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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan visited Maldives to discuss COVID-19 and the global economic recovery, trade and investment links, and collaboration on education, climate change and environmental challenges. Mr Tehan met with Speaker of the People’s Majlis and former President Mohamed Nasheed, and participated in a roundtable with ministerial counterparts covering economic development, tourism, and higher education. Australia and Ma...

Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet One new COVID-19 case has been recorded in the Northern Territory in the past 24 hours. A two-year-old male who arrived on the repatriation flight from New Delhi on 17 April 2021 has tested positive for COVID-19. The child is asymptomatic and in the care of the AUSMAT team at the NT Centre for National Resilience. Since repatriation flights to the Northern Territory began on 23 October 2020: · 6668 international arrivals have undertaken quar...

Date Time Hazard reduction burn in Ben Boyd National Park The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has lit a hazard reduction burn in Ben Boyd National Park, north of Eden, Friday 23 April 2021. NPWS South Branch Director said that during the burn there will be temporary park closures in place and people should check the NPWS website before visiting. “Local NPWS firefighters are planning a 74-hectare burn in the Haycock Point area of the park,” said Mr Weeks. “This burn will occ...

Australian Greens The ACT Government wants to ensure every new residential is built to meet accessibility standards, not just in the ACT but across Australia. At the upcoming meeting of all the nation’s Building Ministers, ACT Minister for Sustainable Building and Construction Rebecca Vassarotti will call for mandatory accessibility standards in the National Construction Code, so that all future homes, townhouses and apartments meet a threshold level of universal design. “Imagine a world wh...

VIC Premier The Andrews Labor Government is launching a new pilot program that aims to deliver the benefits of household solar to more Victorians. The pilot will create local networks of houses with solar panels and batteries, and bundle together the excess energy stored in their solar batteries so it can be used by the grid when it is needed most. Minister for Solar Homes Lily D’Ambrosio announced the program – the first of its kind in Victoria – today and called on energy companies with...

VIC Premier The Victorian Government is seeking feedback on the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide – but is calling on the Commonwealth to give Veterans and their families more time to have their say. Minister for Veterans Affairs Shaun Leane today opened consultation on Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission, which will provide a vital and long-overdue opportunity to hear from the Veteran community and to reflect on their wishes in fixing a broken system. A dedicated emai...

VIC Premier The Andrews Labor Government is delivering new sporting facilities for grassroots participants in Frankston, headlined by female friendly changerooms and new lighting. Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence today joined Member for Carrum Sonya Kilkenny to visit RF Miles Reserve in Seaford, where a new sporting and community pavilion is on the way for the home of the Seaford Tigers football, netball and cricket clubs. The Minister also joined Member for Frankston Paul Edbrooke to vi...

The Australian Greens MPs 22 April 2021 As the Prime Minister pins all his hopes on technology to save his government’s complete lack of any climate policy, his financial commitment doesn’t match up to his marketing. In the wake of President Biden’s announcement of a $2 trillion climate infrastructure package, Scott Morrison has proposed a $539 million hydrogen and CCS hub spend to spruik his low emissions technology strategy, 3700x less in total and 290x less per capita than the Biden ad...

Date Time Hon Warren Truss AC reappointed chair of Australian Rail Track Corporation The Government has reappointed former Deputy Prime Minister the Hon Warren Truss AC as Chair of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Michael McCormack, said that Mr Truss’s wealth of knowledge in governance, freight and regional Australia continues to make him a valuable asset to the ARTC Board. “As a for...

Date Time Fewer deaths among Australians with dementia during first 10 months of COVID-19 pandemic The age-standardised death rate of Australians with dementia fell during the first 10 months of 2020, probably as a result of measures designed to prevent COVID-19 infections also limiting the spread of other infectious respiratory diseases, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report, Dementia deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, u...