Energy and Emissions and Reduction
Energy is critical to Australia’s prosperity. Australia needs an energy plan that is focused on scientific endeavour, technology and innovation in all areas of energy production. My job will be to work with my colleagues to develop that plan. As the Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, I will hold the Labor Minister Chris Bowen to account. Labor promised a $275 reduction in household power bills by 2025. It is as clear as day that Minister Bowen has failed to deliver on that promise. Instead, the Australian Energy Regulator has confirmed Australian households are paying up to $1,300 more for their electricity than promised — a damming indictment on Minister Bowen. Labor has also undermined Australia’s domestic gas industry, which has seen household gas prices increase by 34% since Labor was elected. This is hurting households, manufacturers and small business and adding to the nation’s cost-of-living crisis.
Annual migration under Labor is on track to shoot over 400,000 for the second consecutive year and could even surpass 500,000 arrivals. Labor will almost certainly fail to honour its commitment to halve migration, based on ABS population datapublished today: Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Dan Tehan called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese toexplain…
At least 915 Palestinians have arrived by plane and claimed asylum since Labor began issuingvisitor visas to Palestinians after October 7 last year. The Government says at least 1300 Palestinians have arrived in Australia under its visitor visascheme, which suggests at least 70 per cent of that cohort has now claimed asylum. Almost 50,000 asylum…
4 September 2024 As Immigration Minister, Andrew Giles put public safety at risk to do less work which speaks volumes about the Albanese Labor Government’s approach to immigration and national security. The Guardian revealed today that Minister Giles asked the Department of Home Affairs to reduce the number of visa cancellations sent to him for…
3 September 2024 At least 749 Palestinian Authority passport holders have arrived by plane and claimed asylum since the Albanese Labor Government began granting tourist visas to Palestinians in October, according to the latest data. And more than 47,224 asylum seekers have arrived by plane since the Albanese Labor Government was elected — the equivalent…
The Albanese Labor Government continues to duck accountability for keeping Australians safe. Why can’t the Prime Minister, or his ministers, give a straight answer about the security checks that were conducted, or are being conducted, on the 1300 people from the Gaza war zone who were issued a tourist visa to come to Australia? The…
The Albanese Labor Government released at least 83 detainees from immigration detention into the community without visas and visa conditions, according to government documents revealed today. Labor then misled the Parliament about the visa status of the detainees putting public safety at risk. The Labor Government released 178 detainees, including seven murderers, 37 sex offenders,…
Home Affairs staff using the Albanese Government’s Ministerial Direction 99 did not cancel the visas of 66 criminal non-citizens, including rapists, child sex offenders, violent offenders, and domestic violence offenders. It has already been reported that Administrative Appeals (AAT) Members allowed 97 criminal non-citizens to remain in Australia because of Labor’s Ministerial Direction 99. The…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally sacked his factional ally and incompetent Immigration Minister Andrew Giles following two years of self-inflicted disasters and constant mismanagement. The new minister must do better, and they will be judged on four measures: Minister Giles was a prime example of why Australians don’t trust Labor on immigration or national…
An FOI request released today clearly shows Immigration Minister Andrew Giles deliberately misled the Parliament. Minister Giles received clear written advice from Home Affairs that drones were not used to monitor immigration detention detainees at large in the community just hours before he made the false claim on television that they were. In a Sky…
Under the Albanese Labor government, a record 547,300 migrants arrived in Australia in 2023, according to ABS data published today. No government has ever brought as many migrants to Australia in a single year. As Australians struggle with finding a place to live, with congestion on our roads, and with pressure on services like seeing…
