billion USD loan for Ukraine obtained through frozen Russian assets. Having claimed legal difficulties as justification to not use Russian assets, the Albanese Government now needs to stop finding excuses to not…
Steele Hall was legend of South Australian politics. Steele stands tall in the history of our state and the Liberal Party as a reformer, an orator and a man of principle willing to stand by his values. As both a state and federal Member of Parliament and a Senator, Steele transcended state and federal politics…
Today in Senate Estimates the Albanese Labor Government confirmed they had no shame in slogging Australians a further 15 per cent for their passports and making the Australian passport the world’s most expensive, as part of a $349 million backdoor tax grab. From 1 July, Labor will have twice hiked up the price of passports…
35 years ago in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, peaceful protests were ended by a shameful use of Chinese military force. Australia remembers the tragic loss of life on 4 June 1989 and we continue to call upon Chinese authorities to accept responsibility. The Coalition remains deeply concerned about continuing and increasing constraints on freedom of association,…
Joint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence 31 May 2024 For the first time since 2012 Australia will have half of the Collins Class submarine fleet out of the water and out of action under the incompetent mismanagement of the Albanese Labor Government. Senator Simon Birmingham in Senate estimates this…