Mar 10, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Bill Shorten has today demonstrated that he is not serious about eliminating foreign donations in Australian political campaigns. After less than a month ago saying Labor will ban all foreign donations, Mr Shorten has shown it was all just a headline grab. The...
Mar 7, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
A local Montmorency business is contributing to the delivery of Australia’s newest fighter jets. The arrival of Australia’s first two F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft at last week’s Australian International Air Show in Avalon demonstrated that the multi-billion...
Mar 1, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
This afternoon I have been informed by the chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Linda Reynolds, that the committee has requested a short amount of additional time to complete its report into foreign donations. The report was originally...
Feb 16, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The Turnbull Government has tonight abolished free travel for former parliamentarians. The Parliamentary Entitlements Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 was passed by the Parliament. The changes have abolished free domestic travel for all former parliamentarians, except...
Feb 9, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Today the Turnbull Government has taken the first step in the biggest reforms to the management of parliamentarians expenses in more than a generation. We have established the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) which will be set up in two phases...
Feb 7, 2017 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The Turnbull Government has moved swiftly to establish the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA). The introduction of IPEA continues the Coalition’s progress towards the most significant reforms to parliamentarians’ work expenses in 25 years. Special...
