LABOR WILL EXTEND PRESCHOOL ACCESS TO 3 YEAR OLDS

Member for Solomon Luke Gosling and Senator Malarndirri McCarthy today announced that a Shorten Labor Government will introduce a new two year National Preschool and Kindy Program – the biggest ever investment in […]

Prime Minister Scott Morrison needs to prove the Northern Territory will not be worse off under his proposed changes to the GST.

The NT Government has already rightly raised concerns about the long term outlook for our economy under  Mr Morrison’s […]

Today marks 498 days since the Federal Coalition Government promised a special City Deal for Darwin to lift federal infrastructure investment and underpin the city’s economic development.

But nothing has happened – except news that Commonwealth infrastructure grants to the Northern […]

LUKE GOSLING OAM MP
MEMBER FOR SOLOMON

TERRITORY RIGHTS

RESTORING TERRITORY RIGHTS BILL 2018

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CANBERRA

I rise to second the motion. I want to thank my friend and colleague, Andrew Leigh, the member for […]

In a terrific display of ignorance Senator Jane Hume has today told Sky News that she thinks the Northern Territory’s population is too small and sparse and therefore is undeserving of considering complex social issues and legislation.

We call on her […]

Late on the evening of Tuesday 7 August a baby was born, perhaps in Western Sydney, and Australia’s population crashed through the 25 million barrier. The news in Sydney and Melbourne is full of stories about over-populated suburbs […]

Next week when Parliament returns it will have been three years and five days since the Turnbull Government heralded a review into payday lending but 1101 days later vulnerable consumers are still being thrown to the loan sharks.

Yet again the […]

Malcolm Turnbull’s university funding cuts are hurting Territorians.
Charles Darwin University has been savaged by a $30 million cut. This equates to a 8.1 percent decline in funding, effectively reintroducing a cap on uni places and limiting access to higher education […]

The decision to shift senior NDIS management out of the Territory raises serious concerns about the Government’s ability to deliver the locally-adapted services Territorians with disability need.

In the latest quarter, over half of all NDIS participants were using less than […]

This week is Men’s Health Week, an annual event held each June. The theme for this year is Men and Families: Making Healthy Connections. The week will focus on activities that will celebrate the strength of men and boys, as […]