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Yesterday (12 May 2021), I made rules to amend the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) (NI) to support the operation of the current independent public...

The Territory Labor Government is making the Territory the best place to do business as we lead the national comeback from the coronavirus. Today, the...

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Date Time Extension for Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability The Morrison Government today announces that it will extend the final reporting date for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability to 29 September 2023. This provides an additional 17 months to account for the impact of COVID-19 and recognising the broad issues of inquiry under the Royal Commission’s terms of reference. “This e...

Applications are now open for the 2021/22 South Australian Suicide Prevention Community Grants Scheme. Community groups and non-government organisations can apply for grants between $500 and $10,000 for local projects or activities that support suicide prevention. “The SA Suicide Prevention Community Grants empower community groups and non-government organisations to deliver life changing work in suicide prevention, and positively change lives for the better across the state with important lo...

VIC Premier Young people across the Latrobe Valley now have access to a purpose-built youth services hub in Morwell to connect with community, education and employment opportunities. Minister for Youth Ros Spence today joined Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing to open ‘the Zone’, a permanent home for Latrobe Youth Space. The Andrews Labor Government has provided $5.6 million since 2017 to support Latrobe Youth Space to deliver services connecting young people to employment, training ...

The Territory Government's Can-do Territory portal has been a huge success and is set to grow even further. Since launching in February this year, it has...

VIC Premier Lake Purrumbete’s reputation as a trophy trout fishery is about to get even better with the addition of 7,000 tiger trout. The Victorian Fisheries Authorities has been stocking Lake Purrumbete since 2018 as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s $35 million investment to get more people fishing, more often. The stocking of tiger trout into Lake Purrumbete over the last three years has been incredibly successful with freshwater fishers catching trout up to 2.3kg in size. Fishers ...

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Today I was honoured to open the Dame Enid Lyons Room at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC. Dame Enid was the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives and also the first woman to serve as a member of the Cabinet. She served as the member for Darwin (now the seat of Braddon) in Tasmania from 1943 until her retirement in 1951. Over the course of her political career, Dame Enid made important contributions to improving the lives o...

Date Time Share Huge jobs windfall as SA showered with about $1 billion a year in Federal transport infrastructure spending South Australia has been showered with about $1 billion a year in Federal Government transport infrastructure spending over the forward estimates, supporting a massive pipeline of job-creating projects over the next four years and beyond. Treasurer Rob Lucas welcomed the ‘significant jobs windfall’ for SA in last night’s Federal Budget 2021-22, which will provide fu...