Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, The Economy
The Government has today confirmed their nation-building program is in chaos, with a multi-billion short-fall.
Under questioning today by Liberal and Greens Senators the Government was forced to admit for the first time that the Building Australia Fund would only contain $12.6 billion; a... (24-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, The Economy
Topics: Infrastructure spending, insulation announcement, budget deficit.
FRAN KELLY: Andrew Robb joins us, he’s the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, he’s also in our Parliament House studio. Andrew, welcome to breakfast.
ANDREW ROBB: Thanks very much Fran.
FRAN KELLY: What do you thin... (03-Feb)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, Funding
The Coalition supports any funding for quality infrastructure projects.
Today’s announcement by the Rudd Government is made up almost entirely of road and rail projects that were initiated and supported by the former Coalition Government.
Many of them have been thoroughly considered ov... (12-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure
Topics: Infrastructure Spending, Coalition
DAVID SPEERS: Well the main points in this Nation Building plan, $4.7billion worth as you heard the Prime Minister say there but only $2.5 billion is actually new money, the rest, the remaining $2.2billion has been drawn from money already allocated to r... (12-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure
PRESENTER: As we heard there the Government leader in the Senate, Chris Evans, describes the Opposition’s split as a mass revolt against its leadership. To respond to that and other issues from the extraordinary vote is the Opposition’s infrastructure spokesman, Andrew Robb. He is speaking t... (05-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure
Today the Senate has supported a number of measures to ensure transparency in regards to the Government’s Nation-building Funds Bill.
The Senate has also amended the Government’s legislation to make sure that all projects will take account of running costs, so that we avoid any debacle si... (04-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure
After yesterday criticising the voluntary use of superannuation funds in infrastructure, the Minister for Finance, Mr Tanner, today said it was already happening.
“Just yesterday when Lindsay Tanner was asked on ‘AM’ about encouraging superannuation investment in infrastructure, Mr Tanner... (03-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure
Key Government Ministers appear panicked over vital infrastructure investments.
This morning on ‘AM’ Lindsay Tanner deliberately misrepresented the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, the Hon. Andrew Robb AO MP, when he alleged ‘If Mr Robb is suggesting that we should in some way mandate ... (02-Dec)
Portfolio Media Releases, Health, Infrastructure, Law and Order, Education and Training
Despite years of promises by Mr Rudd to “re-engineer federalism”, to create a new era in housing, education, infrastructure, health, business regulation and much more, today’s COAG was very much “business - as – usual”.
Yesterday’s COAG confirms the growing impression of this Rudd Govern... (30-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, The Economy, Law and Order
Topics: COAG, Infrastructure spending, Government economic management, Budget deficit and Liberal Party Shadow Ministry
BARRIE CASSIDY: Andrew Robb, good morning, welcome.
ANDREW ROBB: Morning Barrie.
BARRIE CASSIDY: Is it fair enough to sell this in part at least as a response to the glob... (30-Nov)