Shadow Minister for COAG, Senator Marise Payne, said Labor’s resounding loss of government in the key mining state of Queensland was another warning to Labor to get the stalled COAG reform agenda back on track and ensure key reforms affecting states’ rights are put to the COAG reform agenda in future.
Labor has continued its failures in housing policy, with residential building activity plummeting, first homebuyers shunning its flawed First Home Saver Account scheme and its lack of action on COAG housing reforms, said Senator Marise Payne, Shadow Minister for Housing.
Shadow Minister for Housing, Senator Marise Payne, says Labor’s infighting is causing serious harm to the housing industry, with Minister Robert McClelland being removed after barely getting his feet under the desk and a new minister facing a backlog of problems, including a growing housing shortage.
The Gillard Government’s extension of the Community Development Employment Project (CDEP) is yet another example of a government that is so focussed on infighting and leadership speculation that it has simply stopped governing, said Senator Marise Payne, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Development and Employment.
