Opinion pieces, speeches & transcripts

Transcript: ABC News Breakfast 17 July 2021

July 17, 2021

Well, I guess what's really frustrating is it's taken us so long to even get to this point, that we saw a different approach taken to the Sydney lockdown then was applied by the federal government to the last Melbourne lockdown.

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A Scandal We Should Rail Against

July 14, 2021

How we get to work each day has a big impact on the quality of our lives. Most mornings, the biggest challenge isn't getting the kids out of bed, it is finding a park at the train station. This is a frustration shared across our cities and their suburbs. So it's easy to see why so many Liberal MPs made so much of promising extra car parks at train stations before the last election.

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Transcript: Doorstop interview in Launceston

July 14, 2021

Good afternoon everyone. My name is Andrew Giles, the Shadow Minister of the Cities and Infrastructure and I'm really pleased to be back in Launceston from Melbourne after quite a long time away. I'm particularly pleased to be here with my great friend Senator Carol Brown and, of course with the star of today, my fantastic colleague, Ross Hart.

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Reimagining multiculturalism, restarting migration and remembering our regions

July 06, 2021

Modern Australia is a country built on migration. Migrants have economically, socially, culturally and even physically reshaped this country - for the better. From the goldfields around here, to the Snowy, as well as the vibrant centres of our big cities.

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Transcript: Kananook Station Saturday 3 July

July 03, 2021

I'm here at Kananook Station with Peta Murphy the local member. This is one of the stations among 47 car parks that were promised to by the Morrison Government before the last election. 47 car park stations promised, not a single one of the approved or recommended by the department.

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Transcript: Tuesday 29 June Doorstop Interview

June 29, 2021

Yesterday, the Auditor General headed down a genuinely shocking document, the most shocking audit report I've seen in my eight years in the Parliament. What it reveals is nothing less than Sports Rorts on an industrial scale. Just like Sports Rorts this goes right to the Prime Minister's office...

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