A harmful and unfair Coalition Budget
Wednesday, 24 May 2017 11:06
There are great challenges in this nation. Labor does what it can, and has done a remarkable job in recent times of tackling some of those enormous areas. But we cannot have the government spend four, five or six years spinning wheels and indulging in political game playing, trying to shark the credit for the things that Labor governments have done...
WA deserves its fair share of shipbuilding investment
Tuesday, 23 May 2017 19:50Last week the government released its Naval Shipbuilding Plan, and the neglect of Western Australia was as plain as day: there is $89 billion dollars of Defence manufacturing and investment, out of which WA gets barely $4 billion.
Infrastructure investment in WA
Monday, 22 May 2017 12:22Infrastructure is the functional bedrock of our cities and our regional communities, but it is also the path into our future. Without planning and implementing the next wave of infrastructure, Australia will fall behind and Australians will miss out.
Strengthened 'Polar Code' will curb shipping pollution
Tuesday, 28 March 2017 17:23The polar regions and oceans have enormous and distinctive environmental significance, and they are particularly fragile. The Antarctic, which is the relevant polar region from our point of view, is a special place. It is a region of great importance to Australia in many respects—culturally, environmentally and economically. We have a corresponding responsibility, and we have shown the necessary stewardship, which we must continue into the 21st century.
We need a high quality & accessible NBN
Tuesday, 28 March 2017 16:09Mr Wilson (4:09pm) — By the middle of this year the NBN rollout will be just short of the halfway mark. The rollout in my electorate of Fremantle is in progress and we are learning about some of the challenges and shortcomings as we go.
