Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, Law and Order
The Coalition will be moving a number of amendments to the Government’s Nation Building Funds Bills to provide transparency, guarantee productivity, reveal total costs and to stop revenue gouging by the State Governments.
“The Coalition has always said they would take ‘a very hard nosed’ ... (25-Nov)
Speeches, Infrastructure, The Economy, Funding
I rise to speak on the Nation-building Funds Bill 2008 and related bills. We are here debating a set of bills that is at least eight months overdue. The fact is that there has not been one decision in 12 months on infrastructure—not one decision. It has been a lost 12 months for Australia at a very ... (25-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, The Economy
Topics: Infrastructure funding for local governments, Budget deficits, 12 month anniversary of 2007 election.
MARIUS BENSON: Andrew Robb in response to the $300 million the Federal Government gave to local councils yesterday you said that was a worthwhile stimulus but you sounded a bit worried ab... (19-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, The Economy
In its headlong rush to spend money, the Rudd Government has missed a vital opportunity to drive major productivity gains through reform of local government infrastructure standards and specifications.
“Common standards and specifications across local government infrastructure projects wo... (18-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, Funding
The typical, predictable actions of the Rudd Government in misrepresenting my comments yesterday are part of a broad campaign to silence anybody who asks legitimate questions of this Government.
Under Kevin Rudd’s Government there are no answers to questions – from the Prime Minister’s em... (12-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Foreign Affairs, Infrastructure, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
Topics: Execution of Bali bombers, US and New Zealand election, Budget, Emissions Trading, leak of Bush / Rudd conversation, infrastructure.
PAUL BONGIORNO: And welcome back to the program, Andrew Robb.
ANDREW ROBB: Good morning, Paul.
PAUL BONGIORNO: What's your reaction to the news the B... (09-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, The Economy, Emissions Trading Scheme
Labor has spent the last 18 months raising expectations on so many fronts without ever looking at the sensitivity of those promises to any sort of economic downturn.
Today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook figures show that the plans the Rudd Government had for their three major area... (05-Nov)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure
Media reports in “The Age” newspaper this morning add to Coalition fears that some senior members of the Rudd Government are looking to use the money put aside for major infrastructure projects as a political slush fund.
The suggestion that the legislation for the various infrastructure f... (31-Oct)
Speeches, Infrastructure, The Economy, Workplace Relations, Emissions Trading Scheme
I am a student of Machiavelli.
He lived 500 years ago.
And, the principles he observed back then hold true today – in politics, in business, in organisations.
Well, when Philip wrote to invite me to speak he said I might reflect on the role of government in future infrastructure.
In that... (30-Oct)
Portfolio Media Releases, Infrastructure, Law and Order
Three weeks ago, in response to the global financial crisis, Mr Rudd said that he wanted ‘to get cracking to bring major infrastructure projects online earlier than would otherwise would have been the case’ and that his challenge to the Opposition was to ‘support this legislation through the... (23-Oct)