COMMEMORATING OUR LOCAL MILITARY HISTORY
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Funding is now available for projects that preserve our local military history and honour our service personnel. Warren Snowdon MP said the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program is designed to preserve our wartime history, and highlight the service and sacrifice of our defence personnel in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. “Lingiari
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2021 Stronger Communities Programme.
Monday, 18 January 2021
I have pleasure in advising you that expressions of interest are now open for the 2021 Stronger Communities Programme. The programme provides grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 for small capital projects that improve community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities. There is a total of $150,000 available to Lingiari to fund a
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HANSARD CHAMBER GREEN: TRANSCRIPT 10 December 2020
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Mr SNOWDON (Lingiari) (15:11): Last night we saw a very successful collaboration across the parliament to ensure two seats for the Northern Territory into the future. I want to thank the Prime Minister and the government for supporting the resolution, which was formulated by Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, which was put to this
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REMOTE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES DEPRIVED OF BASICS
Tuesday, 08 December 2020
The House Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs released its Report on food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities today which showed massive disparities of food prices in remote communities, compared with non-remote areas. The report identified the lack of buying power of remote community stores to access wholesale prices; costly supply chains; and
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NORTHERN TERRITORY A STEP CLOSER TO FAIR PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION
Thursday, 03 December 2020
Labor’s efforts to guarantee the Northern Territory two lower house seats by law took an important step forward today, with the Senate passing a bill to ensure the NT keeps at least two MPs. It was Labor’s campaign and introduction of our own bill to the Parliament in June that made the government take notice
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GOVERNMENT’S CDP PROGRAM IS DISCRIMINATORY AND BROKEN
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
The Government’s Community Development Program (CDP) is broken and needs to be completely abolished and replaced, not restarted. This week however, the government is resuming the CDP, following a temporary suspension in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Government’s failure to replace the program and deliver a real jobs program is a huge missed
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LABOR’S NT SEATS GUARANTEE CAMPAIGN GETS GOVERNMENT ON BOARD
Friday, 09 October 2020
Labor’s campaign to guarantee two Federal MPs for the Northern Territory is another step closer to success, with the government agreeing to legislate for fair NT representation. Under the formula the Australian Electoral Commission must use to determine the number of seats in each state and territory, the NT was set to lose a seat
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NOT A GOOD BUDGET FOR THE BUSH
Wednesday, 07 October 2020
The Budget will rack up a trillion dollars of debt but still doesn’t do enough to create jobs, fails to build for the future and leaves too many Australians behind, especially in the bush. There is nothing in this Budget that will improve life outcomes for Aboriginal people. There is no new money for housing
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LATEST MORRISON GOVERNMENT REGIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT LEAVES NORTHERN TERRITORY BEHIND
Thursday, 01 October 2020
The Morrison Government’s latest regional funding announcement is another dud that pits regions against others and leaves the Northern Territory behind. Rather than coming up with a plan to drive recovery across regional Australia, the Morrison Government has instead selected 10 regions to share in $100m over the next two years, while leaving nothing for
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STATEMENT ON CLOSING THE GAP
Thursday, 30 July 2020
It is 17 months since the Prime Minister said he would work with First Nations peak organisations on new Closing the Gap targets to reduce the disparities between First Nations and non-Indigenous Australians. A closer partnership between government and First Nations organisations as well as a greater role in service delivery will be critical to
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