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Dawson MP George Christensen could walk away from politics with a six-figure taxpayer-funded payout if his request to be disendorsed from the Liberal National Party is approved. Last month, the maverick MP revealed the "time was right" to announce he would not recontest his seat at the upcoming election. The News Corp publication reported Mr Christensen had since failed to withdraw his nomination and his local branch had requested LNP headquarters overturn its candidate approval and formally...

VIC Premier Victorians in the Goulburn Valley will soon have better access to lifesaving breast cancer screening and follow-up tests, thanks to Andrews Labor Government funding for a new BreastScreen Victoria Reading and Assessment Service. Minister for Health Martin Foley today announced Shepparton would be home to the ninth BreastScreen Victoria Reading and Assessment Service in Victoria. The new service is part of a $7.7 million boost over four years for BreastScreen Victoria assessment serv...

Date Time Nation-leading domestic violence reform to be explored Nation-leading reform and further legislative amendments will be explored to address and prevent domestic and family violence in South Australia. Attorney-General Vickie Chapman has outlined initiatives the Marshall Liberal Government is investigating, which will build on the meaningful action it has already taken. “The face of Kobi Shepherdson is one we now recognise for all the wrong reasons – a nine-month-old taken too soon...

More workers' compensation disputes will be resolved faster and more efficiently thanks to new laws passed by Parliament today - delivering fairer...

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia is continuing the growth of our strong ties with the Pacific, today opening two new diplomatic missions in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia. Today’s openings bring Australia’s diplomatic network in the Pacific to nineteen missions, making it the largest diplomatic network in the region of any country. Australia now has official representation to every member of the Pacific Islands Forum, fulfilling a key commitment o...

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Today I announce the appointment of Ms Emily Luck as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Samoa. Ms Luck will also be accredited to American Samoa. This year marks the significant milestone of 50 years of formal diplomatic relations between Australia and Samoa. Australia and Samoa share a strong and enduring partnership underpinned by people-to-people links and spanning security, economic, social, sport and cultural spheres. Our development partnership...

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Today I announce the appointment of Ms Claire Scott as Australia’s first resident Consul-General in Papeete. Australia’s strong friendship with French Polynesia is a reflection of French Polynesia’s important place in our Pacific family and our people to people links. French Polynesia makes a valuable contribution to the region, including in environmental protection, promoting gender equality, support for the Pacific Humanitarian Pathway and the reg...

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Today I announce the appointment of Mr Brek Batley as Australia’s first resident Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Australia’s new diplomatic mission in Majuro reflects our ongoing commitment to a resilient and prosperous Pacific. Australia has an enduring bilateral relationship with RMI. Australia was the second country to recognise RMI’s sovereignty in 1987. We have a shared commitment to an open and prosperous North Pacifi...

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Today I announce the appointment of Ms Adelle Neary as Australia’s next Consul-General in Chengdu. The Consulate-General in Chengdu is one of five Australian diplomatic missions in mainland China, supporting our wide-ranging bilateral interests in China’s fast-growing southwest provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and the municipality of Chongqing. The region is home to over 200 million people and has a combined GDP of $2.3 trillion (2020). The C...

Premium Content Subscriber only Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has named a mine worker as the party’s candidate for the seat of Dawson in a highly strategic move months out from the federal election. Former state election candidate and father-of-three Shane Hamilton will contest Dawson for Labor after he failed to unseat Mirani MP Stephen Andrew at last year‘s state election. The party is eyeing to pick up the seat after Dawson MP George Christensen announced his shock retire...