JMR with Shadow Cabinet Secretary, Marise Payne Labor is already deserting Western Sydney, this time by axing a funding program for job-creating 5G technology projects. The federal government will discontinue Round 2 of the successful Australian 5G Innovation Initiative, first established by the Coalition Government in 2021, cutting $20 million from the program. Read more…
Less than 24 hours after calling out Labor’s failure to confirm the Peri-Urban Mobile Program (PUMP), once again Minister Rowland has deceptively cut and pasted Coalition policy and branded it as Labor’s own. It was only after touring the Casey electorate with Liberal MP Aaron Violi yesterday – where two Read more…
Media Statement with Shadow Attorney-General Julian Leeser. The Liberal Nationals Government was a world leader in standing up to the big social media companies to protect the rights and interests of Australians, while this Labor Government has shown no backbone. We went to the election promising to legislate tough new Read more…
The Albanese Labor government’s attempt to take credit for the Liberal Nationals’ decision, when in government, to deliver a $480 million upgrade of the NBN fixed wireless network demonstrates Labor’s willingness to deceive rural and regional Australians. On 22 March 2022, the Coalition announced that $480 million would be included Read more…
Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Bridget McKenzie, has joined forces with Senator Sarah Henderson, calling on the Albanese Labor Government Labor to honour its outdoor pool construction funding agreement with the City of Greater Geelong (Council). Senator McKenzie today visited the construction site of the Stage 1 Read more…
Australia’s precious Federal Court resources have been tied up forcing Twitter to hand over identifying information for an accused anonymous online troll. Today, as reported in the media, we learn that while Twitter has been forced to hand over some 500 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for the alleged troll, Twitter didn’t Read more…
I am deeply honoured to be appointed Shadow Minister for Communications by the Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton. As a member of shadow cabinet, I am delighted to take on this challenge in such an important portfolio. Accessible, efficient and affordable communications and connectivity are critical to the welfare Read more…