Bill Shorten is failing to apply the standards he demands of others by refusing to disendorse his candidate for the seat of Melbourne, Luke Creasey. Mr Creasey’s offensive social media posts have demonstrated that he is completely unfit to hold public office with his actions described by White Ribbon as “abusive, hateful and disrespectful.” Chief…
DetailsTwo hours ago we said that Bill Shorten had backflipped on the number of childcare workers who would benefit from his unprecedented intervention into the Australian wages market. Well, it seems he has since backflipped on that backflip. At his press conference in Tasmania, the Leader of the Opposition claimed that he “would like to…
DetailsBill Shorten has shown yet again he is just making it up as he goes along when it comes to his policies. Today the Leader of the Opposition claimed that 140,000 child care workers would benefit from his policy even though there are 195,000 of them across the country. But the 140,000 workers referenced by…
DetailsIn Bill Shorten’s latest attempt to explain the details and cost of his tax policies he’s now passed the buck and told Australians to simply work it out for themselves. “…in terms of taxation policies, you can do the maths yourself.” Bill Shorten, Doorstop, 1 May 2019 The facts are clear. A Labor Government would…
DetailsIt appears Bill Shorten’s promise to disendorse his NT Senate Candidate Wayne Kurnorth was a lie. Despite publicly pledging to dump Mr Kurnorth for the offensive and anti-Semitic views he has espoused over the years, Labor has failed to follow through, reinforcing once again that Labor cannot be held to its word. At pre-poll today,…
DetailsBill Shorten has shown he either isn’t across the details or that Labor hasn’t done its homework on the cost of its own policies. On Perth radio this morning Mr Shorten couldn’t tell listeners the cost of Labor’s 45 per cent emissions reduction target. “I can’t…
DetailsJoint Release with Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion The Morrison Government will turbo-charge Australia’s Indigenous tourism sector with the establishment of a new $40 million fund to encourage the development of new and expanding Indigenous owned and operated tourism enterprises. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said the Fund would build on…
DetailsA re-elected Morrison Government will invest up to $3.7 million to improve the health of the Torrens River and help the South Australian Government establish the new Glenthorne National Park. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said a $2 million investment would drive further Torrens River Recovery initiatives with the Adelaide and Mount…
DetailsSovereign Hill, one of Australia’s most iconic tourist attractions, is set for a major makeover, with the Morrison Government providing $10.1 million to help enhance the outdoor museum’s exhibitions and facilities acknowledging its 50th anniversary next year. Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham said the funding boost for Sovereign Hill would help…
DetailsMore Aussies than ever before are choosing to holiday at home and are spending record amounts across the country, according to the latest National Visitor Survey. The results show visitor spending by Australians skyrocketed to a record $72.7 billion, an increase of 13 per cent, while Australians took a record 105.6 million domestic overnight trips…
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