Portfolio Media Releases
Strong future for Boyne Smelter
STRONG FUTURE FOR BOYNE SMELTER The Boyne Smelter is a critical part of Australia’s economy and one of our great exporters. It’s produced millions of tonnes of world-class aluminium over the last three decades and employs over a thousand Gladstone locals. Boyne... read more...
Labor commits to extra overtaking lanes on Capricorn Highway
A Shorten Labor Government would invest $15 million to build up to six new overtaking lanes on the Capricorn Highway between Gracemere and Emerald to boost productivity and improve road safety. The Capricorn Highway is Central Queensland’s principal east-west freight corridor... read more...
Coalition too hopeless to deliver Northern Queensland road upgrades
THE HON ANTHONY ALBANESE MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, CITIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SHADOW MINISTER FOR TOURISM THE HON JASON CLARE SHADOW MINISTER FOR RESOURCES AND NORTHERN AUSTRALIA COALITION TOO HOPELESS TO DELIVER NORTHERN QUEENSLAND ROAD... read more...
Labor to kick-start the mines and mining jobs of the future
JASON CLARE MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT, RESOURCES AND NORTHERN AUSTRALIA SENATOR KIM CARR SHADOW MINISTER FOR INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH SENATOR FOR VICTORIA MADELEINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS SHADOW MINISTER ASSISTING FOR... read more...
Labor's National Hydrogen Plan
BILL SHORTEN MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION MARK BUTLER MP SHADOW MINISTER CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY JASON CLARE MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT, RESOURCES AND NORTHERN AUSTRALIA PAT CONROY MP SHADOW ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY LABOR’S... read more...
Local projects. Local jobs: Labor's National Procurement Plan
BILL SHORTEN MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION JIM CHALMERS MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR FINANCE SENATOR KIM CARR SHADOW MINISTER FOR INNOVATION, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH JASON CLARESHADOW MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT LOCAL PROJECTS. LOCAL JOBS: LABOR’S NATIONAL... read more...
Visit to India
Today I will be travelling to India for a series of meeting with Indian political and business leaders. India is Australia’s fifth largest trading partner and a key market for Australian resource, agriculture and service exports. India is the fastest growing major economy in... read more...
Labor will rescue Kakadu
BILL SHORTEN MPLEADER OF THE OPPOSITIONSHADOW MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS & ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERSTONY BURKE MPSHADOW MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATERANTHONY ALBANESE MPSHADOW MINISTER FOR TOURISMJASON CLARE MPSHADOW MINISTER FOR NORTHERN... read more...
Government follows Labor's lead in support for Varghese report
Labor welcomes reports today that the Government will finally commit to implementing the recommendations of Peter Varghese’s report into increasing trade between Australia and India. It’s about time. The Government has sat on this report for seven months. The... read more...
Morrison must follow Labor's lead and support Varghese report
Last month in Senate Estimates the Government admitted it has sat on Peter Varghese’s report – An Indian Economic Strategy to 2035 – since April this year. That’s seven months after having received the report, despite India being Australia’s fifth largest trading... read more...
