SPEECH MENZIES RESEARCH CENTRE MELBOURNE, 9 OCTOBER 2018 A little over a month ago, Prime Minister Morrison created a new portfolio which merged population policy with urban infrastructure and cities policy. It made a lot of sense to combine these three areas as they are so interconnected. Population growth, for example, is the major reason…
Subjects: Tudge’s tour of Brisbane; federal infrastructure funding; commute times in capital cities; Cross River Rail. REBECCA LEVINGSTON: Did you know we have a federal minister in charge of cities? And today he is in your city. Alan Tudge is touring Brisbane, he’s the Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population. Minister, good morning. Who…
VICTORIAN LIBERAL NATIONALS HAVE THE RIGHT POPULATION VISION 20-September-2018 Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Planning, the Hon. Alan Tudge MP, has today welcomed the Victorian Coalition’s commitment to establish a Population Commission. The Commission is designed to better plan rapid population growth in Victoria, particularly in Melbourne, taking advice from the Federal Government. The…
HON ALAN TUDGE MP Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Speech to the Business Council of Australia Melbourne, 7 August 2018 *** Check against delivery *** Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to address the Business Council of Australia today on skilled migration. This is a topic in which the business community has a very…
5AA BREAKFAST INTERVIEW WITH DAVID PENBERTHY, WILL GOODINGS AND ANTHONY ALBANESE 1 August 2018 Subjects: super Saturday by-elections; corporate tax cuts E&OE… WILL GOODINGS: It is a Wednesday morning on 5AA Breakfast. That means it is Two Tribes time, albeit, Two Tribes with a slightly different cast this morning. The Minister for Citizenship and…
HON ALAN TUDGE MP Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Speech at the Australia-UK Leadership Forum London ***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thank you for the opportunity to lead this discussion on maintaining social cohesion and social trust. This is a big and important topic and goes to the heart of a well-functioning society. Our previous sessions…
HON ALAN TUDGE MP Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Speech to The Sydney Institute Sydney, 14 June 2018 *** Check against delivery *** Introduction Earlier in the year, in a major speech at the Menzies Research Centre, I outlined the emerging challenges that we face as a successful multicultural nation. My key point was…
Hon Alan Tudge MP, the Federal Member for Aston, has today announced $423,000 for a project to improve and create a safer Boronia. This is a project that Mr Tudge has backed and fought for and comes on top of other local community safety projects he has delivered. The new funding has been committed under…
Turnbull Government investing $475 million to build transformational Monash Rail The Turnbull Government will invest $475 million to build the transformational Monash Rail line, tackling congestion and creating a vital transport link to a thriving jobs and education hub. Federal Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities Paul Fletcher said the funding, announced in the Federal…
The Turnbull Government will build the Melbourne Airport Rail Link, connecting the CBD and Tullamarine Airport for all Victorians. Alan Tudge MP said that a rail connection to Melbourne Airport had been talked about for 50 years but would now be brought to fruition through an investment of $5 billion from the Turnbull Government. He…