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Audio Archive – 2014

January 2014

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s New Year Message January 1, 2014
1986-87 Hawke Government Cabinet Papers Released January 1, 2014
GreenPeace Activist Colin Russell Arrives Home After Russian Detention January 2, 2014
Commission Of Audit Interrogated By Senate Select Committee January 15, 2014
Tasmanian Election On March 15; Giddings Sacks Greens Ministers And Recalls Parliament January 16, 2014
Obama Steers A Middle Course On Intelligence Activities January 17, 2014
Abbott Government Cuts $650 Million From Foreign Aid January 18, 2014
Abbott Arrives In Davos For World Economic Forum January 22, 2014
Shorten Campaigns In Griffith January 22, 2014
Bill Shorten Launches Terri Butler’s ALP Campaign For Griffith By-Election January 22, 2014
Asylum Seeker Allegations: I Trust The Navy, Abbott Says January 22, 2014
Tony Abbott Addresses World Economic Forum In Davos January 23, 2014
Adam Goodes, Footballer Who Stood Up Against Racism, Named Australian Of The Year For 2014 January 25, 2014
General Peter Cosgrove Appointed Governor-General January 28, 2014
Eric Abetz: Industrial Relations After The Thirty Years War January 28, 2014
President Barack Obama’s State Of The Union Address 2014 January 28, 2014
State Of The Union Address: Republican Response From Cathy McMorris Rodgers January 28, 2014
Tony Abbott Attacks ABC In Interview With 2GB’s Ray Hadley January 29, 2014
Abbott: A Lot Of Noise Over The Next Year January 30, 2014
Government Rejects SPC Ardmona’s Bid For $25 Million Rescue January 30, 2014

February 2014

Abbott Launches Liberal Party Campaign For Griffith By-Election February 1, 2014
Victorian Speaker Ken Smith Resigns; Christine Fyffe Takes Over February 4, 2014
LNP Running Anti-Union Campaign In Griffith By-Election February 6, 2014
Joe Hockey Speech To Lowy Institute: “The Age Of Personal And Corporate Responsibility Has Begun” February 6, 2014
Terri Butler Wins Griffith By-Election For ALP; Status Quo Result Sees 0.68% Swing To Liberals February 8, 2014
Abbott Government Establishes Royal Commission Into Union Corruption February 10, 2014
Australian Car Industry Dies: Toyota To End Local Production By End Of 2017 February 10, 2014
Shorten Says Abbott Plays Politics As Australian Jobs Are Lost February 10, 2014
Condolence Motions Make For Heartfelt Start To Parliament February 11, 2014
Abbott Presents Closing The Gap Report 2014 February 12, 2014
Morrison: One Dead, Thirteen Seriously Injured In Manus Island Disturbance February 18, 2014
Operation Sovereign Borders: Morrison Says People Smugglers On The Back Foot February 21, 2014
G20 Finance Ministers Commit To 2% GDP Growth Target February 23, 2014
Government Announces $320 Million Drought Assistance Package February 26, 2014
Terri Butler (ALP-Griffith) – First Speech February 27, 2014

March 2014

Afghanistan Troops Welcomed Home In Darwin March 1, 2014
Hodgman Says Tasmanian Liberals Are Ready To Govern; Offers First 100 Days Plan March 1, 2014
Lara Giddings Launches ALP Election Campaign In Tasmania March 2, 2014
Government Refuses Debt Guarantee For Qantas But Will Repeal Foreign Ownership Restrictions March 3, 2014
ALP Pledges To Keep Qantas Australian; Says Jobs Will Be Lost Under Government Plan March 3, 2014
Scott Ludlam Invites Tony Abbott To Western Australia: “We Want Our Country Back” March 3, 2014
SA Election: Weatherill And Marshall Meet In Televised Forum March 4, 2014
Tasmanian Election: Giddings And Hodgman Meet In Televised Forum March 6, 2014
Abbott Introduces Marshall At Launch Of South Australian Liberal Party Election Campaign March 9, 2014
W.A. Treasurer Troy Buswell Resigns; Premier Colin Barnett Cites Breakdown March 10, 2014
Liberals Win Outright Majority In Tasmania; Labor Crushed, Greens Punished March 15, 2014
Liberals Outpoll Labor In South Australia But Weatherill Clings To Power As Two Independents Hold The Balance In Hung Parliament March 15, 2014
Assistant Treasurer Senator Arthur Sinodinos Stands Aside Over ICAC Investigations March 19, 2014
Geoff Brock Accepts Ministry From Jay Weatherill And Delivers Minority Government To Labor In South Australia March 23, 2014
Bill Shorten Takes Aim At Abbott At Launch Of ALP Senate Campaign In Western Australia March 23, 2014
Paul Howes Quits AWU And Other Political Positions; Disavows Parliamentary Aspirations (For Now) March 24, 2014
Arise Dame Quentin And Sir Peter: Abbott Reintroduces Knights And Dames For “Pre-Eminent Australians” March 25, 2014
Dame Quentin Bryce, 25th Governor-General Of Australia, Farewelled In Canberra March 25, 2014

