Luke Gosling

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RADIO INTERVIEW
ABC NT COUNTRY HOUR WITH DAN FITZGERALD
THURSDAY, 16 JULY 2020

SUBJECTS: NT agriculture industry; seasonal workers.

DANIEL FITZGERALD, HOST: As I mentioned across the Top End mangoes are starting to flower giving farmers a glimpse into what the harvest ahead might look like. But one of the big questions that’s on a lot […]

Allan Gyngell’s essay is commendable for its even-keeled policy pre­scriptions and rare level-headed tone in discussing our complex and consequential relationship with China.

The China debate in Australia is becoming dominated by com­peting filters, as Gyngell points out. He warns that politicians voicing their thought bubbles can be outright damaging to the national interest. Our policy […]

Last year, we learned the shocking fact that we lost ten times more serving and ex-serving ADF members to suicide than in all overseas operations since 2001, with 2017 recording the most suicides. By all accounts, the problem is worsening. I’m aware that we lost at least four veterans over one week just before Christmas. […]

Excellencies, colleagues, dear friends, the role of parliamentarians is to lead, so I want to speak about enhancing leadership in parliamentary response to climate change.

It’s my privilege today to speak on this topic of great consequence for the future not only of my sunburnt country, Australia, but all countries.

The devastating Australian bushfires, which continue to […]

In recent months, Australia’s veterans and their brave family members have been calling, ever more loudly, for a royal commission into veteran suicide.

The need for a royal commission is real. It is urgent. And it should be absolutely bipartisan, because this is not a political exercise. This is a national crisis. The veteran death toll […]

Yesterday Territorians interested in the opportunities for increased trade and engagement between the Northern Territory and India took part in India IdeasFest at the Darwin Innovation Hub.

India IdeasFest was the latest in the IdeasFest series, founded by the Member for Solomon Luke Gosling to connect entrepreneurs, businesses and the community in the spirit of innovation […]

It’s been a big couple of weeks for veterans’ affairs in Australia.

Last week, the Australian Veterans’ Recognition Bill passed both houses of Parliament, with bipartisan support, officially recognising the unique nature of military service and enshrining in law a new covenant, a perpetual promise, between Australia and its armed forces’ veterans.

And this week, we mark […]

Communities in Northern Australia are struggling, the economy is growing at its slowest pace in a decade, wages are stagnant, and there is no help from the Morrison Government.

Through Senate Estimates, Labor uncovered information that confirms many of the Morrison Government’s infrastructure projects won’t start for years.

Across Northern Australia, less than a third of infrastructure funding is […]

As activities and events take place over the next week in the Top End and across Australia for Veterans Health Week, the mental health and wellbeing of veterans will be a key focus, with this year’s theme: Mental Wellness.

While each veteran’s experience is unique, veterans are at a high risk of developing depression, anxiety, and […]