Coalition to pursue government when parliament resumes next week with Bridget McKenzie arguing it should ‘come clean’
will use next week’s sitting of federal parliament to “vigorously pursue” the Albanese government over its decision to reject the bid by Qatar Airways to fly more services into Australia.for more questioning before parliamentary committees.
The Nationals senator and shadow transport minister, Bridget McKenzie, has called on the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, and the tourism minister, Don Farrell, to reveal what advice or briefings they received from their departments regarding the Qatar decision.“This is the government’s opportunity next week to come clean,” McKenzie told Guardian Australia on Friday.
McKenzie has lodged orders for the production of documents from the key ministers. She will move the orders – which request that Farrell, the finance minister, Katy Gallagher, and the foreign minister, Penny Wong, provide “copies of all advice, briefings or submissions” given by their departments “related to the application by Qatar Airways for additional international flight services to major Australian airports”.
“I look forward to getting the real reason why this decision was made out to the Australian public,” McKenzie said. The ministers were contacted for comment.
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