Jul 15, 2021 | Social Issues
The government acknowledges the concerns of older Australians with disability, and their families, who are seeking access to the care and support they need. The design of the NDIS reflects the Productivity Commission’s recommendation that a person needs to have...
Jul 1, 2021 | Current Issues
The government, through the Department of Home Affairs and Australian Border Force (ABF), is committed to the welfare of all individuals within Australia’s Immigration Detention network. The family had a dedicated health care team on Christmas Island that included a...
Dec 7, 2020 | Gippsland Rail, Infrastructure, Latest News
Trains will today travel over the new $87 million rail bridge across the Avon River at Stratford for the first time following a 10-day construction blitz to fast-track its completion. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the milestone was one for all...
Dec 4, 2020 | Communications, Latest News, Mobile Phone and Internet Coverage
Nine mobile phone towers across Gippsland will be upgraded so they will still work if there is a blackout during or after a natural disaster. Local MP Darren Chester said the Telstra would extend the life of back-up batteries at the mobile phone towers to provide a...
Sep 30, 2020 | Environment, National Issues
The Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is currently underway, and an Interim Report was released on July 20. The Independent Reviewer, Professor Graeme Samuel AC, is now in the final stages of consulting...
Sep 1, 2020 | Live Animal Exports
The Government takes the welfare of animals very seriously and the health and wellbeing of exported livestock is a priority for us. Animal cruelty in any circumstance is unacceptable and Australia has the strictest system in the world to ensure our exported livestock...
