Engagement matters, but outcomes matter even more. As Anthony Albanese prepares to head to Lithuania for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Leaders’ Summit he should be thinking about the long-term opportunities this meeting provides for Australia to further strengthen our security partnerships, via a more permanent relationship with NATO. Regrettably, this is a…
DetailsJoint media release: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition Sen James Paterson, Acting Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Today marks 500 days of courage and heroism by Ukraine to defend their sovereignty in the face of the illegal and immoral invasion launched…
DetailsSenator James Paterson, Acting Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs The Coalition is gravely concerned at reports that Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants and HK$1 million “bounties” for Australian citizen Kevin Yam and Australian resident Ted Hui. This represents an unacceptable attempt to silence and intimidate critics of the Chinese government living in…
DetailsJoint media release The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Shadow Treasurer The Hon Kevin Hogan MP, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism The Albanese Labor Government increasingly looks to be asleep at the wheel when it comes to assisting the needs of Ukraine. After seeking assistance from the Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell…
DetailsThe Opposition welcomes the announcement today of an additional $110 million in military and humanitarian support for Ukraine. While this assistance is desperately needed and has complete bipartisan support, its impact on the ground would likely have been far greater had it been delivered sooner. The Prime Minister confirmed this decision of additional support was…
DetailsJoint media release: Senator Claire Chandler, Assistant Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs The Opposition will today bring an urgency motion to the Senate calling on the Albanese Labor Government to deliver a further package of assistance to Ukraine. We urge all parties to support this motion to maintain Australia’s strong and bipartisan support for…
DetailsJoint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence The Opposition once again calls on the Albanese Labor Government to deliver urgent support to Ukraine as allies increase their efforts. The United States this week authorised its 40th drawdown for Ukraine, which will deliver $325USD million worth of military assistance.…
DetailsJoint media release: The Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence The Albanese Government must explain why they are delaying the delivery of further assistance to Ukraine, despite urgent calls for support. It is deeply concerning that no new or additional funding for Ukraine was included in Labor’s May Budget in support of their…
DetailsJoint media release: Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Homes Affairs, Shadow Minister for Cyber Security The Australian Government’s decision to join with our Five Eyes partners to publicly attribute malicious cyber activity to the People’s Republic of China is welcome. The advisory, issued this morning by the Australian Cyber Security Centre, has…
DetailsThe Albanese Government has shown complete contempt and childish behaviour in what can only be described as a total lack of respect for the Senate practice of Questions on Notice. Today the Senate compelled the Government to explain why the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bill Shorten, has submitted a number of answers…
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