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Supplementary Estimates DITRDC (Betsy's Duck UP Fairies in all things transport): 4/11/24

In pictures and words IE Hansard...

Corporate:

Senator CANAVAN: You are the head of the organisation. If you have an organisation that had its employee expenses grow by more than 10 per cent in one year, I would have thought you would be across the detail of what those people are doing. Independently of any measures or announcements a year and a half ago, what are these extra people doing that is making life better for Australians?

Mr Betts: I will give you a description of some of the key activities which the department has undertaken over that 12-month period, some of which would have been subject to supplementary funding in the budget before last, which is the budget you are currently asking me questions about. That would include things such as the Aviation white paper, which is a major piece of policy generation that has been undertaken by the Australian government and was published earlier this year.

Hmm...a 'major piece of policy generation' for the benefit of whom??

Outcome 1:

Outcome 2:

Airservices:

CASA:

This is amusing...

Senator ROBERTS: Thank you for appearing again. CASS has again refused to provide, in SQ24-001131, the number of times myocarditis and other conditions are mentioned in your medical records system. What are you hiding?

Ms Spence : Nothing. As we've explained before, the medical records don't allow themselves to be interrogated in the way that you've asked. But, as we have indicated previously, we have no evidence or examples of any pilot who has been impacted by a COVID vaccination in a way that has meant they weren't airworthy. Nothing. As we've explained before, the medical records don't allow themselves to be interrogated in the way that you've asked. But, as we have indicated previously, we have no evidence or examples of any pilot who has been impacted by a COVID vaccination in a way that has meant they weren't airworthy.

Su_Spence thinks pilots are merely machines and subject to airworthiness regulations??? Does that mean we can do away with AvMad and the onerous CASR Part 91...

Finally tabled docs :

Mr Jim Betts, Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development Communications and the Arts
Documents requested by Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan. 4 November 2024 PDF - 23,284KB

Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan
Copies of emails regarding Deputy Secretary’s Qantas Chairman Lounge access obtained through Freedom of Information request. 4 November 2024 PDF - 126KB

Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan
Copy of approval for the acceptance of gifts for Deputy Secretary obtained through Freedom of Information request. 4 November 2024 PDF - 78KB

Senator the Hon. Linda Reynolds CSC
Cape Peron Transport Needs Study: Executive Summary, City of Rockingham.
4 November 2024 PDF - 1,241KB

Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan
Answer to written question on notice No. 466, House of Representatives, asked by Mr Garth Hamilton MP on 6 February 2024.
4 November 2024
PDF - 41KB

Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie
Capital Brief article titled, Cabinet documents went missing at Doha airport ahead of Labour's Qatar decision. 4 November 2024 PDF - 2,813KB

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