It is an enormous privilege to have been elected the Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party. I thank my Liberal colleagues for the trust that they have placed in me. I am humbled, I am honoured, and I am up for the job. Australians sent a clear message at the election. We must listen, change Read More >
A Dutton Coalition Government’s plan to get Australia back on track will deliver lower inflation, cheaper energy, affordable homes and safer communities. Australians have gone backwards under three years of Labor with the cost of living skyrocketing, the longest per-capita recession on record and the biggest fall in living standards in the developed world. Households Read More >
An elected Coalition Government will provide a major boost to infrastructure financing in the Pacific and Timor-Leste. The total funding available through the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) in loans and grants will increase from $4 billion to $6 billion. This will help to ensure Australia is the financing and infrastructure development Read More >
The Liberal and National Parties have again shown that they are the only political parties with a serious plan to protect the environment, after committing today to nearly $40 million in new funding for conservation groups that have been ignored by the Albanese Government. Today’s funding swells the Coalition’s pre-election commitments to new environment funding Read More >
Australians have gone backwards under three years of Labor with the cost of living skyrocketing, the longest per-capita recession on record and the biggest fall in living standards in the developed world. Under Labor inflation is accelerating rather than moderating due to the Prime Minister’s reckless spending. Make no mistake, prices are still rising, and Read More >
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will commit $3.5 million to build the Bob Proudfoot Pavilion at Francis Ryan Reserve in Sanctuary Point. Francis Ryan Reserve is home to the St Georges Basin Dragons Rugby League Club as well as the Bay and Basin Cricket Club. The works will see the existing amenities building at Francis Read More >
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will commit $113.6 million for the Moss Vale Northern Bypass to ease traffic congestion across the Southern Highlands. Modelling shows the Moss Vale Northern Bypass could reduce peak traffic on Argyle Street in Moss Vale by 25-30 per cent. It will take pressure off connecting roads, while improving safety for Read More >
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will commit $20 million for the first residential Domestic Violence Trauma Recovery Centre for women and children on the NSW Central Coast. This investment builds on the additional $90 million the Coalition has committed to address family and domestic violence across Australia. The Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Peter Read More >
The Australian has reported today that the Albanese Government was aware of a Russian request to use Indonesian airfields in March. The Government has refused to provide the Opposition with a briefing on this matter, which goes to the core of Australia’s national security. Any attempt by Russian to gain access to airfields just 1300km from Read More >
The Coalition strongly supports Australians having additional access to timely healthcare support through telehealth and Australia’s hardworking nurse workforce – Particularly at a time when it has never been harder or more expensive to see a doctor. Whilst we support today’s announcement and the much-needed access across all states for after hours support for telehealth, Read More >
Commitments in today’s Financial Review from the Prime Minister that he won’t increase taxes on super, negative gearing, or the family home should be reported to Scam Watch. Anthony Albanese and Labor are promising $2.9 billion in higher taxes for small businesses than the Coalition at this election. The Prime Minister is offering families a Read More >
The Prime Minister’s flagship $15 billion industry policy, the National Reconstruction Fund, is in disarray as the government fails to provide a coherent plan for Australian manufacturers facing increasing rates of insolvency. On Monday, it was reported that the CEO of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), Ivan Power, said the $15 billion Fund was not Read More >
A Dutton Coalition Government will invest $50 million in establishing lithium battery recycling collection points, building on our strong recycling credentials and delivering a vital boost to local community safety and environmental protection. This investment will establish over 145 battery collection points nationwide for safe battery disposal, as well as fund a national awareness and Read More >
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will get Far North Queensland back on track, with significant investment in local infrastructure, better healthcare and developing regional skills and training. The Coalition has today announced we will increase the training of local GPs for the Cairns community by delivering 25 new medical Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for James Read More >
Anzac Day is one of the most significant, solemn and sacred days on our national calendar. A day when we honour all Australians who have served, suffered and sacrificed in wars and military operations on behalf of our nation. And this Anzac Day, we will especially feel the weight of history. 2025 marks 80 years Read More >
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will commit $150,000 to the 80 year celebration of Victory in the Pacific in Townsville. On 15 August 1945, Japan surrendered to the Allied forces, officially ending the Second World War in the Pacific. Victory in the Pacific 80 year celebrations (VP80) will be held in Townsville across a long Read More >
A Dutton Coalition Government will establish a $100 million boarding school infrastructure fund to support remote Indigenous students, ensuring more young Indigenous Australians have access to quality education, regardless of where they live. Shadow Minister for Education, Senator Sarah Henderson said that a Coalition Government will back practical measures which deliver real outcomes for Indigenous Read More >
An elected Dutton-Littleproud Coalition Government will support Australia’s food producers to lower costs across the supply chain, by developing a comprehensive National Food Security Plan. In his address at the National Press Club today, Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud said the Department of Agriculture would be responsible for the Plan, with the support of Read More >
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will commit an additional $90 million to further address family and domestic violence across Australia. This investment recognises the complexities of family and domestic violence, and that more action is needed to build on the continued implementation of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 (National Plan). An Read More >
An elected Dutton Coalition Government will establish a Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs to provide greater support for Australians being held in arbitrary detention overseas. The need for a Special Envoy has been identified by the Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance as a key strategy to provide a stronger focus on efforts to free Read More >