The Coalition has today introduced the Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025, ensuring that those who abuse, exploit or prey upon children face real justice. The Bill introduces mandatory minimum sentences of five years’ imprisonment for serious Commonwealth child sexual abuse offences, increasing to six years for repeat offenders. It also Read More >
CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT STUDIES, SYDNEY, NSW Thank you for the opportunity to be with you today, and can I acknowledge Michael Stutchbury and the team at the Centre for Independent Studies for the important work you do in shaping our national conversation. To my colleagues from both the federal and state parliaments, thank you for Read More >
Earlier this week I wrote to the Prime Minister to outline the priority issues the Opposition believes the Prime Minister must progress in his meeting with the President of the United States. In setting out these clear measures of success for this meeting we also offered our support for him to advance the national interest. Read More >
The Coalition extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the Australian Army soldier who tragically passed away following a training incident near the Townsville Field Training Area. Our thoughts are also with the two other ADF personnel who were seriously injured, their families, and their fellow service members during this difficult Read More >
Eighty one years ago, then Leader of the Opposition Robert Menzies brought together a coalition of grassroots political organisations and civil society groups to found the Liberal Party of Australia. That moment would change the course of Australian history. Founded on the enduring Australian values of freedom, aspiration, and enterprise the Liberal Party of Australia Read More >
The latest Annual Cyber Threat Report from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) lays bare the staggering scale of the cyber crime, which is costing the Australian economy tens of billions of dollars each year under Labor. The cost of cybercrime is spiralling as online criminals crowd-in to target more and more Australians. It is deeply Read More >
I am pleased to announce the following changes to the Shadow Ministry, which strengthen Coalition efforts to simultaneously hold the Albanese Government to account and develop a clear, credible policy platform that contrasts with Labor. Senator The Hon Jonathon Duniam has been appointed to the position of Shadow Minister for Home Affairs. Given its direct Read More >
A week of Senate Estimates hearings has revealed Australians are paying the price for a government that talks big and delivers little. From national security to the cost of living, from health to integrity, the Albanese Government has turned promises into failures and transparency into secrecy. The Albanese’s Government’s bad decisions and wrong priorities were Read More >
Two years ago, the world was forever changed as one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in modern history was perpetrated against the people of Israel. The violence unleashed by Hamas was deliberate and merciless. October 7 was a brutal reminder of the depths of human cruelty, and of the evil that flourishes when hatred Read More >
The announcement by the President of the United States that Israel and Hamas have agreed to implement the first phase of a US-brokered peace plan should inspire hope in Australia and across the world. All fair-minded Australians will welcome this announcement. We must remain hopeful today’s announcement will be borne out over the coming days. Read More >
The hateful graffiti sprayed in Fitzroy this morning is deeply disturbing. Hamas is a listed terrorist organisation in Australia. Supporting them is not free speech, it is a crime. Those responsible must face the full force of the law. Victorians deserve to feel safe in their own community. The AFP and ASIO should support Victorian Read More >
The Coalition welcomes the approval and signing of the Pukpuk mutual defence treaty between Papua New Guinea and Australia, which formally cements Papua New Guinea as an ally. This is a significant landmark in our bilateral relationship with Papua New Guinea and in the security architecture of the Indo-Pacific. This landmark agreement represents Papua New Read More >
Three days ago, I sent every member of my Shadow Ministry a ‘Charter Letter’. These letters provide clear direction and a tasking to shadow ministers beyond the conventional mirroring of government portfolios, putting the Coalition on a proactive policy path. They set out key performance indicators, general expectations and shared policy priorities that I have Read More >
On behalf of the Coalition I express my grief and shock at the antisemitic terror attack against worshippers gathering for Yom Kippur at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, the United Kingdom. Our thoughts are with the families of those who have been killed and injured in this cowardly, evil attack. We acknowledge the swift actions of UK law enforcement in responding to keep people safe and prevent further violence. The threat of terrorism Read More >
The Coalition is gravely concerned about reporting that half a dozen ISIS brides and their children have secretly returned to Australia. This is a highly dangerous cohort of individuals who associated themselves with the barbaric Islamic State Regime. The Albanese Labor Government must come clean: either they knew about this cohort returning and hid it from the Australian public, or worse, family members of Islamic State terrorists returned Read More >
Our thoughts are first and foremost with the 220 workers, their families, and the broader Kwinana community who face uncertainty as a result of today’s announcement to close the Alcoa alumina refinery. This closure is another devastating blow for manufacturing in Western Australia, following the suspension of Nickel West just last year on Labor’s watch. It shows that under the Albanese Government a “Future Made in Australia” is a slogan, Read More >
The Coalition strongly opposes the actions taken by the Albanese Government to extend diplomatic recognition to the State of Palestine. Recognition must come at the end of a peace process not during the conflict. Palestine has no established borders and no effective government. The inconvenient truth for the Albanese Government is this recognition comes while hostages remain in tunnels under Gaza and while the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian people remain under the control of the listed terrorist organisation Hamas. For decades, Read More >
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has no faith in his own promise to bring down power prices. When asked today when bills will actually fall and by how much, he refused to answer. Instead of standing by his plan, he dodged, deflected and smeared. That is not the confidence of a leader who believes in his Read More >
The Coalition strongly rejects Labor’s economy-wrecking 2035 emissions reduction target, a fantasy that rests on flawed assumptions and cannot be believed. It cannot be believed because it assumes the government achieves its 2030 target, which experts have overwhelmingly said it will not. Worse still, Labor is withholding the cost of its 2035 plan from the Read More >
Introduction Thank you very much Melinda. Thank you CEDA for the opportunity to speak with you all today. And I do want to thank your team and everything that you do at CEDA. It’s important work, it shapes what I know needs to be right now a very important national conversation on the economy and Read More >