Joint media release: The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific The Coalition welcomes the release of Australia’s new International Development Policy. The policy sets an important marker to identify and direct support to the key challenges facing Australia and our friends and partners in the Pacific and across…
DetailsOne week out from its National Conference, it’s clear Labor’s factions have forced the Albanese Government into another about-face in relation to Australia’s policies on Israel and the Palestinian territories. Labor’s back-room decisions on Israel and the Palestinian territories have everything to do with managing factional differences ahead of the Labor National Conference and…
DetailsJoint statement: Hon Kevin Hogan MP, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism Today’s announcement that China will remove what we have always perceived as illegal and punitive tariffs on Australian barley is welcome. For tariffs that we believe should never have been imposed in the first place, this was the only acceptable outcome.…
DetailsWe recently passed 500 days since the beginning of Russia’s brutal, illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine. World leaders marked the grim anniversary with statements of support and, in many cases, further commitments to the materials and training needed to help Ukraine in its battle. For the people of Ukraine, this milestone is obviously one…
DetailsThe Hon Andrew Hastie MP, Shadow Minister for Defence Senator James Paterson, Acting Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs The Opposition welcomes the government’s announcement of further support to Ukraine in the form of 30 additional Bushmaster vehicles. For some time, the Opposition has been calling on the government to provide additional Bushmasters to Ukraine, which…
DetailsEngagement 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…
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