Reports suggest one of the announceables to come out of Anthony Albanese\u2019s Washington visit will be a space launch accord and greater access for United States satellites to launch from Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anthony Albanese might claim to be delivering closer space cooperation with the United States but almost every single decision his government has made has hurt Australia\u2019s space industry, undermining our bilateral relationship with the United States in this critical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How can he trumpet the signing of a new space launch accord in one breath and then cancel Australia\u2019s own satellite program in the next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent weeks, Australians have seen secret emails demonstrating Industry Minister Ed Husic and the Prime Minister\u2019s own office directed Australian public servants to hide the axing of the $1.2 billion National Space Mission for Earth Observation satellite program from our most important ally and partner in critical space technology, the United States of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We know that at least one Cabinet Minister, and people within the Prime Minister\u2019s office, see no issue in breaching the trust of our most vital ally, the United States of America, if they judge it to be politically expedient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In successive budgets, Anthony Albanese and Ed Husic ripped $77 million out of key space initiatives: the Australian Spaceports program, Australian Technology into Orbit, and the high profile Moon to Mars program. All of these programs were vital for close cooperation with the United States on space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Australian Spaceports program was designed to support the development of domestic spaceports and launch sites. The strategically significant Moon to Mars supply chain program would have helped Australian space companies get a foothold in the global supply chain while contributing to NASA\u2019s project to reach the moon within a decade and then move on to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Industry, Sussan Ley said Anthony Albanese was misleading Australians, and the United States, by falsely claiming his government was serious about space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRealising AUKUS will demand honesty, integrity and strong working relationships with the United States \u2013 given what has been exposed, it\u2019s hard to see how Ed Husic can be trusted to do the work,\u201d the Deputy Leader said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAustralia could have been a superpower in space, but because of Anthony Albanese\u2019s reckless approach, our space programs haven\u2019t even made it off the launch pad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadow Minister for Science Paul Fletcher said Labor\u2019s decisions around space shows they do not comprehend the important role the industry plays in Australia\u2019s scientific, economic and diplomatic future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe evidence is clear \u2013 the space sector is worse off under Labor. What the sector needs is genuine leadership, committed to furthering and strengthening our burgeoning space potential,\u201d Mr Fletcher said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpace should be above politics and all we\u2019ve seen under this government is the halting of momentum and the sector being placed in the too hard basket.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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