Parliamentary Press Releases

MEDIA RELEASE
Greens announce plan to save Mount Coot-tha from LNP privatisation
18/3/2025
The Greens are calling on the Commonwealth to part-fund the rehabilitation of the Mount Coot-tha Quarry and ensure the land remains in public hands.

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ANTHONY ALBANESE MP
PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA
JOSH BURNS MP MEMBER FOR MACNAMARA


SUPPORT FOR REBUILDING ADASS SYNAGOGUE

The Albanese Labor Government unequivocally condemns and stands against
antisemitism in all its forms.

The Hon Justine Elliot MP Assistant Minister for Social Services Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence Member for Richmond

SPEECH
Address at the Northern Rivers Community Gateway 5th Financial Inclusion Conference

TUESDAY 18 MARCH 2025
MANTRA, KINGSCLIFF

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THE HON PETER DUTTON MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION FEDERAL MEMBER FOR DICKSON
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JOINT REMARKS AT THE ADASS SYNAGOGUE WITH SENATOR JAMES PATERSON, SHADOW MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND CYBER SECURITY RIPPONLEA, VICTORIA
17 March 2025
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MEDIA RELEASE
Tuesday, 17 March 2025
$20,000 pay rises for flight attendants from Labor’s Same Job, Same Pay laws
More than 750 Qantas domestic flight attendants will receive significant pay rises as part of an
agreement reached under the Albanese Labor Government’s Same Job Same Pay (SJSP)
l…

DEFENCE
MEDIA RELEASE

INQUIRY INTO THE 'WEAPONISATION' OF THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM
The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF), Mr James Gaynor CSC, has commenced an independent inquiry into allegations and perceptions that the military justice system has been, or has the …

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MEDIA RELEASE
Over to you, Tanya
Monday 17 March 2025
The Greens have welcomed a historic breakthrough for better management of packaging waste and recycling in Australia, following today’s release of a joint statement from key industry groups in support of a mandatory product stewardship schem…

THE HON ANGUS TAYLOR MP SHADOW TREASURER
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INTERVIEW WITH JAMES GLENDAY, ABC NEWS BREAKFAST Monday, 17 March 2025

Topics: Income taxes surging under Labor; Federal Budget; Labor’s cost of living crisis; insurance policy
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JAMES GLENDAY: Now we are just over a week out from the Fe…

THE HON PAT CONROY MP MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PACIFIC

MEDIA RELEASE

FIRST TRAINEES AND APPRENTICES COMMENCE PATHWAYS PROGRAMS TO GROW SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S SKILLED DEFENCE INDUSTRY WORKFORCE
Two new pathways programs established by the Albanese…

THE HON PETER DUTTON MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
SENATOR THE HON MICHAELIA CASH SHADOW ATTORNEY-GENERAL
SENATOR JAMES PATERSON
SHADOW MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND CYBER SECURITY
STRONG ACTION TO STAMP OUT ORGANISED CRIME IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
The latest disturbing revelations about th…

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MEDIA RELEASE
Greens launch 4 day work week election policy
17 March 2025
EMBARGOED UNTIL 12.

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THE HON TANYA PLIBERSEK MP MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
THE HON NITA GREEN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE GREAT BARRIER REEF SENATOR FOR QUEENSLAND


E&OE TRANSCRIPT PRESS CONFERENCE CAIRNS FRIDAY, 14 MARCH 2025
SUBJECTS: FUNDING FOR THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, PROTECTING REEF JOBS, OPPOSITION’S N…

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RADIO INTERVIEW
ABC BRISBANE
SATURDAY, 15 MARCH 2025

SUBJECTS: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred; Disaster assistance; GST

HOST, SPENCER HOWSON: 21 to 8 on 612, ABC Brisbane with Spencer
Howson.

OFFICIAL



The Hon Catherine King MP Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
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E&OE TRANSCRIPT DOORSTOP, DFO ROUNDABOUT SYDNEY 13 MARCH 2025
SUBJECTS: Upgrades to the DFO Roundabout
SALLY SITOU: I’m Sally Sitou, I’m the Federal Member for Re…

Television Interview, ABC News Breakfast
The Hon Richard Marles MP
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Defence
Media contact
dpm.media@defence.gov.

TED O’BRIEN MP
SHADOW MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY
SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENERGY AFFORDABILITY AND RELIABILITY
MEMBER FOR FAIRFAX


MEDIA STATEMENT
13/03/2025
CHRIS BOWEN’S ENERGY FAILURE DEEPENS—AUSTRALIANS CAN'T AFFORD THREE MORE YEARS OF LABOR
Labor’s energy disaster is about to g…

T R A N S C R I P T


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PRESS CONFERENCE
SYDNEY
WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2025

SUBJECTS: United States Tariffs Decision; Dural Incident; High Court.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning.

Senator James Paterson Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Shadow Minister for Cyber Security Shadow Cabinet Secretary
Liberal Senator for Victoria
TRANSCRIPT
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Interview on ABC Radio Sydney Mornings
Subjects: Teal-backed fake newspapers, PM’s Ukraine deployment thought-bub…

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SENATOR THE HON PENNY WONG LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SENATE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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E&OE TRANSCRIPT TV INTERVIEW SUNRISE THURSDAY, 13 MARCH 2025
Subjects: US Tariffs, Calls to deport US influencer.

MARK BUTLER MP
MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGED CARE


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TV INTERVIEW
ABC NEWS BREAKFAST
WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2025

SUBJECTS: US trade tariffs; Ukraine; Cracking down on illicit tobacco.

JAMES GLENDAY, HOST: I want to bring in the Federal Health Minister, Mark Butler.

THE HON MATT KEOGH MP MINISTER FOR VETERANS’ AFFAIRS MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL

MEDIA RELEASE
12 March 2025
HONOURING THEIR SERVICE, REMEMBERING THEIR SACRIFICE
Thirty-six organisations across Australia will share in more than $575,000 of funding under Batch 2 of the 2024-25 Saluting Thei…

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UPGRADING SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S HISTORIC PORT AUGUSTA WHARF
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments are investing $15 million to ensure the historic Port Augusta Wharf lives on.

T R A N S C R I P T


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RADIO INTERVIEW
ABC RADIO MELBOURNE
WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2025

SUBJECTS: United States Tariff Decision; Dural Incident; Federal Election.

ALI MOORE, HOST: Well, America might be a friend and an ally, in fact arguably our
closest.

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RADIO INTERVIEW
2GB
WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2025

SUBJECTS: United States Tariff Decision; Federal Election.

CLINTON MAYNARD, HOST: This is the biggest story of the day, one of the biggest of the
years.

The Hon Mark Butler MP Minister for Health and Aged Care
10 March 2025
Strengthening Medicare: more doctors and larger Medicare payments for dozens of communities
Australians and their GPs in dozens of communities around Australia will soon get more support from Medicare, with larger bulk billi…

The Hon Michelle Rowland MP
Minister for Communications

MEDIA RELEASE

ACMA Deputy Chair appointment

The Albanese Government has appointed Mr Adam Suckling as Deputy Chair of the
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for a five-year term, following
a merit-based selection pr…

Senator James Paterson Shadow Minister for Home Affairs Shadow Minister for Cyber Security Shadow Cabinet Secretary
Liberal Senator for Victoria
TRANSCRIPT
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Interview on ABC Radio Melbourne Drive
Topics: Tony Burke’s desperate attempt to distract from Labor’s failures on …