TRANSCRIPT INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS KENNY SKY NEWS

Subjects: Anthony Albanese’s offshore processing gaffe EO&E. CHRIS KENNY: Let’s go to the Minister in charge of this area. Karen Andrews joins us live from the Gold Coast. Thanks for joining us. What is wrong with that first formulation from Anthony Albanese? If he could turn back all the boats, sure he wouldn’t need offshore processing. KAREN ANDREWS:…

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ALBO FOOLS NOBODY ON BORDER PROTECTION

In nothing more than a tricky attempt to try and win votes, Anthony Albanese has flipped his position on boat turnbacks mere days into the 2022 election. Mr Albanese is taking the Australian people for mugs by claiming he sees the value of turnbacks, despite arguing against them at Labor’s national conference and declaring he…

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DOORSTOP – SYDNEY

SIMON KENNEDY: On the second day of the election campaign before we head to the polls on May 21, it’s great to have Minister Andrews here in Bennelong with a very important announcement that I think the 45,000 families of Bennelong are going to be very interested in. KAREN ANDREWS: Well, thank you very much, Simon. It’s…

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CRACKING DOWN ON DRUG DEALERS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE

The Morrison Government is continuing to keep Australians and their communities safe from illicit drugs by providing more than $3.5 million to Crime Stoppers Australia, to support their national Dob-in-a-Dealer campaign. The successful Crime Stoppers’ Dob-in-a-Dealer campaign will build on previous programs by visiting local communities across Australia and encouraging residents to be active in…

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Press Conference – Gosford

Topics: Morrison Government’s funding to support disaster emergency first responders LUCY WICKS: Good morning, everyone, and thank you so much for being here. This is a really important announcement that is very close to my heart. We’ve seen a number of challenges here on the Central Coast. And our first responders, those people like the…

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SUPPORTING AUSTRALIA’S NATURAL DISASTER FIRST RESPONDERS

The Morrison Government is backing our essential first responders by providing $10 million to charity organisation Fortem Australia, for essential mental health and wellbeing support for those assisting during natural disasters. Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews, said first responders perform a vital role in the community, supporting vulnerable people in urgent need, such as during bushfires…

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DOORSTOP – PERTH

Topics: Safer Communities funding helping WA Indigenous youth, Department of Home Affairs staff KIRSTY MCSWEENEY: Good morning. My name’s Kristy McSweeney. I’m the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Swan in Western Australia. I’d like to pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging, and thank Bennett and Co. Welcome to this fantastic…

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INTERVIEW – Sky News with Peter Stefanovic

Topics: Russian diplomats in Australia, Queensland floods, Labor Party’s weak drug policies, election date. PETER STEFANOVIC: Well, joining us live now is the Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews. Minister, good morning. Good to see you. Thanks for your time as always. I just want to start with Russian diplomats, because Labor has announced last night…

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SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS YOUTH IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

The Morrison Government is supporting Indigenous youth in Western Australia, funding new research to reduce crime by delivering an extra $50 million under round six of the highly-successful Safer Communities Fund. Almost $1.5 million in extra funding has been allocated to Murlpirrmarra Connection Limited, a not-for-profit organisation based in Welshpool. The organisation tackles anti-social and…

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