Ben Packham - The Australian - Monday 18 May 2020 Australia has secured strong global backing for an independent inquiry into the coronavirus, with 62 nations coming together to cosponsor a motion calling for the review at the World Health Assembly on Tuesday. The new draft resolution...
Anthony Galloway and Eryk Bagshaw - Sydney Morning Herald - Tuesday 19 May Federal Labor MPs have sharply criticised Tim Pallas for suggesting Australia had vilified China by pursuing an independent coronavirus inquiry, after the Victorian Treasurer blamed the Morrison government for triggering tariffs on up...
Senator Paterson on PM Live: China...
Fergus Hunter - Sydney Morning Herald - Thursday 14 May 2020 University of Queensland chancellor Peter Varghese has hit back at criticism from Liberal senator James Paterson about the institution's over-reliance on revenue from Chinese students. Senator Paterson used a speech in Parliament to criticise UQ for...
MEDIA RELEASE Senator James Paterson Liberal Senator for Victoria Chair, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services New inquiry: Litigation Funding Wednesday 13 May 2020 Following a referral from the House of Representatives today, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services will begin a new inquiry into litigation...
Fergus Hunter - Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 13 May 2020 Liberal senator James Paterson has taken aim at universities' reliance on international students, using a speech in Parliament to reveal confidential details about the University of Queensland vice-chancellor's pay incentives to deepen ties with China. In...
Senator Paterson asks questions to Dr. Brendan Murphy on COVID-19...
Anthony Galloway - Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 13 May 2020 Australia has been urged to ensure a proposed new sanctions regime would not allow diplomatic concerns to stand in the way of action against rogue officials in powerful countries such as China. The Morrison government initiated...
Senator Paterson delivers an adjournment speech in the Senate revealing whistleblower documents detailing UQ remuneration documents under parliamentary privilege. Full transcript: COVID-19 has been a once in a generation shock to our political and economic system. Some institutions entered this crisis nowhere near as well equipped as...
Senator Paterson asks Minister Reynolds in Question Time about Defence support for COVID-19...