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…
Senator the Hon Jonno Duniam Shadow Minister for the Environment, Fisheries and Forestry Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Senator for Tasmania Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Shadow Minister for Government Efficiency Senator for the Northern Territory Joint Media Release 11 March 2025 PUT A LINE UNDER IT, LABOR. REVERSE…
5 March 2025 In stark contrast to the failings of the Labor Government, a Dutton Coalition Government would ensure that Indigenous heritage protection laws will give certainty to communities while also protecting the economic and cultural interests of Indigenous Australians. The broken Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection (ATSIHP) Act, brought in under the…
27 February 2025 Today’s acquisition of Southern Cross Austereo is an important moment both for Tasmanians TV viewers who were facing the prospect of a nightly bulletin being dropped and for our Tasmanian local media industry who were facing job cuts. Senator Jonno Duniam led a cross-party push to the Southern Cross Austereo Chair in…
26 February 2025 Three Federal Government Departments and three separate Ministers have confirmed that salmon laws the Prime Minister promised 11 days ago have not even started drafting laws, making a mockery of his recent letter to Salmon Australia that committed to save salmon jobs in legislation. If the Prime Minister was serious about protecting…
