Subjects: the voice, Nazi symbolism, Chinese officials QUESTION: So we might soon be seeing the question that Australians will be asking the referendum. What do you think it needs to include? KAREN ANDREWS: Well, I think it’s very important that it’s clearly outlined exactly what Australians will be asked to vote on in the referendum.…
DetailsToday I want to highlight the importance of continued funding for domestic violence programs. Last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the 2021-22 personal safety survey. It revealed that an estimated eight million Australians have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15, including 31 per cent of women and 42 per…
DetailsI rise today to speak about a local business success story. It’s an amazing story of achievement by a family owned business that is helping people, particularly young women, to gain valuable skills and confidence to realise their dreams every year. The French Beauty Academy is Australia’s largest and most prestigious registered training provider for…
DetailsI move that this House: (1) notes that the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee tabled its report into the human rights implications of recent violence in Iran on 1 February 2023; (2) acknowledges that submissions to the inquiry overwhelmingly called for the Government to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a…
DetailsSubjects: Franking Credits, Cost of Living, AUKUS Subs KAREN ANDREWS: Well I think it’s particularly concerning. We now have a Labor government that is walking away from various commitments that it made during the election campaign and prior to that. But unfortunately they have come into government with very few plans as to how they’re…
DetailsSubjects: TikTok ban, Reserve Bank loans PETER STEFANOVIC: The FBI is warning that the Chinese government could use TikTok to gather the data from millions of Americans. Officials are outlining worldwide threats to Washington in front of a Senate hearing that’s taking place at the moment. TikTok’s alleged “security risks” are further fuelling speculation that…
DetailsSubjects: Superannuation, TikTok PETER STEFANOVIC: Joining us live now the Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews. Karen, good to see you. Let’s start off with super the topic of the moment, the government will not index it. Should it be included in the legislation even though Peter Dutton has already said that you’ll wind it…
DetailsSubjects: Superannuation, Benbrika, Temporary Protection Visas GREG JENNETT: On superannuation tax concessions, the Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews joined us from the Gold Coast on that and some national security issues that the Albanese government will also probably have to act on after a significant high court case involving a notorious terrorist is resolved.…
DetailsSubjects: Superannuation, foreign interference PETER STEFANOVIC: Okay, let’s go live to the Shadow Home Affairs Minister, Karen Andrews. Karen, good morning to you. Thanks for your time, so, we’ll start with super, before we get onto Mike Burgess. Jim Chalmers, he looks to have his sight set on reigning in tax breaks for super balancers…
DetailsExpressions of Interest (EOIs) are now being sought for Round 8 of the Stronger Communities Programme, with funding between $2,500 – $20,000 available. The Stronger Communities Programme is a federal initiative, brought in by the previous Coalition Government to deliver social benefits in communities across Australia. Round 8 of the program will provide $22.7 million…
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