SENATE HEARING EXPOSES CHILD PROTECTION ROADBLOCKS
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 19 November 2025 Today’s Senate Education and Employment References Committee inquiry into early childhood education quality and safety revealed a series of systemic failures are preventing government from addressing the ongoing safety crisis in our child care centres. The inquiry heard evidence from a wide range of police, law enforcement and child […]
SERIOUS QUESTIONS OVER HIGGINS SETTLEMENT DEMAND FULL TRANSPARENCY
MEDIA RELEASE 18 November 2025 Shadow Attorney-General and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, says the latest revelations surrounding the handling of the Brittany Higgins settlement raise profound questions about transparency, integrity and political interference at the highest levels of the Albanese Government. Reports in The Australian over the past week outline explosive new […]
LABOR IN CHAOS ON COMMUNITY SAFETY AS PM CONTRADICTS HIS
MEDIA RELEASE 17 November 2025 Shadow Attorney-General and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has criticised the Prime Minister for sending Australians two completely different messages on youth crime within the space of 48 hours, saying Labor’s confusion is now a genuine risk to public safety. Mr Wallace said the Prime Minister’s comments today […]
LABOR’S PUSH TO WEAKEN BAIL LAWS PUTS COMMUNITY SAFETY AT RISK
MEDIA RELEASE 14 November 2025 Shadow Attorney-General and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has criticised the Albanese Government for pressuring states and territories to adopt a secretive report that recommends weakening bail laws at a time when violent crime is rising across the country. According to reports today in The Australian, Attorney-General Michelle […]
SHADOW ATTORNEY-GENERAL CALLS FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY OVER HIGGINS SETTLEMENT PROCESS
MEDIA RELEASE 14 November 2025 Shadow Attorney-General and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, says new revelations reported yesterday in The Australian, raise serious questions about the Albanese Government’s transparency, its adherence to model litigant obligations, and the conduct of the Attorney-General’s Department. Mr Wallace said Australians deserve clear answers following reports of secret […]
VICTORIA’S “ADULT TIME FOR VIOLENT CRIME” ANNOUNCEMENT FALLS WELL SHORT
MEDIA RELEASE 12 November 2025 Shadow Attorney-General and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has slammed the Allan Labor Government’s so-called “Adult Time for Violent Crime” announcement as too little, too late, and a weak imitation of the successful Queensland model. “Victorians deserve real action to combat violent youth offending, not a Temu version […]
Statement on the Passing of Ian Leavers APM
MEDIA STATEMENT 10 November 2025 I was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Ian Leavers APM – a fearless advocate for Queensland’s police, and a respected leader in our state’s law enforcement community. Ian’s decades of service, both as a frontline officer and as President of the Queensland Police Union, […]
Coalition moves in the Senate to defeat Honours Bill
MEDIA RELEASE 10 November 2025 The Senate has moved to reject the Albanese Government’s plan to put a use-by date on “we will remember them” by imposing a 20-year limit on reviews of military honours and awards. In a powerful condemnation of Labor’s proposal to restrict the timeframe for reviewing acts of heroism by Australian […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO FRONT SENATE AS PART OF CHILDCARE INQUIRY
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 6 November 2025 The Coalition will cross-examine police, law enforcement and child protection experts after securing an urgent hearing into child sex offenders in Australian childcare centres. The Senate inquiry into the quality and safety of Australian early childhood education and care system, chaired by Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic, has confirmed the […]
COALITION SLAMS LABOR’S SECRETIVE FOI POWER GRAB
MEDIA RELEASE 6 November 2025 The Coalition has condemned the Albanese Labor Government for ramming its Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 through the Parliament – shutting down debate, blocking scrutiny and voting down every proposed amendment except its own. Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley said “Anthony Albanese promised a new era of integrity […]