Jul 4, 2022 | Communications, Latest News, Mobile Phone and Internet Coverage
Federal MP Darren Chester has written to the Communications Minister seeking an update on projects approved under round one of the Regional Connectivity Program. Mr Chester said he was concerned that projects in fire prone areas with little to no mobile coverage were...
Apr 21, 2022 | National Issues
April 2022 The CDC only applies to working age income support recipients in the Ceduna region in South Australia, the East Kimberley and Goldfields regions in Western Australia, the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region in Queensland and the Northern Territory. In the Cape...
Apr 14, 2022 | Caring For Gippsland’s Environment - Practical Action, Caring for the Environment, Environment, Latest News
East Gippsland Conservation Management Network (EGCMN) will improve protection for Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies in Gippsland thanks to Federal Government funding. Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said EGCMN received $200,663 through the Environment Restoration Fund....
Oct 14, 2021 | Indigenous Protected Areas
April 2022 INDIGENOUS RANGERS On March 29, 2022 the Australian Government committed a further $636.4 million to expand the Indigenous Rangers Program, with an estimated 2,000 additional ranger jobs in regional and remote Australia, to undertake land and sea management...
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...