April 2014

Abbott Government To Build Second Sydney Airport At Badgerys Creek April 15, 2014
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell Denies Receiving $2979 Bottle Of Grange; Bruising Encounter With Media After ICAC Appearance April 15, 2014
Barry O’Farrell Resigns After Handwritten Thank-You Note For Wine Is Tendered At ICAC April 16, 2014
Mike Baird New NSW Premier; Elected Unopposed With Gladys Berejiklian As Deputy April 17, 2014
“Towards A Modern Labor Party”: Bill Shorten’s Speech On Party Reform April 22, 2014
The Case For Change: Joe Hockey’s Pre-Budget Speech To The Spectator Australia April 23, 2014
Direct Action: Greg Hunt Releases Emissions Reduction Fund White Paper April 24, 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Speech To The National ANZAC Day Service April 25, 2014
Bishop And Ronaldson Speak At Gallipoli And Villers-Brettonneux ANZAC Services April 25, 2014
Debt Levy Another Example Of Government’s Twisted Priorities, Says Shorten April 28, 2014
Still No Sign Of Missing Flight MH370; Abbott And Houston Suggest 8 Months For Ongoing Search April 28, 2014
Clive Palmer To Sue Campbell Newman Over Vote-Buying Claim April 28, 2014
In Speech To The Sydney Institute, Abbott Signals Temporary Pain In Nation-Building Budget April 28, 2014
Infrastructure For The 21st Century: Warren Truss Addresses The National Press Club April 30, 2014

May 2014

June 2014

Tony Abbott’s D-Day Message: Landings, Trade And Democracy June 1, 2014
Napthine Government On The Brink As Shaw Supports No-Confidence Motion And Governor Consults Opposition Leader June 3, 2014
Defiant Napthine Says He Won’t Be Held To Ransom By Shaw; Says It’s Now Up To Andrews June 3, 2014
Daniel Andrews Commits To Passing Victorian Budget; Calls On Napthine To Consult Governor June 3, 2014
June 6, 2014: President Barack Obama Speaks At Normandy On The 70th Anniversary Of D-Day June 6, 2014
Tony Abbott In Canada June 9, 2014
Denis Napthine Moves To Suspend Geoff Shaw Until September 2 June 10, 2014
Tony Abbott Visits New York Stock Exchange June 10, 2014
Joe Hockey Defends His Budget In Speech To The Sydney Institute June 11, 2014
Geoff Shaw Suspended By Victorian Parliament; Ken Smith Votes With Government To Defeat ALP Expulsion Move June 11, 2014
Tony Abbott Meets With Barack Obama At White House June 13, 2014
Tony Abbott Reflects On His Overseas Trip; About To Depart U.S. June 14, 2014
Valedictory Speech: Senator Ron Boswell (Nats-Qld) June 17, 2014
Valedictory Speech – Senator Mark Bishop (ALP-WA) June 17, 2014
(Not A) Valedictory Speech: Senator John Hogg (ALP-Qld) June 18, 2014
Valedictory Speech: Senator Sue Boyce (Lib-Qld) June 18, 2014
Valedictory Speech: Senator Alan Eggleston (Lib-WA) June 18, 2014
Abbott Submits Carbon Tax Repeal Bills To House Of Representatives For Third Time June 23, 2014
Anthony Albanese Denies Undermining Bill Shorten’s Leadership Of The ALP June 23, 2014
Julie Bishop Treads Carefully In Reaction To Jailing Of Australian Journalist Peter Greste June 23, 2014
Senator Mehmet Tillem (ALP-Vic) – Valedictory Speech June 24, 2014
Senator Lin Thorp (ALP-Tas) – Valedictory Speech June 24, 2014
Senator Louise Pratt (ALP-WA) – Valedictory Speech June 24, 2014
Senator Ursula Stephens (ALP-NSW) – Valedictory Speech June 24, 2014
Senator Helen Kroger (Lib-Vic) – Valedictory Speech June 25, 2014
With Al Gore On Hand, Clive Palmer Says PUP Will Vote To Abolish Carbon Tax But Supports An ETS June 25, 2014
Senator Mark Furner (ALP-Qld) – Valedictory Speech June 25, 2014
Senator Don Farrell (ALP-SA) – Valedictory Speech June 25, 2014
Greg Hunt Says Carbon Tax Set To Be Abolished But Government Will Negotiate With Palmer June 25, 2014
The Result Of Clive Palmer’s Al Gore Stunt: Carbon Tax Abolished, ETS Dead June 25, 2014
Tony Abbott’s Speech To The Liberal Party Federal Council: “We Are The Party Of Menzies, Fraser And Howard” June 28, 2014

