Topics: Queensland borders; importance of voting for a strong, stable Government at the next Federal election. MATT WEBBER: Minister for Home Affairs; Member for McPherson; Karen Andrews joins me. Hello. KAREN ANDREWS: Hello, Matt. How are you? MATT WEBBER: I’m going well – for the final time. I commend you for your punctuality; a lot…
Topics: Safety and security of everyone working in Parliament; Morrison Government putting big tech under the microscope with new Parliamentary inquiry. NEIL BREEN: Time to talk to Home Affairs Minister, Cabinet Minister, MP for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews. She joins me on the line. Good morning to you Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good…
Topics: Economic support for Queensland and the Gold Coast, Parliament MATT WEBBER: Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews. Minister, good morning to you. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Matt. MATT WEBBER: I read late last week of Mayor Tom Tate’s unanswered plea for additional help for members of his community – your community Minister – arguing…
Topics: Lockdown protests, illicit tobacco, Foster Report. NEIL BREEN: How are you Minister? KAREN ANDREWS: I’m very well. NEIL BREEN: So, you’re on the Gold Coast there, this lockdown’s going to continue in New South Wales for four more weeks. Honestly, this is a ‘small business across the nation’ story now, and those businesses on…
Topics: 2021 Federal Budget, Gold Coast light rail, Andrew Lamming, treatment of women, Biloela family E&OE MATT WEBBER: Minister, a very good morning to you. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning Matt, how are you? MATT WEBBER: I’m going particularly well, good to have you with us on the program. KAREN ANDREWS: Pleasure. MATT WEBBER: The Budget…
Topics: Reshuffle, Home Affairs portfolio Fran Kelly: Well, Scott Morrison used his Cabinet reshuffle yesterday to try and draw a line under the political crisis engulfing his government and its treatment of women. The number of women in Cabinet has been restored to seven, and a new ministerial taskforce will be established to deal with…
Topics: Conduct in Parliament House E&OE: Leigh Sales: Minister, thanks for your time tonight. Karen Andrews: Pleasure. Leigh Sales: You said in an interview earlier today that you’ve had an absolute gutful of the workplace culture in Parliament House. What specifically have you had a gutful of? Karen Andrews: Look, I’ve had a gutful of…
Topics: Conduct in Parliament House E&OE: Fran Kelly: Well, the Morrison Government has vowed to sack any male staffers embroiled in the latest sex scandal to rock the Liberal Party. It’s been revealed that at least four Coalition employees have been swapping explicit videos of their sexual encounters in Parliament House, including one lewd sexual…
Topics: Personal background, Parliament House culture, energy mix, space sector, Facebook E&OE: Chris Smith: I was in Canberra during the week to interview Karen Andrews, the Federal Minister. And I notice from conversations with women in Parliament House that they are demanding a change in the culture there, and they expect it to happen from…