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 […]
LABOR DUCKS QUESTIONS ON FOI BILL AS WALLACE GRILLS GOVERNMENT ON TRANSPARENCY
MEDIA RELEASE 5 November 2025 Shadow Attorney-General and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has slammed the Albanese Government for its blatant disregard for transparency, after Labor refused to answer a single one of his fifteen detailed questions during this afternoon’s Consideration in Detail of the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025. Mr Wallace, […]
GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON ASIO WARNINGS, START PROCESS OF LISTING HIZB UT-TAHRIR AS TERRORIST ORGANISATION
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 5 November 2025 Shadow Home Affairs Minister Senator Jonno Duniam and Shadow Attorney-General Andrew Wallace MP have called on the Albanese Government to heed the serious warnings issued by ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and urgently strengthen Australia’s response to extremist and foreign interference threats. In his 2025 Lowy Lecture last night, Mr […]
Coalition Condemns Labor’s Attack on Transparency and the People’s Right
MEDIA RELEASE 4 November 2025 Shadow Attorney-General and Federal Member for Fisher, Andrew Wallace MP, has accused the Albanese Labor Government of institutionalising secrecy after it shunted the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 to the Parliament’s secondary chamber. Leader of the House Tony Burke today referred the FOI Bill to the Federation Chamber, a […]
LABOR FAILS CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 28 October 2025 Labor’s refusal to back the Coalition’s tougher sentences for child sex offenders is a betrayal of victims and a disgrace to every Australian family. The Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025, introduced by the Coalition, would have ensured the most serious child sex offenders […]
COALITION INTRODUCES TOUGHER SENTENCES FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE OFFENDERS
MEDIA RELEASE 27 October 2025 The Coalition has today introduced the Crimes Amendment (Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Child Sexual Abuse) Bill 2025, ensuring that those who abuse, exploit or prey upon children face real justice. The Bill introduces mandatory minimum sentences of five years’ imprisonment for serious Commonwealth child sexual abuse offences, increasing to six […]