July 2014

Bill Shorten Addresses New Zealand Labour Party Congress July 6, 2014
Clive Palmer Addresses The National Press Club; Confirms PUP Opposition To Budget Cuts July 7, 2014
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Addresses Australian Parliament July 8, 2014
Palmer Party Senate Leader Glenn Lazarus Heckled During First Speech On Repealing Carbon Tax July 8, 2014
Jacqui Lambie Asks Her First Question As A Senator; Wants Billions And Special Economic Zone For Tasmania July 8, 2014
Abbott Signs Free Trade Agreement With Japanese Prime Minister Abe July 8, 2014
Sen. David Leyonhjelm (LDP-NSW) – Maiden Speech July 9, 2014
Carbon Tax Repeal Bill Defeated In Senate As Palmer Squabbles With Government Over Amendments July 10, 2014
Gough Whitlam At 98; John Faulkner On A Life Of Endurance, Longevity, Resilience And Extraordinary Contribution July 11, 2014
Abbott Says It’s Situation Normal: A Government Without A Senate Majority July 11, 2014
Bill Shorten’s Speech On The Carbon Tax Repeal Legislation July 14, 2014
Palmer, Claiming Victory, Explains What Happened Last Week – Right? July 14, 2014
Sen. Linda Reynolds (Lib-WA) – Maiden Speech July 15, 2014
Abbott Government Does Deal With Palmer To Loosen Financial Advice Laws July 15, 2014
As Defeat Looms, Christine Milne Speaks Against Repeal Of Carbon Tax July 15, 2014
Rupert Murdoch And Tony Abbott Speak At 50th Anniversary Celebration Of The Australian July 15, 2014
Sen. James McGrath (Lib-Qld) – Maiden Speech July 16, 2014
Sen. Matthew Canavan (Nats-Qld) – Maiden Speech July 16, 2014
Carbon Tax Abolished; Senate Crossbenchers Back Government July 17, 2014
Labor Reacts To Repeal Of Carbon Tax With Commitment To Emissions Trading Scheme July 17, 2014
Greens React To Repeal Of Carbon Tax July 17, 2014
Abbott And Shorten Address Parliament On Shooting Down Of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 July 18, 2014
Abbott Says The News Just Gets Worse On A Grim Day For Australia And The World July 18, 2014
Obama Calls For Ceasefire In Ukraine; Says US Will Increase Pressure On Russia July 18, 2014
Shorten: A Pall Of Shock Hangs Across The Australian Nation July 19, 2014
Abbott Calls For Independent Investigation Of MH17; Foreign Minister Off To UN To Co-Ordinate Campaign July 19, 2014
MH17 Rescue Effort Shambolic, Says Abbott; Like Putting Criminals In Charge Of A Crime Scene July 21, 2014
United Nations Security Council Adopts Australian-Led Resolution 2166 On Flight MH17 July 22, 2014
Julie Bishop Called It For Australia And The World, Says Abbott; Operation Bring Them Home Underway July 22, 2014
Bill Clinton’s Address To 20th International AIDS Conference In Melbourne July 23, 2014
Abbott Gives Update On Recovery And Repatriation Of MH17 Victims July 23, 2014
Co-Operation: Bill Clinton’s Speech At The Launch Of Torrens University Australia July 24, 2014
Abbott Says 50 Australian Police Deployed For Operation Bring Them Home July 24, 2014
Greg Combet Says Julia Gillard Offered To Stand Aside For Him July 24, 2014
Morrison Announces Tamil Asylum Seekers Will Be Brought To Mainland For Processing July 25, 2014
Another 100 Federal Police Deployed For MH17 Recovery; We Just Want To Bring Home Our Dead, Says Abbott July 25, 2014
Abbott Holds Sixth Press Conference In Six Days On Flight MH17 July 26, 2014
Bill Shorten Focuses On Medicare In Address To NSW Labor Conference July 27, 2014

August 2014

Abbott Kills 18C Repeal; New Counter-Terrorism Measures To Cost $630m Over Four Years August 5, 2014
Shorten Says Brandis Has Been Humiliated By Cabinet Over 18C Repeal August 5, 2014
40th Anniversary Of The 1974 Joint Sitting Of Parliament August 6, 2014
Attorney-General George Brandis Stumbles In Metadata Interview August 6, 2014
Christopher Pyne Addresses National Press Club On Higher Education Changes August 6, 2014
The Good Fight: Wayne Swan Launches Memoirs Of The Rudd-Gillard Years August 18, 2014
Sen. Chris Ketter (ALP-Qld) – Maiden Speech August 26, 2014
Sen. Joe Bullock (ALP-WA) – Maiden Speech August 26, 2014
Paul Keating Launches Cabinet Diaries By Gareth Evans With Another Swipe At Bob Hawke August 27, 2014
Terrorism Threats: ASIO Director-General David Irvine Addresses National Press Club August 27, 2014
Sen. Janet Rice (Greens-Vic) – Maiden Speech August 27, 2014
Rebuilding Australia: Warren Truss Addresses Nationals Federal Council August 30, 2014

