Media Releases

14 June 2017 WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that it will invest almost $1 million to help Edith Cowan University train cyber security professionals to address the global skills shortage through the ECU Security Research Institute. “The announcement is also a testament to ECU’s position as a leading international…

12 June 2017 Liberal Government fixing dangerous roads in Armadale and Canning WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed an additional $313,000 federal funding announcement that will improve safety on three roads in Canning and Armadale. Western Australia will receive $6.68 million to upgrade 35 roads with a history of crashes as part of the…

Wednesday, 31 May 2017 Senator Reynolds welcomes WA government support for Perth as a high-tech hub for Special Operations. WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds is delighted WA Defence Issues Minister Paul Papalia has come on board with the proposal she put forward at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce and WA Defence…

Friday 26 May 2017 Defence West not the WA way Senator for Western Australia, Linda Reynolds welcomes the intent behind Minister Papalia’s ‘Defence West’ announcement but has cautioned copying the South Australian model isn’t the WA way. “Through successful industry led advocacy over the past 18 months, WA companies will now be building 31 of…

Friday 26 May 2017 Edith Cowan and Curtin universities winners from Next Generation Technologies Fund Senator for Western Australia, Linda Reynolds today congratulated Edith Cowan and Curtin universities who will receive $290,000 in project funding to develop game-changing capabilities for the Australian Defence Force. Senator Reynolds said the funding was part of a $5.7 million…

16 May 2017 Naval Shipbuilding Plan recognises WA skills WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed the recognition of Western Australia’s capabilities in the first Naval Shipbuilding Plan. The plan recognises WA already has many of the skills available to support the government’s continuous build program and outlines its place as one of the nation’s…

Monday 8 May 2017 Federal funding for Armadale Road Bridge WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed a $2.3 billion federal and state funding agreement that will include the construction of the Armadale Road Bridge. The Turnbull Government will commit $1.6 billion and the McGowan Government will commit $745 million as part of the joint…

Monday 8 May WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed a Federal Government decision to allocate $700 million to put towards future rail projects such as the Thornlie rail extension. The funding was part of the $2.3 billion road and rail agreement between the Turnbull and McGowan governments, which would fund 17 new projects and…

Monday 8 May 2017 WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed the announcement that the Denny Avenue level crossing in Kelmscott will be closed as part of a $2.3 billion state and federal funding agreement. The Turnbull and McGowan governments reached an agreement on the substantial road and rail infrastructure package for Western Australia, which…