Today, I announce acting shadow ministerial arrangements, in which existing members of the Shadow Cabinet will retain their current portfolios but also assume short-term responsibility for vacancies as follows: With several upcoming parliamentary sittings, including Senate Estimates, the Liberal Leadership Group has met and agreed that the finalisation of longer term shadow ministerial arrangements is Read More >
Today, we gather to remember and honour the life of Dr Katie Allen. A woman of rare grace, intellect and courage, Katie’s impact reached far beyond politics and will endure for many years to come. Katie was a pioneer in every sense of the word. Long before she entered public life, she had already distinguished Read More >
The Consumer Price Index released by the Australian Bureau of Statistic today shows inflation surged over Christmas, confirming that under Labor the cost of living is getting worse, not better for Australian families. The data shows inflation accelerated to 3.8 per cent in December, leaving Australian households paying more at exactly the wrong time of Read More >
The Federal Opposition welcomes the appointment of Greg Moriarty AO to take on the role of Australia’s Ambassador to the United States. The Liberal Party has always stood for a strong alliance with the United States and Mr Moriarty has a proven track record of advancing Australia’s national interest under both Labor and Liberal governments. Read More >
Today the focus must be on Jewish Australians, indeed all Australians, as we mourn the victims of the Bondi terrorist attack. This is a National Day of Mourning and my responsibility as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party is to Australians in mourning. I have grieved with the Bondi Chabad community Read More >
This evening, I spoke with Leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud, and strongly urged him not to walk away from the Coalition. I have received additional offers of resignation from National Party Shadow Ministers, which I and my Liberal Leadership Group have determined are unnecessary. The Liberal Party supports the Coalition arrangements because they deliver Read More >
Australians deserve moral clarity when confronting antisemitism, hate and extremism, and the Albanese Government has failed to provide it. Instead of careful, considered lawmaking, it put forward deeply flawed legislation. The Coalition engaged constructively and in good faith. The Shadow Cabinet met on Sunday night, examined the legislation, and unanimously agreed on a clear path Read More >
In the national interest, the Liberal Party has today stepped up to fix legislation that the Albanese Government badly mishandled. For more than two years, the Albanese Government failed to confront the rising tide of antisemitism and failed to keep Australians safe. That failure was exposed by the worst terrorist attack on Australian soil and Read More >
The Opposition was not provided with the legislation prior to the Prime Minister’s announcement. Later today, we will be given the opportunity to review it and will do so carefully. We are deeply sceptical of the Prime Minister’s decision to introduce a single bill that will attempt to cover multiple complex and unrelated policy areas, Read More >
If the Prime Minister had been as determined to eradicate antisemitism in Australia over the past three years as he has been to avoid this Commonwealth Royal Commission over the past three weeks, our country may not have found itself in the position we do today. The Prime Minister’s decision to finally establish a Commonwealth Read More >
Reports that the Prime Minister may finally relent and establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission into the Bondi terror attack and antisemitism are welcome, but words are no longer enough. The Prime Minister has spoken about unity in the wake of this tragic attack. After weeks of delay and added anguish for victims’ families, unity must Read More >
It is very sad to learn that Ron Boswell, an icon of the Coalition, and giant of the National Party and Queensland politics, has passed away. Ron was a tireless advocate for rural and regional Australia. He lived and breathed the values of the bush, shaped by a lifetime of connection to the land and Read More >
The Coalition welcomes the announcement that Nicolás Maduro has been taken into custody to face legal proceedings in the United States of America. As other world leaders such as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the President of France have said, Nicolás Maduro was an illegitimate President. Under his rule, Venezuela has endured Read More >
I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Katie, former Liberal Member for Higgins and I extend my heartfelt condolences to her beloved family, friends and all who loved her. Katie was a trailblazer in every sense. She did things differently and she did them her way. You only had to be in Read More >
What Australians saw from the Prime Minister today was not leadership equal to the gravity of this moment. Under pressure, he was defensive, irritable and dismissive. These are not the qualities the nation expects from a Prime Minister in the aftermath of the deadliest terrorist attack in our history. The Prime Minister’s explanation for opposing Read More >
The Coalition today calls on the Prime Minister to establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission into the Bondi terrorist attack and the national antisemitism crisis, and is releasing detailed Terms of Reference to enable it to be established without delay. The horror at Bondi was not an isolated act. It was the catastrophic consequence of a Read More >
The Coalition calls on the Prime Minister to immediately recall Parliament to pass urgent legislation to eradicate antisemitism and strengthen Australia’s counter-terrorism laws following the Bondi Massacre. Australia has just experienced the deadliest terrorist attack on our soil, where Jewish Australians were lethally shot because of one reason and one reason only – their Jewish Read More >
The Coalition has established a dedicated Taskforce on Antisemitism, Extremism and Counter-Terrorism in response to the escalating threat posed by antisemitism and violent extremism in Australia. Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley said the taskforce would bring urgency and discipline to confronting a threat that endangers the lives of Australians. The taskforce has been established Read More >
Australians are in deep mourning tonight, with hateful violence striking at the heart of an iconic Australian community, a place we all know so well and love, Bondi. The loss of life from this attack is significant and I join with the Prime Minister in urging all Australians to follow official advice from police and relevant authorities. This attack occurred as our Jewish community Read More >
The Albanese Labor Government’s decision to bail out Tomago Aluminium, at an as yet undisclosed cost to taxpayers, is a clear admission of failure and a direct consequence of the Prime Minister’s inability to deliver affordable and reliable energy. Before the election, Anthony Albanese promised certainty for Tomago for decades. Less than a year later, taxpayers are being asked to prop Read More >