Author: Office of Senator Jonno Duniam

Australia’s disappointing QS university world ranking results highlight the ineffectiveness of the Albanese Government’s higher education policies and the ongoing relative decline of Australia’s institutions against the rest of the world. Federal Shadow Education Minister, Jonno Duniam, says that Australians can see in black and white that, despite huge funding injections into the sector, the…

28 May 2025 It is an honour to be appointed by Sussan Ley as the Shadow Minister for Education and Early Learning, and to continue my roles as both a member of Shadow Cabinet and the leadership team of the Federal Opposition. I want to strive for Australia to again be a world leader in…

1 May 2025 Labor has nailed its colours to the mast as the most anti-WA Federal government in history, after its taxpayer-funded Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) once again sought to stop Woodside’s $16 billion Scarborough gas project in its tracks through Federal Court proceedings. The EDO receives over $2 million from the Albanese Government every…

30 April 2025 The Liberal and National Parties have again shown that they are the only political parties with a serious plan to protect the environment, after committing today to nearly $40 million in new funding for conservation groups that have been ignored by the Albanese Government. Today’s funding swells the Coalition’s pre-election commitments to…

30 April 2025 An elected Coalition Government will commit $6 million to OzFish to help them ensure better habitats for better fishing. Visiting Port Sorell, Shadow Environment Minister Jonno Duniam said fishing was vital for jobs, tourism and recreation in Tasmania. “OzFish are a terrific community partner who do work across the country to help…

26 April 2025 A Dutton Coalition Government will invest $50 million in establishing lithium battery recycling collection points, building on our strong recycling credentials and delivering a vital boost to local community safety and environmental protection. This investment will establish over 145 battery collection points nationwide for safe battery disposal, as well as fund a…

27 March 2025 The Coalition has secured an outcome for which it has been calling for more than a year, after it facilitated the passage on Wednesday of a Bill to protect Tasmanian salmon workers from a disastrous Labor review that threatened the entire existence of their industry. This move finally puts an end to…

26 March 2025 Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Senator for Western Australia Senator the Hon Jonno Duniam Shadow Minister for the Environment, Fisheries and Forestry Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Senator for Tasmania Joint Media Release NORTH…

25 March 2025 Revelations of an internal-Labor revolt against new laws to protect salmon jobs on Tasmania’s West Coast highlights that you simply can’t trust Labor on salmon, Shadow Environment Minister Jonno Duniam said today. “Yesterday, it is reported that a number of inner-Sydney Labor MPs internally raised concerns about proposed legislation to protect West…

24 March 2025 The Coalition has today been briefed on the Government’s salmon legislation that seeks to nullify Tanya Plibersek’s disastrous review of the industry’s future at Macquarie Harbour that has been underway for 15 months. Shadow Environment Jonno Duniam says an end to Minister Plibersek’s review is long overdue, and that the inability of…