September 2014

Royal Commission Says Home Insulation Program Was Poorly Planned And Poorly Implemented September 1, 2014
Ministerial Statement On Iraq: Abbott And Shorten Unite In House September 1, 2014
Mining Tax Abolished As Government Deals With Palmer September 2, 2014
Geoff Shaw Apologises To The Victorian Parliament; Expulsion Averted September 2, 2014
Hockey And Cormann Hail Mining Tax Repeal As Best Possible Deal In The National Interest September 2, 2014
Sen. Glenn Lazarus (PUP-Qld) – Maiden Speech September 2, 2014
Sen. Bob Day (Family First-SA) – Maiden Speech September 3, 2014
Sen. Jacqui Lambie (PUP-Tas) – Maiden Speech September 3, 2014
DLP Senator John Madigan Quits Party; Alleges Cancer Of Political Intrigue; Will Sit As Independent September 4, 2014
Jingoistic, Xenophobic, Protectionist: Bill Shorten’s March To The Fringe In Speech To Submarine Workers September 9, 2014
Julia Gillard Testifies At Trade Union Royal Commission September 10, 2014
Terror Alert Raised To High; Abbott Says No Imminent Threats But People With Intent And Capability Are Here September 12, 2014
Combat Aircraft To Join Coalition Against ISIL; Advisers But No Combat Troops; Australia Responds To US Request September 14, 2014
ALP Supports Military Commitment To Iraq, Greens Opposed September 14, 2014
Better Together: In Powerful Speech, Gordon Brown Argues For A No Vote On Scottish Independence September 17, 2014
Islamic State Beheadings Plot Alleged Following Terrorist Raid Arrests In Sydney And Brisbane September 18, 2014
Abbott Says Federal Police Now Handling External And Internal Security At Parliament House September 19, 2014
Scotland Votes NO In Referendum On Independence September 19, 2014
New Zealand PM John Key Wins Third Consecutive Election; National Triumphs, Labour Humiliated; “A Victory For Those Who Kept The Faith” September 20, 2014
G20 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors Meeting Concludes In Cairns September 21, 2014
Tony Abbott Statement On National Security: “Balance Between Freedom And Security Will Have To Shift” September 22, 2014
Shorten Maintains Support For Abbott Government On Iraq; Also Outlines Conditions September 22, 2014
Melissa Parke’s Speech On Iraq; ALP Member Questions Commitment September 22, 2014
Senator Zhenya Wang (PUP-WA) – Maiden Speech September 23, 2014
Julia Gillard’s Interview With Ray Martin September 23, 2014
From The Fringe: Sen. Jacqui Lambie’s Tirade Against Sharia Law September 24, 2014
Truss And Shorten Address Parliament On Shooting Of Melbourne Teenager September 24, 2014
2013-14 Budget Comes In With $48.5 Billion Deficit September 25, 2014
Tony Abbott’s Address To The United Nations General Assembly September 25, 2014
My Story: Julia Gillard’s Book Launched By Quentin Bryce September 26, 2014
Julie Bishop And Bill Shorten Speak At AFL Grand Final Breakfast September 27, 2014

October 2014

Abbott Government Commits Defence Aircraft To Coalition Airstrikes Against ISIL In Iraq October 3, 2014
Shorten Gives ALP Support To Iraq Commitment; Greens Opposed October 3, 2014
Government Widens Terms Of Reference For Trade Union Royal Commission; Criminal Conduct Probe, Reporting Date Extended October 7, 2014
Public Pessimism, Political Complacency: Restoring Trust, Reforming Labor – John Faulkner Speech October 7, 2014
COAG Discussions Focus On Terrorism, Federation And Taxation October 10, 2014
Abbott On The Liberal Party’s 70th Anniversary October 12, 2014
Pyne Releases Review Of National Curriculum October 12, 2014
Kate Ellis Accuses Christopher Pyne Of Distraction Tactics Over Curriculum Review October 12, 2014
We Shirtfront The Tsar; Abbott Says He Will Confront Putin Over MH17 At G20 October 13, 2014
Government Announces Industry Innovation And Competitiveness Agenda October 14, 2014
Cormann Says Shorten Is An Economic Girlie Man October 18, 2014
Widodo Inauguration: Abbott Stresses Jakarta Focus In Foreign Policy October 19, 2014

November 2014

Tony Abbott’s Remarks At G20 Leaders’ Retreat November 15, 2014
Barack Obama Highlights Climate Change In Speech At University Of Queensland November 15, 2014

December 2014