This week the risk of the Albanese Labor Government doing destructive deals with the Greens is enormous. Many of Anthony Albanese’s big spending bills are stalled, making the government even more desperate as it tries to clear the decks for a possible early election. Labor should rule out an avalanche of billion-dollar, economy…
DetailsJoint media release: Senator Claire Chandler, Shadow Assistance Minister for Foreign Affairs 31 August 2024 It has been two years since the United Nations Human Rights Office published its report into disturbing human rights concerns in Xinjiang. The report detailed alarming findings of human rights violations in the Xinjiang region of the People’s Republic…
DetailsA Coalition government will work with international partners to safely reopen Australia’s embassy to Ukraine in Kyiv if elected. Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Birmingham, announced the commitment to re-open Australia’s embassy during a visit to Kyiv where he reinforced the Coalition’s strong and continuing support for Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia.…
DetailsJoint Media Release: The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition The Hon. Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Today we reaffirm our resolute support for Ukraine, its people and its sovereignty as they mark their 33rd Independence Day. We salute the resilience and determination of the Ukrainian people. Their commitment…
DetailsToday 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.…
DetailsIt 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…
DetailsToday, 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…
DetailsJoint 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…
DetailsJoint 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…
DetailsAustralia 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…
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