Portfolio Media Releases
Labor will deliver on new infrastructure for Townsville
A Shorten Labor Government will inject a further $244 million into Townsville as part of our major infrastructure commitment to North Queensland. Labor will invest $100 million to upgrade the Mount Isa to Townsville Rail Line. Currently, the line does not have... read more...
Northen Australia Development Fund to unlock the economic potential of our great north
BILL SHORTEN MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS MEMBER FOR MARIBYRNONG JASON CLARE MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT SHADOW MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AND NORTHERN AUSTRALIA MEMBER FOR BLAXLAND... read more...
Labor will invest in Motorsports in Queensland's North.
JASON CLARE MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AND NORTHERN AUSTRALIA SHADOW MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT MEMBER FOR BLAXLAND CATHY O’TOOLE MP MEMBER FOR HERBERT BELINDA HASSAN LABOR CANDIDATE FOR DAWSON LABOR WILL INVEST IN MOTORSPORTS IN QUEENSLAND’S NORTH... read more...
Federal Labor announces full funding for Bowen Hospital CT scanner
A Shorten Labor Government will fully fund the $9.6 million required for a CT scanner and a purpose-built room at the Bowen Hospital. The Shadow Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Jason Clare, joined Labor’s candidate for Dawson, Belinda Hassan, in Bowen to make... read more...
Canavan must intervene in NAIF
CANAVAN MUST INTERVENE IN NAIF Today’s Auditor General report confirms what many have suspected - the NAIF is not working for Northern Australia. The internal governance issues identified in the report are especially concerning given half the board are LNP donors. The... read more...
Signing of Hong Kong - Australia Free Trade Agreement
Today’s signing of the Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement is welcome news. While Australia’s trade with Hong Kong is already tariff-free, this agreement will establish new rules that will help Australian companies exporting to Hong Kong, especially those in wine and... read more...
More than $11.5M of taxpayers’ money up in smoke even after winning ISDS case against tobacco giant
Australian taxpayers have been left more than $11.5 million out of pocket following tobacco giant Phillip Morris’ unsuccessful legal action against Australia’s plain packaging laws. The tobacco giant sued Australia using an Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)... read more...
Perth to host Australia's Future Mines Centre
A Shorten Labor Government will make Perth the home base for the Australian Future Mines centre, establishing WA as the centre of kick-starting the discovery of new mines across the country. Future mining opportunities will generate new jobs and provide a much needed... read more...
Canavan split a test for PM
Matt Canavan’s split from Scott Morrison in calling for new coal fired power stations is a breach of Cabinet solidarity and is further evidence of the Government’s irreconcilable divisions. This is a test of Scott Morrison’s authority - who is setting policy, the Prime... read more...
LNP chaos and disunity leads to renewed privitisation push in Qld
In today’s Courier Mail it was revealed that six Queensland LNP Members support plans to privatise Queensland’s electricity generators. In a move that would make former Queensland Premier Newman blush, the six MPs bizarrely wrote to their own Nationals Party Leader and... read more...
