Minister for Regional Communications Bridget McKenzie has today confirmed the Government has no plans to re-establish the vital shortwave radio service in Northern Australia.
During Senate Question Time, Senator Malarndirri McCarthy asked Minister McKenzie if she stood by her statement that […]

Shadow Minister for Regional Communications Stephen Jones has written to Regional Services Minister Bridget McKenzie, calling for a commitment to re-instate ABC Shortwave Radio right now.

Labor last week announced $2 million towards re-establishing the vital service which is relied upon […]

A Shorten Labor Government will reverse the Federal Government cuts to Healthy Harold with a commitment of $2 million over the next five years.

The 2017 Federal Budget ceased all funding for Life Education, the organisation behind the iconic health education […]

In Alice Springs today, Shadow Minister for Regional Communications, Stephen Jones MP, joined with Senator Malarndirri McCarthy and the Hon Warren Snowdon MP to announce that a Shorten Labor Government will provide the ABC with $2 million in funding to […]

A Shorten Labor Government will invest in the health and wellbeing of our veterans in the Top End by establishing the Scott Palmer Service and Veterans’ Support Hub.

The Scott Palmer Service and Veterans’ Support Hub will be a dedicated centre […]

The Member for Solomon Luke Gosling says local public schools will be over $14 million better off under a Shorten Labor Government.

“Parents and teachers will be able to find out how much extra funding their local public school will get […]

Despite making a number of flashy announcements, after almost three and a half years the Federal Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has only given $5 million in funding to one project in far west Western Australia.

This was confirmed during […]

SCOTT MORRISON’S ATTACKS ON NORTHERN TERRITORY HOSPITAL FUNDING
Scott Morrison’s hospital cuts are stretching Northern Territory hospitals to their limits.

Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare Catherine King today joined Northern Territory Health Minister Natasha Fyles to tour the recently-opened Palmerston Regional […]

During Senate Estimates this week, the Federal Government again failed to rule out job cuts to the Bureau of Meteorology’s Northern Territory operations.

During questioning by the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Bureau CEO and Director of Meteorology, Dr Andrew […]

The Federal Government today failed to rule out job cuts to the Bureau of Meteorology in the Northern Territory.

Federal Member for Solomon Luke Gosling asked Minister for the Environment Melissa Price to rule out further federal public service […]